Why Do Mammals, and Only Mammals, Have Outer Ears?

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Why Do Mammals, and Only Mammals, Have Outer Ears?

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Why Do Mammals Have Outer Ears? Scientists Are Getting Closer to Solving the Mystery

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Two new studies offer insights into the evolution and development of external ears, which appear in humans and other mammals but aren't found in reptiles, birds or amphibians

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