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Why is it an advantage for Savannah elephants to have large ears?
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∙ 13y ago
it keeps them cool somehow .
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∙ 13y ago
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What is the selection pressure for elephants having large ears?
yes elephants have large ears to cool down.
Why do Savannah elephants have bigger ears than forest elephants?
They've adapted to the hot climate, and sun for years ,and their ears help keep them protected from the sun.
Where do the elefants live?
There are two types of elephants. There is an African elephant and an Asian elephant. So, there are elephants in Africa and elephants in Asia. You can tell the type of elephant by the size of their ears. African elephants have a large ear while Asian have a smaller ear.
How do elephants here?
ELephants have great hearing senses. They use it actually with their very large ears and their trunks. The use their large ears for listening. And they use their trunks for warning other elephants of predators or for playing.!~!!~
Are African Bush elephants known for their large ears?
yeah
Do elephants use their ears to clean themselves?
No - but large elephant ears are used to control the elephants body temperature by letting off excess heat
What are adaptations for elephants?
their trunk, tusks, flat feet, large ears
What is grey with large ears?
Elephants, Texas jackrabbits, some donkeys.
How does the elephant use its huge ears to keep cool?
The ears of the elephant has a great number of blood vessels that run through it. When the elephant flaps its ears, the blood that is passing through its ears get cooled and eventually the body temperature of the animal gets regulated. Since elephants in Africa live in the hot savannah, they have large ears that help the animal keep itself cool.
How does you an elephant use its ears to keep cool?
The ears of the elephant has a great number of blood vessels that run through it. When the elephant flaps its ears, the blood that is passing through its ears get cooled and eventually the body temperature of the animal gets regulated. Since elephants in Africa live in the hot savannah, they have large ears that help the animal keep itself cool.
The African kind has large ears and a flat forehead the Asian kind has small ears and a convex forehead What is it?
elephants
African elephants flap their large ears to cool off which biology theme does this phenomenon represent?
Elephants flapping their ears to cool off would represent an adaptive behavior.
