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Do rabbits with long ears hear better than rabbits with ears that stick straight up?

yes.


Do floppy ears affect the hearing of bunnies?

Yes, lop ears affect a rabbit's ears compared to a radar-eared rabbit. Lop-eared rabbits are prone to deafness and hard of hearing due to the muffling of sound waves through their ears. Imagine covering your ears and hearing the world through them. Radar-eared rabbits can easily swivel their ears to capture the most sound without obstruction.


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 :)


How do rabbits know how to individually move their ears?

Rabbits have over a dozen muscles in their ears which allow them to move them independently in different directions. This gives them the ability to pinpoint the source of a sound or convey their emotions through ear movements. Additionally, rabbits have excellent hearing and rely on ear movements to stay alert to potential dangers in their environment.


Why do rabbits turn there ears?

Rabbits are lagomorphs which means they have large back feet, gnawing teeth, and large ears. Since they have large ears, they can hear all the sounds around them. Whenever a rabbit hears a sound, his or her ears turn in that direction. It's their instinct. When all rabbits were wild, they depended on their sound catching ears! So coyotes or another predator could be detected before the coyote has some fast food!

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Why do rabbets keep turning their big sound collecting ears?

Rabbits turn their ears to collect sound.


Why do rabbits keep turning their big sound-collectine ears?

because they can ear better


Why do rabbits keep turning their big sound collectin ears?

To pick up all the sounds to see if there is any danger.


Why do dogs move their sound collecting ears?

because they wouldent move their sound collecting mouths would they


Why do rabbits keep turning their big sound-collecting ears?

They are listening all around. The animal is listening to the sounds around itself and other rabbits around the warren. The animals need to keep moving their ears around as there are so many noises around them, they are a prey animal and so always have to keep an ear out for the predators which may be aproaching them from any angle. This constant moving of the ears enables the animals to listen for any sound which may become a threat to itself or the other rabbits in its warren (as rabbits tend to be social creatures and graze together), if the animals did not use their excellent hearing all the time the animal would not live very long.


Why do rabbit keep turning their ears?

Rabbits are lagomorphs which means they have large back feet, gnawing teeth, and large ears. Since they have large ears, they can hear all the sounds around them. Whenever a rabbit hears a sound, his or her ears turn in that direction. It's their instinct. When all rabbits were wild, they depended on their sound catching ears! So coyotes or another predator could be detected before the coyote has some fast food!


Which are those animals that move ears to hear sound?

Cats, dogs, rabbits...


Why do rabbit's keep turning there ear's?

Rabbits have large ears, they can detect sounds from long distances. Whenever a rabbit hears a sound, his/her ears turn toward that direction to get a better hearing. It's the same with a cat!


Do rabbits with long ears hear better than rabbits with ears that stick straight up?

yes.


Do floppy ears affect the hearing of bunnies?

Yes, lop ears affect a rabbit's ears compared to a radar-eared rabbit. Lop-eared rabbits are prone to deafness and hard of hearing due to the muffling of sound waves through their ears. Imagine covering your ears and hearing the world through them. Radar-eared rabbits can easily swivel their ears to capture the most sound without obstruction.


What does an elephant use to hear sound?

Elephants use their large sound collecting ears to hear sound. Elephant's ears are very important to an elephant because they serve many purposes, much more than hearing.


Can you collect sound?

yes through your ears...but any other way is not possible