About one in five people can wiggle their ears—while the rest watch in non-wiggly envy. But what makes this skill possible for some and impossible for others? Ear movement is controlled by the ...

Ancient ear-wiggling muscles kick on when people strain to hear. That auricular activity, described January 30 in Frontiers in Neuroscience, probably doesn’t do much, if anything. But these small ...

Omo is not quite 5 months old, but already the baby male hippo can wiggle both ears at the same time, to the delight of his fans. Omo is a new addition to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. He was ...

We've all surely met someone who has the ability to move their ears, but why is such a thing so rare? One of the most interesting vestigial structures in our bodies are the auricular muscles. These ...

I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? • Bilateral symmetry is the default mode for movement. Infants suck, cry and wave ...

Anyway, let's talk about this video. It's a baby kitten getting bottle-fed, and she cannot stop wiggling her ears. That's it. That's all there is to talk about. If you need more description before ...

Are you born with the ability, or can you learn it? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Wiggling your ears is a neat party trick, ...

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