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Originally Posted by radagastly
Elves were genetically identical to humans in every way. . .
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That's a good point -- for Elves and humans to reproduce successfully, they
would have to be the same species! In fact, I now do recall reading Tolkien making this same point in one of the letters.
Sadly, this does not definitively prove that Elves' ears are like humans', insofar as there can still be wide variety of variation in things like eye shape, skin colour and, presumably, ear shape within species.
As to any ulterior motives, I am sad to disappoint you in admitting that I have none. If you can think of any yourself, however, do please let me know so I can enact them.