{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6027e1deac9bd86b18fc9d44/609cd36659338d07c1de4688?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Do Sea Lions Have Whiskers?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6027e1deac9bd86b18fc9d44/1620890464674-8ae4aa898988d6f8c7676d2b1646e682.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What’s up with our flipper-footed friend’s whiskered faces? Do humans have blubber? What does blood have to do with keeping warm in the water?</p><p><br></p><p>I sat down with marine ecologist Claire Nasr to get some answers.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Become a patron of Ecology &amp; Me to keep the questions going:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/ecologyandme\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>www.Patreon.com/EcologyandMe</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Follow us on social&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://instagram.com/ecologyandme\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>@ecologyandme</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Episode recorded, mixed and produced by&nbsp;</em><a href=\"http://www.katedouglasprojects.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kate Douglas</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Theme song is by&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.matthewdeanmarsh.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Matthew Dean Marsh</em></a></p>","author_name":"Kate Douglas"}