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Hot ears?!

Post by lexybee91 on Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:31 pm

Heyloo it's only me Smile

Jacks' got really hot ears, is this normal. He's been running around could this be a cause? xx

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Re: Hot ears?!

Post by Jay on Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:43 pm

rabbits use their ears like thermostats, as they contain big blood vessels near to the skin. So when they're hot, these vessels expand and release the heat to cool the blood. When they are cold, the ears will be cold as they are conserving heat.
You can see the effects of this in this pic, which we took with a thermal imaging camera, of my last bun, Bertie.

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Re: Hot ears?!

Post by lexybee91 on Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:55 pm

oh so they're ears let of heat? Smile x

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Re: Hot ears?!

Post by Jay on Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:57 pm

lexybee91 wrote:oh so they're ears let of heat? Smile x

I don't think I could have made that more clear?


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Re: Hot ears?!

Post by lexybee91 on Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:58 pm

Sorry I was just clarifying. I'm stupid, it's quiet obvious. Appologies. Sad

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Re: Hot ears?!

Post by Katieb on Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:38 pm

Cool pic! Very clever those buns


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Post by lexybee91 on Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:40 pm

yeah Smile They are. xx

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Re: Hot ears?!

Post by Ruffin on Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:25 pm

[b]Think I might have one of them pics done of the wife anything could show up

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Post by Catsknickers on Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:32 pm

Ruffin wrote:[b]Think I might have one of them pics done of the wife anything could show up


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Re: Hot ears?!

Post by NickieM on Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:17 pm

Lots of animals that live in hot climates like deserts have big ears. They have lots of blood vessels in their ears that help to get rid of the heat so they don't overheat.

Jack is probably just a bit hot from being so busy. Don't worry about it.



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