Re: Rabbit ears



rmj <glenna@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Why do rabbits have big ears? I assumed that the reason was that big ears
provide greater hearing, but this would seem to be either incorrect or
insufficient as an explanation because the majority of animals do not have
large ears.

What gives you the idea that the have big ears?

They have just the right size of ears,

Jan

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