When you think of an elephant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is that they are big animals, either Asian elephants or African elephants.
Though you might not know it by looking at them, elephants are also smart and expressive animals. In fact, they have their own unique set of mannerisms that we humans often find quite endearing!
If you take a look closely, elephants flap their large ears from time to time. But why do elephants flap their ears? Do they flap their ears because they’re trying to keep cool?
Or is there perhaps some other explanation behind why they do this so frequently?
Let’s take a look at some interesting things about why elephants flap their ears!