Long ears of Black-tailed Jackrabbit enable it to stay cool in hot desert. Blood circulating through the ears radiates heat.
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Rick & Nora Bowers / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3535 x 5300 px | 29.9 x 44.9 cm | 11.8 x 17.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
7 May 2009More information:
Black tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus Anza Borrego Desert State Park California United States 7 May Adult Leporidae The long ears of jackrabbits serve as radiators - blood circulating close to the large surface area of the ears radiates heat away, then the cooled blood returns to the body. This allows jackrabbits to be active even during the hottest desert days.