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Why do dachshunds flap their ears when they wake up?
It is not known why dachshunds flap their ears when they wake up. The most likely reason is to increase blood flow to the ears.
What does an ear flap do?
elaphants flap their ears to keep their blood cool ,and it goes through their bodies to keep them cool.
Are Wiemaraners dogs rare?
No, Weimeraners may not be the most popular breed in the World, but they are still very numerous. Weimeraners have, however, dropped slightly in popularity due to the preferance of the very similar, Hungarian Vizsla. Weimeraners are most popular in America and Canada.
How does an elephant use its ears to keep cool?
Elephants have large, thin ears with a network of blood vessels. To cool down, they flap their ears, causing air to flow over the vessels and help regulate their body temperature. This process cools the blood circulating through their ears before being sent back to the rest of the body.
What is the definition of an ear flap?
Part of a cap or hat that covers the ears.
What is the small piece of skin that covers the ears of a sea lion?
An ear flap
What president Had beagles he swung around?
Lyndon Johnson had a pair of dogs named Him and Her. There was a flap in press about his pulling on their ears, maybe picking them up by their ears.
How does a huge elephant use its big ears to keep cool?
flap them or spray water on there selfs
Why do elephants flap their ears so much?
The reason why dogs and birds pant through their mouths and elephants flap their large ears, is to control (reduce) their temperature. Some animals can sweat through their skins and cool themselves as this sweat evaporates from their skin. However, dogs, birds and elephants (and perhaps some other animals) can not sweat so they either evaporate water in their mouths or pump blood into their 'radiator' sized ears to cool themselves.
Why do elephants have long big ears?
African elephants live in a hotter climate than indian or asian elephants. Since elephants don't sweat they flap their ears to cool the blood vessels down as much as 10degrees.The Asian elephant has smaller ears because in Asia there are more trees to keep shade but in Africa there are less trees so the African elephant has to keep cool by swaying his or her ears back and forth to make a breeze.
African elephants flap their large ears to cool off which biology theme does this phenomenon represent?
Elephants flapping their ears to cool off would represent an adaptive behavior.
Can a weimeraner be another color?
Weimeraners can be mousy gray, silver gray, and blue gray.
