Alligator Earflap Opening (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Alligator Earflap Opening

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This is an alligator that participated in a University of Maryland study that found that the alligator's ear is strongly directional because of large, air-filled channels connecting the two middle ears. This photo shows the earflap opening behind the alligator's eye.

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Hilary Bierman

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