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Adult elephants flap their ears twice as much as their calves in order to cool their bodies when is it hot. Explain.

      

Adult elephants flap their ears twice as much as their calves in order to cool their bodies when is it hot. Explain.

  

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John
- The surface area to volume ratio is higher in calves than in adults; hence adults retain more heat to volume ratio is lower in adults than in calves; hence calves lose more heat than adults
johnmulu answered the question on May 4, 2017 at 13:30


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