Elephant seal whiskers (IMAGE)

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Elephant seal whiskers

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Northern elephant seals have highly developed whiskers. Photo shows a weaned elephant seal during breeding season (February) at Año Nuevo State Park, CA, USA. Photo taken by Taiki Adachi

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Taiki Adachi

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