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August 8, 2017
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The star-nosed mole uses the 22 appendages encircling its nose to find and identify food.
The star-nosed mole uses the 22 fleshy appendages encircling its nose to find and identify food in record-setting time.
Credit: Ken Catania, Vanderbilt University
Videos credited to the National Science Foundation, an agency of the U.S. Government, may be distributed freely. However, some materials within the videos may be copyrighted. If you would like to use portions of NSF-produced programs in another product, please contact the Video Team in the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the National Science Foundation.
Additional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.
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