The Science of Whiskers

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Why do seals have whiskers? Listener Karah’s question dives into the wonderful world of whisker science. Robyn Grant, a self-described “whisker biologist” shares her discoveries of how whiskers work, from training a friendly seal named Moe to making slow-mo movies of super speedy “whisking.” (You will find no cuter field of research… but if you do, tell us about it!) Listen to learn about humans’ hidden whisker muscles and find out to rank whiskers like the pros! Want to learn more about whisker science? We have more from our interview with Robyn on our Patreon podcast feed! Subscribe for $1/month at patreon.com/tumblepodcast. You can also tune in on the Castbox podcast app by tuning into our Premium Channel. Find more whiskery educational resources on our blog, at sciencepodcastforkids.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:05.0	And I'm Marshall.
0:06.0	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:09.5	Today we're talking about the science of whiskers.
0:13.7	Surprisingly animals just don't put them on in order to look cute and pose videos.
0:19.5	Those long facial hairs are like an animal's sixth sense.
0:23.5	Some seals to my square off to explore the wonderful world of whiskers.
0:34.3	Tumble is brought to you with support from Spotify for podcasters.
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1:04.8	app.
1:05.8	My name is Kara.
1:06.8	I am 60 years old.
1:07.8	I'm from Baltimore, Maryland.
1:08.8	My question is why do you see us have whiskers?
1:19.1	I mean, it's obviously so they can join the whisker club.
1:24.1	We all want to be in the whisker club.
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