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8 Animal Myths Dispelled

noreen May 8, 2011 3

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Bats Are Not Blind

Julia February 21, 2011 Comments Off

Myth: Bats are blind The saying “blind as a bat”, simply isn’t correct. The truth is that all 1,100 bat species can see and often their vision is pretty good, although not as excellent

One Dog Year Isn’t Equal to Seven Human Years

Julia January 18, 2011 5

Myth: One dog year equals about seven human years. There is a popular belief that dogs age seven years for each calendar year because the lifespan of a dog is about one seventh in

Lobsters Don’t Mate For Life

daven December 30, 2010 1

Lobsters do not mate for life, contrary to popular belief. The origins of the myth that they do mate for life are not completely known, but this myth was first publicly popularized on an

Cockroaches Would Not Survive an Extreme Nuclear Fallout

daven November 30, 2010 2

Myth: Cockroaches would survive an extreme nuclear fallout You’ve probably heard that “the only living things that would survive a nuclear war would be cockroaches and Cher”. The latter may be true, but the

Chameleons Don’t Change Color to Match Their Environment

daven November 15, 2010 Comments Off

Chameleons don’t change color to match their environment. Rather, they change color as a response to mood, temperature, health, communication, and light. Now, not all kinds of chameleons have the ability to change color

American “Buffalo” are Not Actually Buffalo

daven November 12, 2010 1

The American “Buffalo” are actually bison; specifically they are “Bison bison”. The only true buffalo are the Asian water buffalo and the African buffalo. The American bison are actually very closely related to the

Handling a Baby Bird Will Not Cause the Parent Birds to Reject It

daven November 9, 2010 1

You’ll often hear this myth stated that if you touch a baby bird, the parents will completely abandon it and it will die. In fact, most birds have a very poor sense of smell, so in

Turkey Doesn’t Make You Drowsy

daven November 1, 2010 1

Now that Halloween’s done, on to Thanksgiving. Seems fitting then to start November off with one of the more popular Thanksgiving related myths. That being that, in fact, turkey does not make you drowsy

Koalas Are Not a Type of Bear

daven October 28, 2010 2

Koala “bears” aren’t a type of bear at all, as it turns out, and their non-scientific name doesn’t include “bears” on the end, as is commonly spoken outside of Australia by the English speaking