The release of the new Dumbo film inspired us to create a gallery of images of animals which share the disproportionately large ears of the baby elephant. Poor Dumbo was ridiculed for his big ears, but for many animals having enormous pinnae is a matter of survival! To find out more, read our I'm All Ears blog post!
Valeriy Maleev / Long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) digging, South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. June. Did you know that the Long-eared jerboa is the mammal with the largest ears in proportion to its body size?
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Yves Lanceau / Domestic cat, Sphynx, Canadian hairless, head portrait.
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Mark Taylor / Black-and-tan Dachshund puppy portrait.
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Suzi Eszterhas / Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) three month old baby, Duke Lemur Center, North Carolina
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) close up ears, captive.
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TJ Rich / Female Roe deer {Capreolus capreolus} head portrait in flowering field, England, UK, Europe
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Pete Oxford / African wild dog {Lycaon pictus} portrait, South Africa
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Eric Baccega / Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) portrait, captive, Zoo Parc Beauval, France.
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Eric Baccega / Female Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) head portrait, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.
