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===Auricle=== {{Main|Auricle (anatomy)}} The visible part is called the [[auricle (anatomy)|auricle]], also known as the [[pinna (anatomy)|pinna]], especially in other animals. It is composed of a thin plate of yellow [[elastic cartilage]], covered with integument, and connected to the surrounding parts by ligaments and muscles; and to the commencement of the [[ear canal]] by fibrous tissue. Many [[mammal]]s can move the pinna (with the auriculares muscles) in order to [[sound localization|focus their hearing]] in a certain direction in much the same way that they can turn their [[eye]]s. Most humans do not have this ability.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livescience.com/33809-wiggle-ears.html|title = Why Can Some People Wiggle Their Ears?|website = [[Live Science]]|date = 30 March 2012}}</ref>
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