What of does the elephant's ear do??

Question

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Answer 1

Do you mean what else does the elephant's ear do (besides hearing)?

1) the ear's large surface area, coupled with being extremely thin and having lots of blood vessels helps cool the blood and thus keep the elephant from overheating

2) by flapping their ears, elephants can fan themselves to further help keep themselves cool

3) sticking their ears straight out (like smaller animals perking up their ears) is a warning sign to who or whatever is confronting them to back off

Answer 2

The large flapping ears of an elephant are very important for temperature regulation. Elephant ears are made of a very thin layer of skin stretched over cartilage and a rich network of blood vessels. On hot days, elephants will flap their ears constantly, creating a slight breeze. This breeze cools the surface blood vessels, and then the cooler blood gets circulated to the rest of the animal's body. The hot blood entering the ears can be cooled as much as ten degrees Fahrenheit before returning to the body. Differences in the ear sizes of African and Asian elephants can be explained, in part, by their geographical distribution. Africans originated and stayed near the equator, where it is warmer. Therefore, they have bigger ears. Asians live farther north, in slightly cooler climates, and thus have smaller ears.

The ears are also used in certain displays of aggression and during the males' mating period. If an elephant wants to intimidate a predator or rival, it will spread its ears out wide to make itself look more massive and imposing. During the breeding season, males give off an odor from a gland located behind their eyes. Joyce Poole, a well-known elephant researcher, has theorized that the males will fan their ears in an effort to help propel this "elephant cologne" great distances.

Answer 3

There is a food item that you bake, popularly known as an "elephant ear". You eat it.

If you mean the actual part of a real elephant, an elephant's ears not only help him or her hear, but they are an important cooling mechanism.

Answer 4

By flapping his ears he cools the blood

Answer 5

help him fly, he doesn't need a feather, he has always had the tools to do it himself. fly dumbo, fly!