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When they are calm, or sleeping a rabbit will lay the ears down. At this time they don't want to here. I f startled the ears go up to here. Some rabbits, (flopped eared) are born with long ears that hang down. This is because of the breed.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agonerves in the rabbit ears cause it to stick up, and allows the rabbit to hear and react to very senitive sounds.
Rabbits have cartilage in their ears that helps them retain their shape and stand up to filter in all sounds.
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∙ 13y agothe ear that goes up and down is the that hear the predater will busy eating or relaxing
Rabbit ears are normally erect while they are alert for predators or any other loud thing. If one is up and one is down it could be any of these:
1. This is a cross breed rabbit - 1/2 up ear breed 1/2 lop ear breed
2. This is a lop ear with poor ear carriage
3. This rabbit has damage to the cartilage in one of it's ears.
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Do rabbits with long ears hear better than rabbits with ears that stick straight up?
yes.
Do all rabbits ears stand up?
No. There are breeds who have floppy ears.
Why do some rabbits have ears up and some have ears doun?
Genetics.
Which breed of rabbit has the longest ears?
There are many rabbits with ears sticking up. My Netherland dwarf rabbit, which is the smallest rabbit, has upright ears. Also dutch rabbits and rex rabbits do, to name some. Hope this is of some help :)
Do rabbits and hares live together?
no they do not. hares are slightly bigger and flatten their ears while running to maintain speed while rabbits keep their ears up
Are you suposed to pick bunnies up by there ears?
no rabbits ears are very sensitive and they use them very readily for hearing and picking them up by the ears can harm their hearing
What is the plural possessive of the rabbits ears?
The plural form for rabbit ears is (one) rabbit's ears; or (two) rabbits' ears.
Do rabbits with long ears not hear as well as rabbits with short ears?
True
Why do rabbits with longer ears have a longer lifespan than rabbits with shorter ears?
It's not true that rabbits with long ears have a longer lifespan than rabbits with short ears. Ear length has no bearing on a rabbit's lifespan.
Why do tigers stick up their ears?
they want to listening
Do rabbits have small ears?
It depends on its species and size. Tiny rabbits have tiny ears.
What does it mean when bunnies stick their ears up?
haha most of rabbits ear is up but it doesnt mean their happy if u know that your rabbit is happy is if it come to you and licks you and lies down near your legs ^^
