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Kangaroos do not have useless ears. 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.

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Why do kangaroos have big ears?

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.


What are kangaroos instincts?

They Run and hide straught away, using there big ears


Do kangaroos have good hearing?

Kangaroos are very sociable animals. They have excellent hearing and can swivel their large ears in all directions to pick up sound.


How does a kangaroo use its ears to catch things?

The kangaroo does not use its ears to catch anything. To begin with, the ears are not prehensile, and all they can do is rotate to listen carefully for predators. Secondly, very few species of kangaroos are anything but omnivores. No doubt the bettongs and musky rat-kangaroos which are omnivores use their ears to carefully listen for the movement of invertebrates, but that is completely the extent to which any kangaroo will use its ears for catching food.


Why can kangaroos hear so well?

Kangaroos have an acute sense of hearing because they need to be on the alert for predators. They can twitch their ears around to determine the direction of specific sounds, much as a cat does.


Do jerboas and kangaroos look the same?

No. Jerboas and kangaroos do not look the same. Apart from being much larger, kangaroos have differently structured faces, and differently shaped ears, tails, legs, etc.To see photos of each, click on the related links.


Do kangaroos have a good sense of hearing?

Yes. Kangaroos have very sensitive hearing. Like cats, they are able to swivel their ears around to pick up sounds, determining distance and direction of the noises.


The names of some animals whose ears are bigger than our ears?

Some animals whose ears are bigger than human ears are horses, elephants, and some larger breeds of dogs.


Do baby kangaroos have ears?

Of course - although when first born, all the young joey's body parts are extremely undeveloped.


How long are kangaroo's ears?

Kangaroo ears are the sensory organs by which kangaroos are able to hear. Kangaroos have an acute sense of hearing. Externally, the main feature of the ears is that they are reasonably long, and able to twitch around independently to determine the direction of specific sounds, much as a cat does.


What is special about a kangaroo ears?

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.


Why do we need to speak?

so we can communitate and so our ears won't be useless. (it is also harder to comunicate without speaking).