Assertion: elephant | /r/CapableOf | flap their ears
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: on hot days
type: TEMPORAL
value: to cool themselves
type: PURPOSE
value: in this greeting ceremony
type: TEMPORAL
value: to create a breeze
type: PURPOSE
value: in response to a stressful event
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Upon the return of a friend, elephants take part in a joyous greeting ceremony where they spin in circles, flap their ears, and trumpet.
text: When an elephant flaps its ears, it can lower their blood temperature by 10 degrees Fahrenheit .
text: Elephants use their ears to display, signal or warn when alarmed or angry, they spread the ears, bringing them forward and fully extending them.
text: If ever confronted by a dangerous attacker, the elephant spreads its ears wide to scare the attacker by appearing larger.
text: Elephants often spread their ears and face the wind to magnify this effect.
text: In response to a stressful event, an elephant flares out her ears, erects her tail, and sometimes makes a low rumble.
text: Elephants will flap their ears back and forth to create a breeze that can cool an elephant down like standing in front of a big shade.
text: Elephants flap their ears to cool themselves.
text: To greet returning friends, elephants spin in circles, flap their ears and trumpet.
text: But please don’t be too alarmed if you spot any of these actions on safari as sometimes elephants will flap their ears to cool themselves down –
text: As elephants flap their ears on a hot day, the blood flowing through the many blood vessels in the ears is cooled.
text: They will flap their ears when greeting other elephants or are happy.
text: Why do elephants flap their ears?
text: In this greeting ceremony both elephants flap their ears, trumpet and generally express joy.
text: As an elephant flaps its ears on hot days, the blood in these veins cools, which then cools the elephant's brain and travels back through the body, reducing body temperature by several degrees.
text: When an elephant flaps its ears, it is able to decrease its body temperature by up to 10 degrees