If you hear something interesting, you might prick up your ears ... You can learn a lot by tracking the movement of an animal ...

Although modern humans cannot move their ears around in the same way that dogs, cats, and horses do, the findings suggest that humans involuntarily tense their ear muscles when listening intently.

Your ears can't prick up, but your ear muscles sure try When ... Humans can't move their ears around in the same way that dogs, cats and horses do. But people do have certain muscles around ...