All Ears for the Big-Eared Fish 长出大耳朵的鱼

Watch our for the fish with the big ears—because there may be high concentrations of carbon dioxide!



It’s really weird to hear about fish having big ears because of carbon dioxide. But it is true. This is like hearing that we get a bloated stomach after inhaling too much carbon dioxide gas.

Recent new findings have shown that the ears of fish get bigger and bigger due to acidic sea waters. Sea waters become acidic after absorbing increasing levels of carbon dioxide.



Yes, carbon dioxide has an effect on fish ears, which are actually structured inside their bodies. Ever heard of ‘otolith’? It is actually the name of the fish’s ear structure.

So why does a fish’ ears grow bigger after inhaling a fair amount of carbon dioxide? Well, for one thing, no one knows for sure. But scientists are not saying that BIG ears are bad for the fish, really.

Our humankind went through an evolutionary process since millions and millions of years ago. We really look different back then. Our ancestors may have facial features which look extremely different than we have today.

I wonder how I got that huge bump on my ankle (which has been there for ages). It must have been genetically passed down from my big-bump-ankle ancestor.

And even animals went through evolution. Remember Charles Dawrin? He was responsible for coming up with the theory that living things change physically to adapt to their new environment.

Such as short-necked tortoises which went through evolution to have longer necks to reach for food from tall plants.

And snakes actually descended from a line of the lizard species. They somehow lost their limbs so they were able to glide easily to hunt for food or to move around.

The same thing goes for this fishes with BIG ears. Maybe they need to evolve at some point in response to the threat of carbon dioxide.

I seriously don’t know how BIG ears can work in that case, but they’re definitely there for some reason.

Let’s leave it to the scientists to uncover this intriguing mystery of the fish with the big ears.



When the truth has been unveiled, we’re definitely all EARS for that.



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我们发现鱼儿也拥有大耳朵，有可能是因为高浓度含量的二氧化碳所致！

你一定觉得奇怪吧!鱼类因为二氧化碳的缘故而有了一双大耳朵。但这是真的。这就好比我们可能吸入了太多二氧化碳的气体，而使肚子膨胀起来。

最近有新发现显示，鱼的耳朵越来越大是由于酸性的海水导致的。海水吸收了过多的二氧化碳，就会产生酸性。

是的，二氧化碳影响着鱼类的耳朵，这实际上是它们身体内部的结构。你可曾听说过“内耳石”？这确实是鱼的内耳结构的名字。

为什么鱼儿吸入大量的二氧化碳后，它的耳朵会变大呢？关于这一点，没有人能完全解答它。但科学家们并没有表明大耳朵对鱼类是不好的。

我们人类自千百万年前就经历了一个演化过程。我们已经和前人有所不同。我们祖先的容貌特征和我们现今的样子非常不同。

我不知道我脚踝上的大肿块何时就存在了，它必定是遗传自和我同样拥有大肿块的脚踝的祖先。

甚至连动物也经历了演化过程。你还记得查尔斯•达尔文吗？他提出物竞天择的理论，生物的物种会转变以适应新的环境。

比如短颈龟，在经历了演化过程后，会转变成长脖子，以便能从高大的植物获取食物。

而蛇类实际上是源自于蜥蜴物种。它们由于某种未知的原因失去了四肢，却也能轻松地滑行以寻找食物或四处走动。

同样的事情也发生在这类拥有大耳朵的鱼身上。也许它们因为受到二氧化碳的威胁而需要进化形成这些特点。

我真的不知道大耳朵会引起那样的情况，但它们肯定存在着某种原因。

我们就将这个问题交给科学家，让他们去解开大耳鱼的神秘谜团吧。

当真相被揭开时，我们将会清楚地了解所有耳朵的秘密。

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