Why Are Dogs Ears So Long?

Why Are Dogs Ears So Long? Long ears on dogs are thought to help funnel scents directly from the surrounding environment to their sensitive noses, which helps explain why they’re a common feature on scent hounds and other tracking breeds. Why do dogs have long floppy ears? Because these cells are repressed in domesticated dogs,

How Many Surgeries Has Auggie Had?

How Many Surgeries Has Auggie Had? Auggie has had twenty-seven surgeries—some big, some small—and he has some medical mysteries that doctors still haven’t figured out. All of this comes from a specific gene. Why does Auggie hate his ears so much? August has always had poor hearing, and he has always known that he would