And this is not a figure of speech! Everything is real.
“Ears wither” or “Ears like a tube” – so we say when we hear someone’s not too censorship speech. Some of us even know how to wiggle our ears, invariably causing the delight of those around us. But so that the ears really curl up … No, we have not seen this yet. After all, our body is not capable of this. Well, we thought so, until a video appeared on the network with a cute baby who masterly knows how to hide from external stimuli.
Mom shot on camera how she reaches with her finger to the tender ear of a sleeping baby. He calmly sniffs with his nose, but as soon as mom barely touches the earlobe, how it … curls up, as if slamming! A great way to get rid of noise, no earplugs needed.
Scientists in this regard say that before we all knew how to move our ears. But evolution has freed people from this need. Therefore, the muscle responsible for the movement of the ears atrophied. Apparently, this kid is a real unique one. After all, the omniscient Internet will not remember such cases so that the ears slammed shut.
By the way, this is not the only trick that humanity has almost gotten rid of in the process of evolution. For example, not everyone knows how to raise one eyebrow. Unlike monkeys, they move their eyebrows out of order without any problems, demonstrating aggression. Most of us will never be able to lick our elbow or roll our tongue into a tube. However, for successful development, none of this is needed.