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Adult elephants flaps their ears twice as much as their calves in order to cool their bodies. Explain

Answer Text:
- The surface area to volume ratio is higher in calves than in adults hence adults retain more heat than the calves hence needs to have other ways
to lose heat.
- The surface area to volume ratio is lower in adults than in calves hence calves lose more heat than adults