Sloane Crosley

There is no such thing as a crazy dog person in New York. Are there people who are completely insane about their dogs? Hordes. But cat people may as well have whiskers and tails themselves. That's because their pets' lack of social need taps straight into our worst fears as the human inhabitants of New York.

American Writer

Seth Shostak

Heads are a good deal, and I think they would be a common feature. It's hard to think of species that don't have heads, although there are some. It's good to have a head because it puts some of the sensory organs - eyes, ears, whiskers or whatever - next to the CPU, the brain.

American Scientist

David Roberts

The United States came within a whisker of invading Utah in 1858 and starting a civil war three years before the Civil War. Because the conflict ended up fizzling out, it's not the most dramatic story about the West.

Alexander Armstrong

So, if I ever find myself hankering for the long, respectful silences of the olden days, I remind myself that classical music broadcasting was a whisker away from becoming one long silence itself.

English Actor

Helen Craig

Mice are very difficult to do front on, but they have nicely human little hands and feet, and whiskers and tails are great for expressing emotion.

English Writer

Lincoln Chafee

In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.

American Politician

Herman J. Mankiewicz

You know it's hard to hear what a bearded man is saying. He can't speak above a whisker.

Steve Young

I can hit the whiskers on a cat with a football from a distance of forty yards.

American Athlete

P. T. Usha

If I missed bronze by whisker, it was due to lack of experience.

Indian Athlete

Whiskers on animals provide sensory information; they're not just for looks.

Animal Sensory Hairs

Animal whiskers are different from their fur; they're thicker and more sensitive.

Not Regular Fur

When 'whisker' indicates a small amount, it often means the situation was very close.

Extremely Close

Using 'whisker' to describe a small amount can add drama to a story or explanation.

Dramatic Effect

'Whisker' can be used to describe something noticeable or acting as a visual cue.

Visual Queues

Whiskers often move in response to an animal's emotions or instincts.

Emotional Indicator

In humans, 'whisker' can refer to the early stage of facial hair growth.

Facial Hair Stage

A few whiskers might also imply the hair is sparse or light.

Light Facial Hair

 The other strand is bundled up into the other sausage. These things that look like whiskers that are sticking out from either side are the dynamic scaffolding of the cell. They're called microtubules, that name's not important. But we're going to focus on the region labeled red here -- and it's the interface between the dynamic scaffolding and the chromosomes.

Drew Berry: Animations...

 scorpion not by looking but by just like feeling the vibrations by its whiskers that makes it a superhero it's a very territorial animal it's a very aggressive animal actually and rather like a wolf it protects or it defends its territory by howling at the moon so the little creature walks up onto a

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 It really is very, very quick. I've seen still photographs of it happening, but there's nothing like actually seeing the whole motion. So, I think we got it there, but it is very, very quick. John's trying to observe the cat's whiskers as they move forward into the attack position.

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 sealed species on earth and the uk has a globally important population they're known to have exceptional senses such as eyesight hearing and highly sensitive whiskers which they use to detect movements underwater but also communicate with

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 there's nothing like actually seeing the whole motion so I think we got it there but it's very very very quick John's trying to observe the cat's whiskers as they move forward into the attack position let's just take the toy away

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 is usually hormone replacement therapy. Hormones are why I have a deeper voice and some sparse whiskers on my neck and a giant pimple on my chin. Basically, they put you through a second puberty it's a blast.

How to talk (and listen)...

 Their whiskers, or vibrissae, are composed of keratin and full of nerve fibers that run deep into the connective tissue of their face. Sea lions have full directional control over these whiskers,

The lovable (and lethal)...

 but it's very very very quick John's trying to observe the cat's whiskers as they move forward into the Attack Position let's just take the toy away

Top 5 Animal Superpowers!...

 and cuba is their stronghold they're nimble climbers and have long whiskers to help them feel their way around the limestone alleys in the dark

Cuba's Animal Underworld...

 if you're seeing his whiskers there he's got such nice long whiskers and four cats that's a very very important thing