• Question: why do elephants have big ears~?

    Asked by Mollie to Ellen on 16 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Ellen Williams

      Ellen Williams answered on 16 Mar 2017:

      Elephants have big ears to help them keep cool! Their ears are full of tiny blood vessels. When they get warm they flap their ears and this cools the blood in them down. This cooler blood is then pumped around the rest of the body. You will see them doing lots of ear flapping when they are hot!

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