{"id":2172,"date":"2019-03-29T12:32:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T12:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2019-04-12T13:16:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T13:16:31","slug":"go-ahead-im-all-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/29\/go-ahead-im-all-ears\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m All Ears!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-2172 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf playing, Botswana.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521725-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf playing, Botswana.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf playing, Botswana.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01521726-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf playing, Botswana.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dumbo, Disney\u2019s live-action remake of its 1941 classic, is out today in cinemas. In the film, the young circus elephant is ridiculed for his disproportionately large ears &#8211; but for the real-life species that share Dumbo&#8217;s defining attributes, having enormous pinnae is a matter of survival!<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery gallery-2172 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) digging, South Gobi Desert, Mongolia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603493-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) digging, South Gobi Desert, Mongolia.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Aardvark (Orycteropus afer), young individual walking, Namibia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01596047-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Aardvark (Orycteropus afer), young individual walking, Namibia.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p><span>\u00a0With ears that are two thirds the length of its body, the long-eared jerboa has\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Aardvarks are burrowing mammals from Africa. Their rotatable, rabbit-like ears are<\/p>\n<p>one of the largest ear-to-body ratios in the animal kingdom. The ears facilitate \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 designed to hear predators but can also be conveniently folded away when the<\/p>\n<p>heat loss, allowing\u00a0\u00a0the mouse-like creatures to stay cool in the hot desert sun. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aardvark is digging, to prevent dirt getting into them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00576475-300x420.jpg\" alt=\"Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), California\" width=\"404\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00576475-300x420.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00576475-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00576475.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00576475-320x448.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00576475-375x525.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00576475-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00576475-76x106.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00761946-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"Serval (Leptailurus serval) kitten, twelve week old orphan, Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya\" width=\"378\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00761946-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00761946-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00761946.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00761946-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00761946-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00761946-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00761946-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01345258-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) female, portrait, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa\" width=\"378\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01345258-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01345258-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01345258.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01345258-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01345258-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01345258-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01345258-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>\n<p>The black-tailed jackrabbit (actually a hare) uses its ears\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The serval&#8217;s big ears make it look adorable, but\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The ears of the steenbok look completely out of<\/p>\n<p>to stay cool in the shrublands of Western North America\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 they&#8217;re not just for show. They confer an excellent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 proportion to its head, but they come in handy<\/p>\n<p>and Mexico. The big ears are packed with small blood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sense of hearing, helping the African cat locate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 against predators. The steenbok&#8217;s excellent<\/p>\n<p>vessels to help the hare radiate excess heat.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rodents, birds, insects and frogs to eat.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hearing help it avoid big cats, wild dogs and jackals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery gallery-2172 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Madagascar Sucker-footed Bat (Myzopoda aurita) female, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00580389-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Madagascar Sucker-footed Bat (Myzopoda aurita) female, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus),captive, Queensland, Australia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01571102-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus),captive, Queensland, Australia\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Bats have the best hearing of all land mammals and often have huge ears compared\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The big, fluffy, teddy-bear ears of the koala give it an excellent sense of<\/p>\n<p>to the rest of the body. Rather than using their sight to locate insects at night, bats\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hearing,\u00a0 which helps them detect predators and other koalas. Koalas use<\/p>\n<p>make rapid high-pitched ultrasounds, which bounce off their prey. The bat hears\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a range of sounds to communicate over large distances. Males make a deep,<\/p>\n<p>the echo and can tell where the object is \u2013 hence the term &#8220;echolocation&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 grunting bellow to signify their social status and physical position.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery gallery-2172 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00441616-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) looking out of den, Libya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00441616-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00441616-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) looking out of den, Libya\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00426754-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), Mananara, eastern Madagascar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00426754-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00426754-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), Mananara, eastern Madagascar\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00561625-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"Basset Hound (Canis familiaris) puppy on chair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00561625-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00561625-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Basset Hound (Canis familiaris) puppy on chair\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>As well as dissipating body heat, the huge ears of the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The aye-aye has ears that would look more at home\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Basset hounds have the largest ears of any domestic<\/p>\n<p>fennec fox afford it a highly developed sense of hearing\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 on the head of a cat than a primate!