SEND_PUNS_PLZ t1_iuidzik wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:48 PM

Why are their ears so big if they hear with their feet

broken_soul696 t1_iuiepop wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:52 PM

Regulating their body temperature

Vergenbuurg t1_iujn0zh wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:48 PM

Same reason for the fennec foxes' astonishingly adorable huge ears, correct?

Bierbart12 t1_iuiemsg wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:52 PM

So they can fly

Vergenbuurg t1_iujn8ir wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:50 PM

Well I've seen a horse fly, a dragon fly, and even a house fly...

[deleted] t1_iujo4ex wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:56 PM

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InsuranceToTheRescue t1_iuik5ob wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:29 PM

Cooling. They don't sweat or pant so the large, thin ears provide enough surface area to cool the blood as it circulates through.

On a similar note, that's also why many male mammals have testicles. Normal body temp is too hot for sperm.

yoosernamesarehard t1_iuior8q wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Because weirdly sperm couldn’t have evolved to survive higher body temps -.-

InsuranceToTheRescue t1_iuisus4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:26 PM

It's not survival of the fittest. It's more survival of the good enough.

Astronius-Maximus t1_iuj7wx4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:06 PM

The survival of whatever-the-heck-works.

MajesticAsFook t1_iujwo7s wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:58 PM

So elephant ears are just biological radiators? Cool TIL

littleliongirless t1_iujgd7w wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:03 PM

Not African elephants but I once got to watch two bestie female Asian elephants get reunited after about 2 weeks apart. They knew for MILES. But the happy, thunderous sounds from even about a mile away were so joyous and unmistakeable.

Also got to witness a bull and his favorite female reunited after about a year apart. Less sound, but OMG the trunk touching, the food sharing, seriously one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever seen. Made very bittersweet by the fact that she couldn't get pregnant by him and her former bestie, who had a 2 year old son by him, lived right across the road and also had to witness it.

Synirex t1_iuk2nvn wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:45 PM

you personify animals with the skill of a professional disney writer

littleliongirless t1_iuk9mp8 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:40 PM

It's hard not to get inspired by elephant emotion seen up close!

bakedtunaroll t1_iuj2ttp wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:32 PM

can we get a pixar movie about elephants already

iboughtarock OP t1_iujddm6 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:43 PM

Horton Hears a Who!

TomAto314 t1_iujke5r wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:30 PM

Do you know the difference between an Indian and an African Elephant? >!one's an elephant!<

jjpenguins66 t1_iuihc2o wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:10 PM

Actually, they only use this method when there is no cell signal. :)

TombofSirRichard t1_iujfu91 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:59 PM

"Sire! News from the underground."

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RedSonGamble t1_iujf3tt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:54 PM

They have big feet

MoistMine5494 t1_iuigb6j wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Not true

Slurms_McKensei t1_iuii4q5 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Source?

MrFergison t1_iuiw4tu wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:48 PM

They're an elephant duh

[deleted] t1_iujocwd wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:57 PM