Elephants trumpet, squeak and flap their ears after their complex move across an Australian city
Elephants trumpeted, touched trunks and flapped their oversized ears upon reuniting with their herd after a complex, five-day ...
In One Ear: Chieftain's next move
The 103-foot steel-hulled sailing ship Hawaiian Chieftain once made quite a show when it had booming cannon-fire sea battles with the Lady Washington on the Columbia River. But that was when both ...
Scientists Thought This Ear Muscle Was Useless – New Research Shows It Still Works!
The auricular muscles, which enabled our distant ancestors to move their ears for better hearing, activate when people try to ...
Science News10d
Wiggling ears may have once helped us hear
An ear wiggler himself, Schröer has collected stories of remarkable ear abilities, such as people who feel their ears moving toward a sound and people who use their ear movements in daily life. “They ...
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Elephants trumpet, squeak and flap their ears after their complex move across an Australian city
MELBOURNE, Australia — Elephants trumpeted, touched trunks and flapped their oversized ears upon reuniting with their herd after a complex, five-day move from an urban Australian zoo to a much ...
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These muscles once allowed us to move our ears. What are they used for now?
Millions of years ago, our ancestors were able to move their ears to better capture sounds, much like dogs or cats. But with evolution, this ability gradually faded, leaving behind muscles that are ...
Humans Lost the Ability to Swivel Their Ears—But These Vestigial Muscles Still Twitch
Evolution has largely deprived us of our ability to swivel our ears, but those vestigial muscles still activate when we listen intently, according to new research.