Why do kangaroos have big ears?

Answer 1

Well, honey, kangaroos have big ears because they need to hear all the juicy gossip in the outback. Nah, I'm just kidding. Kangaroos actually have big ears to help regulate their body temperature and detect predators. So, those big ears are not just for show, they serve a pretty important purpose in the wild.

Answer 2

Kangaroos need to be able to detect danger early enough so they can escape. Their large ears act rather like radar. Kangaroos have the ability to hear very well: they can twitch their ears independently around to determine the direction of specific sounds, much as a cat does. This gives them plenty of forewarning of danger.

Answer 3

Some kangaroos do have long ears. The kangaroo's ear length varies according to its species. The ears of large species such as the Red kangaroo, Eastern Grey or Western Grey can be up to 11 cm long. However, quokkas, which are smaller members of the kangaroo family, have much smaller rounded ears.

Answer 4

Yes, they do.

Kangaroo's, and all mammalian ears, help the animals to determine the location of the sound source, and to enhance this sense by gathering sound energy and directing it to the inner ear.

Answer 5

Kangaroos can hear very well. They can twitch their ears around to determine the direction of specific sounds, much as a cat does.

Answer 6

Kangaroos have medium size ears, but not small

Answer 7

Kangaroos hear using their large, long ears which can twitch back and forth to capture sounds, much as a cat's ears do.

Answer 8

yes