\u00a0Feeding on \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0dog \u2013 but they haven\u2019t evolved that way. The cute<\/p>\n<p>essential for locating prey. In the silence of the Saharan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 grubs, the aye-aye taps on tree bark with its\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 floppy ears were selectively bred by humans and are<\/p>\n<p>Desert, fennecs can <span>hear mammals burrowing<\/span><span> under\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 elongated finger, relying on its sharp hearing to\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 thought to enhance the Basset\u2019s scent-detection<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>the <\/span>sand and even a beetle walking on the dunes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 identify where the grubs are hiding. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 abilities by trapping smells.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">See more animals with big ears in our gallery below:<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery gallery-2172 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Caracal (Caracal caracal) portrait, South Africa.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01580525-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Caracal (Caracal caracal) portrait, South Africa.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Caracal<\/strong> by Klein & Hubert<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) parent and pup, Masai Mara, Kenya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00784382-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis) parent and pup, Masai Mara, Kenya\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Bat-eared Fox<\/strong> by Suzi Eszterhas<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Thick-tailed Bush Baby (Otolemur crassicaudatus) in tree at night, Maputaland Coastal Forest Reserve, South Africa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393-320x215.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393-375x252.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393-900x605.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00203393-158x106.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Thick-tailed Bush Baby (Otolemur crassicaudatus) in tree at night, Maputaland Coastal Forest Reserve, South Africa\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Thick-tailed Bush Baby<\/strong> by Gerry Ellis<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00463174.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus) roosting and calling, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00463174.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00463174-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00463174-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00463174-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00463174-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00463174-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00463174-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus) roosting and calling, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Fringe-lipped Bat<\/strong> by Christian Ziegler<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00498585.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"D&#039;orbigny&#039;s Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma silvicolum), Suriname\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00498585.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00498585-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00498585-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00498585-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00498585-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00498585-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00498585-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"D&#039;orbigny&#039;s Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma silvicolum), Suriname\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>D'orbigny's Round-eared Bat<\/strong> by Piotr Naskrecki<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00535492.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) fawn, Montana\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00535492.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00535492-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00535492-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00535492-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00535492-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00535492-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/00535492-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) fawn, Montana\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mule Deer<\/strong> by Donald M. Jones<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Cape fox (Vulpes chama) female resting on den, South Africa.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01566290-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cape fox (Vulpes chama) female resting on den, South Africa.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Cape Fox<\/strong> by Klein & Hubert<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) captive at Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01508517-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) captive at Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Bilby<\/strong> by Jurgen Freund<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Domestic cat, Sphynx, Canadian hairless, head portrait.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041-768x625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041-320x260.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041-375x305.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041-600x488.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041-900x732.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01360041-130x106.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Domestic cat, Sphynx, Canadian hairless, head portrait.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Sphynx cat<\/strong> by Yves Lanceau<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) South Gobi Desert, Mongolia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01603492-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) South Gobi Desert, Mongolia.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Long-eared jerboa<\/strong> by Valeriy Maleev<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) crossing the Chobe River, Botswana.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908-320x195.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908-375x229.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908-600x366.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908-900x548.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01463908-174x106.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) crossing the Chobe River, Botswana.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>African elephant<\/strong> by Lou Coetzer<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to see a larger gallery of animals with amazing ears, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-stories\/feature-stories\/-i-m-all-ears-.html\"><em>I&#8217;m All Ears<\/em> gallery!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dumbo, Disney\u2019s live-action remake of its 1941 classic, is out today in cinemas. In the film, the young circus elephant is ridiculed for his disproportionately large ears &#8211; but for the real-life species that share Dumbo&#8217;s defining attributes, having enormous pinnae is a matter of survival! \u00a0With ears that are two thirds the length of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/29\/go-ahead-im-all-ears\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[132],"class_list":["post-2172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-stories","tag-animals-with-big-ears"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2172"}],"version-history":[{"count":89,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172\/revisions\/2440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}