Elephants......?

why do african elephants have big ears?
Elephants......?
cos noddy wont pay the ransom!
Reply:Cos if they had smaller ears - theyd get sued by the Indian elephants in an 'image copyright' case.
Reply:African elephants ears are used to help cool themselves by fanning air over the blood vessels near the surface. They have larger ears than their Indian cousins beause of the more tropical nature of the area they live in. They can also be used as a threat display by making them appear larger.
Reply:To fan themselves when they're hot.

To help spread sand or water on their bodies.

To use as a form of defense. Scaring the enemy.
Reply:So they can fly... DUH : )
Reply:for hearing better
Reply:Heat regulation. The ears are full of networks of blood vessels. On hot days, the elephants can flap their ears, cooling the blood before it re-enters the rest of their body.



African elephants have larger ears than Asian elephants. This makes sense--African elephants live in hotter regions, so they need more help staying cool.



Their large ears are also used in their mating rituals, and to scare away other predators by making them look larger.
Reply:So they can hear each other from great distances. And that's a fact, not kidding.
Reply:African elephants have larger ears because they live in hotter conditions and are bigger and more aggressive and active. The huge ears of the African elephant, sometimes three and a half feet wide, enable it to hear more acutely. When the animal charges its fans out its ears, augmenting its terrible appearance and striking fear into the heart of any enemy. The enormous ears of elephants act as cooling devices also.



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Hope this helps ^_^
Reply:to be like dumbo the elephant of walt disney productions
Reply:ears they wag use to cool their blood. when they wag them, blood flows through get cool. thats the main method they use to keep a constant temp.



african elephant have bigger ears maybe they need more cooling? cos of the high temperature in the african continent? thats maybe why. when you think of the job that the ears of elephant do.
Reply:so they can hear better of course!!!!



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