Touch

Cetacean skin

Skin of cetaceans (whales, dolphins) that has nerve endings sensitive to pressure.

Sensory cells in dolphins' jaws

Large numbers of sensory cells located at the tip of the lower jaw of many dolphins.

Humpback whale sensory cells

Groups of sensory cells located around the base of hairs in the nodules on their rostrums.

Pressure sensing nerves

Nerves around the blowhole of cetaceans that are sensitive to pressure.

Sensory nerves in marine mammals

Nerves responsible for touch, pressure, heat, and cold, present in all marine mammals.

Whiskers in marine mammals

Sensory structures on various marine mammals that have many sensory nerves around them.