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One important reason for elephants flapping their ears is to regulate their body temperature. Elephant ears have an extensive network of blood vessels all over them. When it is hot they flap their ears which cause air to move across them. This in turn cools the surface blood vessels; this cooler blood then circulates around the elephant's body. The temperature of the blood passing through the ears can be reduced by as much as ten degrees Fahrenheit before being returned to the body. Elephants that originated in warmer climates have bigger ears then those that belong in cooler conditions.
They are also used as a display of aggression to make the elephant look bigger in an effort to intimidate predators or rivals. It is also theorised that they are used to fan a scent produced by the musth gland (which is just behind the eyes)
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Can elephants ears be used for identification?
Yes. Elephants ears are like our fingerprints each one is different and has a different pattern on it
What does elephants leaf ear look like?
The shape of an elephants ears depend on whether the elephant is an African or Asian elephant. African elephants have larger ears that look somewhat like the continent of Africa. Asian elephants have smaller, rounder ears.
How do elephant ears help them survive?
Elephants ears are both shade and fans, and help to keep elephants cool in hot environments.
In the sentence the elephants' ears is elephants' singular or plural?
It is singular, because it is talking about one elephant. The s on the end, means that the ears belong to the elephant.
Why do elephants have large ears?
so they can hear better The elephants ears are equivalent to the radiators in our cars. As the elephant flaps its ears, the blood that is flowing through the vessels in the elephants ears gets cooled. The bigger the ear better the cooling mechanism.
Why Do Elephants heve big ears?
Elephants have big ears to cool them selves down.
What is the selection pressure for elephants having large ears?
yes elephants have large ears to cool down.
How do you say in simile for ears?
Your ears are as big as an elephants .
Do elephants have big ears?
Yes of course elephants are grey
Which has larger ears African or Asian elephants?
African elephants
Do Asian elephants have the smallest ears out of elephants?
Yes. Actually, the smallest ears would belong to the PIGMY elephant!
Do Asian or African elephants have the smallest ears?
African elephants have larger ears because they live in a hotter climate and use their ears to cool them off.
Can elephants ears be used for identification?
Yes. Elephants ears are like our fingerprints each one is different and has a different pattern on it
Rewrite as a possesive noun the tusks and ears of the elephant?
The elephant's tusks and ears. The possessive noun is in bold.
What does elephants leaf ear look like?
The shape of an elephants ears depend on whether the elephant is an African or Asian elephant. African elephants have larger ears that look somewhat like the continent of Africa. Asian elephants have smaller, rounder ears.
Do african elephants have bigger ears than asian elephants?
Yes.
African elephants are larger the Asian elephants?
Yes. Especially their ears. :-)
