Big Ears (character) father-figure. He is described as having a white beard, red cap, blue jacket, red-and-white striped jumper and yellow-and-green trousers. His catchphrase is "You funny little Noddy!" Big Ears' character is somewhat grumpy, yet kind and compassionate. He shows great benevolence to Noddy, acting as a mentor, helping him to understand the world, and on several occasions fiercely fighting for Noddy's rights when injustice is perpetrated against him by other Toyland inhabitants. Big Ears (character) Big Ears is a fictional character from Noddy series books by Enid Blyton. In "Noddy Goes to Toyland" he introduces himself as a gnome "or a
Black noddy Black noddy The black noddy or white-capped noddy ("Anous minutus") is a seabird from the family Laridae. It is a medium-sized species of tern with black plumage and a white cap. It closely resembles the lesser noddy ("Anous tenuirostris") with which it was at one time considered conspecific. The black noddy has slightly darker plumage and dark rather than pale lores. The black noddy was first formally described by German naturalist and lawyer Friedrich Boie in 1844 under its current binomial name. The genus name "Anous" is Ancient Greek for "stupid" or "foolish". The specific name "minutus" is the Latin