Elephants hear feet Bashny.Net

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Each animal in its own way adapted to the environment, and in the process of adaptation, many of them acquire skills, which may seem a man downright fantastic.

For example, elephants are more likely to receive warning using your legs and not your ears. The huge size of the ears does not increase animal ears, as you might think, and is mainly used for efficient cooling of the body - the blood vessels ears perfectly give excess heat is due to the magnitude of the shells.

At the feet of the elephants are very sensitive receptors that perceive even the slightest vibration of the soil, which, for example, a person is unable to recognize. If you watched TV shows devoted to these remarkable animals, you probably noticed that at the approach of a predator or other threat to the elephant begins to stomp their feet - because it sends a signal to neighbors who may be far from him. In the evolution of elephants even learned to recognize the strength and frequency of the oscillation, which allows them to almost full "talk" through the legs.

via factroom.ru