"Peter Morris" <dont_sp@m_me.com> wrote in message news:uyBmh.24708$k74.15078@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk... "Kweeg" <kweeg@nospam.shaw.ca> wrote in message news:LOdih.501243$1T2.258823@pd7urf2no... <treeleaf7@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1166600794.065097.192380@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com... Agent Smith wrote: Why do Vulcans and Romulans have pointy ears

<treeleaf7@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1166600794.065097.192380@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com... Agent Smith wrote: Why do Vulcans and Romulans have pointy ears? What selective advantave does it confer? Why do Humans have round ears? Why does Mr Scott have engine-ears? -- Qapla' Kweeg Ten of Canadian Clubs in the Eeeevil Trek Cabal "Half a gallon a'scotch!" Scotty

Agent Smith wrote: Why do Vulcans and Romulans have pointy ears? What selective advantave does it confer? Probably Vulcans evolved larger ears to channel sound better in the dry, thin air of the Vulcan planet. On Earth, land-based species such as dogs and cats that depend on excellent hearing have evolved large ear flaps too. Romulans are just descendants of some Vulcans who left