Read & Explore 19: Big Ears

Which animals hear the best? If you said animals with big ears, you’re right! Deer have big ears, and elephants have huge ears.   

Big ears help catch soft sounds. Big ears funnel these sounds right into an animal’s ears. This helps the animals hear the sounds clearly.    

Most animals that hunt have big ears. The ears are high on the animals’ head to catch sound. Hunting animals hear sounds that we never hear! 


Activities:

1. From the text, do you know which animals have big ears? How can big ears help the animals? Discuss with your partners in simple English.
2. Big ears are helpful to animals. How about your ears? How do they work for you?