Rabbits are lagomorphs which means they have large back feet, gnawing teeth, and large ears. Since they have large ears, they can hear all the sounds around them. Whenever a rabbit hears a sound, his or her ears turn in that direction. It's their instinct. When all rabbits were wild, they depended on their sound catching ears! So coyotes or another predator could be detected before the coyote has some fast food!
Rabbits move their ears to listen to sound. For example, you shake a can of coins from the side. The rabbit will move it's ears to hear the sound. In the wild rabbits move their ears to hear for predators.
If your rabbit is regularly shaking its ears, it could have an ear infection or parasites and it should see the "rabbit-savvy" vet as soon as possible. If it's just a rare and random ear-shake, then it could be a communication style -- the rabbit could be trying to make you laugh, or expressing confusion about something. See the related questions/links below for more info.
So, they can hear for lurking predators. This is there main defense mechanism.
they move their noses for a sense of dierection and to find food
So that they can hear sounds in all different directions
to listen to things around them
To hear.
There are many rabbits with ears sticking up. My Netherland dwarf rabbit, which is the smallest rabbit, has upright ears. Also dutch rabbits and rex rabbits do, to name some. Hope this is of some help :)
Dessert rabbits along with most dessert mammals have big ears to circulate air through there bodies.
why do rabbits keep their big sound collecting ears
yes.
Rabbits have floppy ears because, a rabbit breeder a long time ago selected a rabbit with "deformed ears" ( lopped ears) and bred it with a staight eared rabbit. And they created lop eared rabbits.
Rabbits turn their ears to collect sound.
So they can hear better, and hear if a predator is approaching them.
The plural form for rabbit ears is (one) rabbit's ears; or (two) rabbits' ears.
True
It's not true that rabbits with long ears have a longer lifespan than rabbits with short ears. Ear length has no bearing on a rabbit's lifespan.
It depends on its species and size. Tiny rabbits have tiny ears.
There are many rabbits with ears sticking up. My Netherland dwarf rabbit, which is the smallest rabbit, has upright ears. Also dutch rabbits and rex rabbits do, to name some. Hope this is of some help :)
Rabbits' ears are on top of their heads because they can quickly turn in any direction. Rabbits are prey animals, and this helps them hear predators better. Monkeys are not generally preyed upon, and they use their brains more to avoid danger than their ears. Since they do not rely as much on hearing, their ears are located at the sides of their heads.
All rabbits have long ears...
No. There are breeds who have floppy ears.
Genetics.
Their ears have gotten longer to hear better.