MYTHOLOGIES ABOUT ANIMALS
Added on: 24th Jan 2016
POSSUMS HANG FROM TREES BY THEIR TAILS
Although they CAN do this, they don’t, at least not for very long.
Why? Well, we could ask ourselves the same thing. Just
because we could theoretically hang upside down from tree
branches all night doesn’t mean it’s a wise or
comfortable thing to do.
HEALTHY DOGS HAVE WET NOSES
A wet nose is more indicative of the dog’s activity level
and not its health.
LEMMINGS COMMIT MASS SUICIDE DURING MIGRATIONS
They do migrate, but if any of them fall off of a cliff then it is
purely accidental.
DADDY LONG LEGS ARE POISONOUS
Not at all. It’s the brown recluses and the black widows that
you should be afraid of.
TOADS WILL GIVE YOU WARTS
This animal myth probably originated from mothers wanting to
stop their kids from bringing creatures to the dinner table
but it has no basis in reality.
PIT BULLS ARE DANGEROUS
First of all, pit bull is an umbrella term that many times just means
the dog is a mix. So, saying a dog is a pit bull is very similar to
saying “I have no clue what kind of dog that is but it’s probably
not a poodle”. Which brings us to our second point, if we can’t
even definitively categorize “pit bulls” how can we definitively
assess their tendency to attack?
BABY BIRDS ARE REJECTED BY THEIR MOTHERS
IF THEY ARE HANDLED BY PEOPLE
Actually, birds have a terrible sense of smell and would likely
never know that you handled their babies.
AN ELEPHANT IS THE ONLY ANIMAL THAT CAN'T JUMP
Sloths, hippos, rhinos, and giraffes are also incapable of jumping.
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