A seal at the Rehabilitation and Research Centre Lauwersoog (IMAGE)

University of Groningen

A seal at the Rehabilitation and Research Centre Lauwersoog

Caption

Seals hunt in deep water, where visibility is poor. They use their whiskers to detect the slightest disturbances in the water left by swimming fish.

Credit

Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre Lauwersoog, the Netherlands

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