ducks

[misstunbridg]

do ducks have ears?

please let me know!

[chewbacca11]

Yes i think so, they are tucked away under some feathers either side of their heads.

[Clanad]

Yes, but...
This hard of hearing duck walks into a bar and asks the bartender, "Do you have any grapes?"

The bartender says no, and the duck leaves. The next day, the duck returns and asks, "Do you have any grapes?" The bartender again says no, and the duck leaves.

The day after that, the duck walks in the bar again and asks the bartender "Do you have any grapes?"

The bartender, losing his patience, screams at the duck, "Are you deaf or what? I told you duck, I don't have any grapes and if you ask me again I will nail your feet to the floor!!"

The duck looked startled and leaves.

Two days later the duck returns walks up to the bar and asks the bartender, "Do you have any nails?"

The bartender replied, "No," and the duck said, "Good! Got any grapes?

Been waiting for a week to tell that... thanks for the segue opportunity!

[leelapops]

Oh Clanad, the old ones are always the best!

Lisa x

[wildwood]

Yes, all birds have ears, as chewbacca said, tucked away behind feathers. They can actually hear a lot better than mammals.
Unlike us who hear in stereo [the brain receives a signal from each ear] birds have only one auditory organ where both orifices are ducted to. This is so sensitive that it can detect the difference in time from the source to each earduct. This enables the bird to accurately detect the direction that the sound is coming from. Directional detection is more important for a bird than quality.