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Elephant Ear Cooling
Age 8 · Biology
An elephant’s big ears have many thin blood vessels. Moving air cools the blood in the ears and helps the elephant’s body cool down.
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In the picture
- Badge 1 is on the wide ear.
- Badge 2 is on the red branching lines inside the ear.
- Badge 3 is on the pale blue moving air.
Examples
- On a hot day, a fan blows air over your skin and you feel cooler.
- A wet towel dries faster when wind blows across it.
Key takeaways
- Big ears give an elephant more skin area to lose heat.
- Cooled blood from the ears travels through the body and lowers its temperature.
Quiz: Elephant Ear Cooling (Age 8)
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How do an elephant’s big ears help it shed extra heat?
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What cools the blood inside an elephant’s ears?
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After blood cools in the ears, how does it help the whole elephant?
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