"When the whiskers on one side of the rodents' face hit a surface, they slow down by around one-third, the team found. Meanwhile, those whiskers on the other side begin rapidly sweeping back and forth, even more broadly, in search of another contact point."- From Proceedings of the Royal Society
Watch a rat's asymmetrical whisker activity...
1 comment:
Very interesting.... I wonder if it is the same with cats....
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