Nature is full of surprises, and its inhabitants are adjusted to avoid any potential dangers that are coming their way. The shape of a bird’s beak and the color of a mammal’s fur are examples of various adaptations that help animals survive.
Oversized ears also play a crucial role in dodging predators, regulating temperature, and finding others of their kind. Not to mention their charm as accessories!
Today, we’re all ears as our Bored Panda team has gathered the cutest pictures of animals that are sporting sound receivers a few sizes too big. Warning: Some of these ear-to-body ratios might leave you overwhelmed with sweetness.
#1 Long Boy

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#2 People Keep Saying He Will Grow Into Them

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#3 Long-Eared Bat

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#4 Our Little Troublemaker

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#5 Tiny Temmie Is Ready For Take Off

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#6 Ears A Plenty

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#7 Nosey Cow Undoubtedly Stole The Show At The County Fairgrounds. Not Everyone’s Into Cows, But She Was A Beauty With The Softest Ears

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#8 She’s All Ears

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#9 I Met A Puppy With The Biggest Ears

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#10 My Rex With His Big Ears

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#11 Nala And Her Ears

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#12 Our New Continental Giant, Say Hello To Norman And His Ears

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#13 Face In The Crowd

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#14 Some Bilbies Will Sit Quietly While You Do A Health Check, And Others Will Pose For The Camera.

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#15 Harlow And Her Subwoofers

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#16 Let's Meet Lovely Jane

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#17 My Friends 3-Month-Old Big Ears Rabbit

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#18 I Can’t Believe Teddy Turns 7 Today. Happy Honking Birthday To My Long Boy

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#19 His Ears Are Part Of The Tiny Tent

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#20 My New Kitten Has The Biggest Ears

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#21 This Is Ralphie. His Ears Are Already Pretty Big, But He Can Make Them Bigger If You Want. 12/10 Very Cool Ralphie

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#22 We Always Thought He Would Grow Into His Ears

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#23 My Little Boy Turns 9 Months Old Today And I Love Him More Every Second That Goes By

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#24 Ears Out

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#25 When Do You Think Her Ears Will Stop Growing?

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#26 According To Our Vet, Our Puppy's Ears Are "Abnormally Large"

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#27 Yesterday Evening I Was Blessed With My First Ever Brown Long-Eared Rescue Bat

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#28 Fox's Ears

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#29 Everyone Said, "You’re Gonna Grow Into Those Ears." But I’m So Glad I Didn’t. Mom Says They Give Me Character

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#30 It's Still Summer For Me As Long As I Can Relax On The Balcony

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#31 Tell Me How Much You Love Me. I'm All Ears

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#32 Meatloaf's Ears Officially Stood Up This Morning And They Are Just So Big

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#33 Do Derpy Ears Count?

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#34 Hi, I Am Sirus

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#35 A Bat-Eared Fox I Got To Meet And Greet

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#36 Ears Up And Smile, Done

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#37 All Business. My Guy A Few Weeks After His Ears Stood Up

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#38 Move Along, Buddy, I Said No Pictures Today

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#39 On A Bright, Clear Morning At Alamo Lake, A Jackrabbit Cleans It's Big Ears

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#40 Doris The Model

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#41 Little Loki And His Ears

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#42 My Angels

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#43 A Perfect End To The Holidays. 2 Healthy Happy Heifers

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#44 My Mom Just Took This Picture Of A Donkey With Bunny Ears. She Said This Guy Was Really Shy, But One Of The Cutest Of Them All

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#45 The Serval. They Have The Largest Ears Proportionally To Their Body Size Of All The Cat Species. These Cats Are Absolutely Magnificent And Have Such Remarkable Features

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#46 Maybe She’s Born With It, Maybe It’s Maybelline

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#47 Aardvark At The Zoo

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#48 Hi Friends

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#49 Snow Face

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#50 All Ears
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