So why are elephants' ears so big? There's a practical reason for their large size, experts told Live Science: It keeps elephants cool. An animal that big generates a lot of heat, especially in the ...

Red Riding Hood thought the wolf had big ears. She had no idea. From bugs to elephants, many animals have evolved large ears as adaptations to hot environments or strategies for finding food.

Why such big ears? Large ears help the long-eared ... through the very highly vascularized ears," Holden said. These animals' ears are large and thin, and they house many tiny blood vessels ...

Elephant ears are unique. African elephants have large ears. Asian elephants have smaller ears. Ears help regulate body ...

With big ears and cute little faces ... Koalas are not bears at all but part of the marsupial family. These cuddly-looking animals are not as friendly as their cute appearance suggests. They can ...

But past the big cat's slender build and lean muscles ... lead author Camille Grohé turned to the animals' inner ear. The inner ear is crucial for maintaining balance and a steady head posture.

True to their name, Virginia big-eared bats have 1-inch ears that stand out against their ... as a "one-stop shop" for information on the animals, detailing the history of the bats in the state ...

Elephants are known for their intelligence, complex social behavior, memory and size, including their giant ears. The ears of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) can grow up to 6.6 feet (2 ...