MYTHOLOGIES ABOUT ANIMALS

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.