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walrus

Today’s word: vibrissae

…the stiff, sensitive whiskers of a walrus.

[Did you know that the walrus is a pinniped (another great word)? And that Eskimos imitating walrus sounds have received responses from walruses up to a mile away? Silly me, I’ve been distracted by those tusks all these years, and never noticed how clever and charming walruses really are.]

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