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What animal has the largest ears?
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I love fun facts. This is one of them. Of  course it is the African Elephant, if you are going by size alone. However if you go by ear size in proportion to the size of the animal, the the Jerboa wins hands down or should I say ears up.  The Jerboa is a little desert rodent about 4 inches long with ears that can reach 2 inches long.
That is half its body length. Think how big an elephants ears would be if they were half its body length.
Jerboas and elephants both have large ears for the same reason. Ears are a way of losing body heat. Animals that live in hot climates use their ears to cool off. 


https://www.livescience.com/largest-anim...-size.html

The Jerboa is cute. The ears are too much. The little guy looks like he could fly with those ears.  You would think they would be too heavy for him. He is stronger than he looks.
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Catherine

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