Assertion: woolly mammoth's ear | /r/HasProperty | small
Facets:
value: as an adaptation
type: MANNER
value: to avoid frost blisters
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The ears and tail were also small as an adaptation so as to avoid frost blisters.
text: In addition to two layers of fur, they had an insulating layer of fat to keep them warm, and their ears were tiny, while their tail was small to prevent heat loss.
text: Unlike a modern elephant, woolly mammoths had small ears, which were better for the cold weather they lived in.
text: Unlike a modern elephant, woolly mammoths had small ears, which were better for the cold weather they lived in.
text: Mammoth ears were small, even compared to the smaller ears of today Asian elephants (the ears of African Loxodonts are much larger).