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To quantify the impact of larger middle ear (ME) structures, we measured 3D ossicular motion and ME sound transmission in cadaveric temporal bones from both African and Asian elephants in response to air-conducted (AC) tonal pressure stimuli presented in the ear canal (P\n                    <jats:sub>EC<\/jats:sub>\n                    ). Results were compared to similar measurements in humans. Velocities of the umbo (V\n                    <jats:sub>U<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) and stapes (V\n                    <jats:sub>ST<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) were measured using a 3D laser Doppler vibrometer in the 7\u201313,000 Hz frequency range, stapes velocity serving as a measure of energy entering the cochlea\u2014a proxy for hearing sensitivity. Below the elephant ME resonance frequency of about 300 Hz, the magnitude of V\n                    <jats:sub>U<\/jats:sub>\n                    \/P\n                    <jats:sub>EC<\/jats:sub>\n                    was an order of magnitude greater than in human, and the magnitude of V\n                    <jats:sub>ST<\/jats:sub>\n                    \/P\n                    <jats:sub>EC<\/jats:sub>\n                    was 5x greater. Phase of V\n                    <jats:sub>ST<\/jats:sub>\n                    \/P\n                    <jats:sub>EC<\/jats:sub>\n                    above ME resonance indicated that the group delay in elephant was approximately double that of human, which may be related to the unexpectedly high magnitudes at high frequencies. A boost in sound transmission across the incus long process and stapes near 9 kHz was also observed. 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