MYTH: The female praying mantis always eats the male after mating.

Although it’s true that the female praying mantis does eat her mate, it happens extremely rarely.

MYTH: Turkeys can drown in the rain.

Okay, turkeys may be stupid, but saying that they will stare into the sky until they’re drowning from too many raindrops is plain dumb.

MYTH: Dogs can only see in black and white.

While it’s very true that dogs don’t have the same color spectrum as we do, they can definitely spot some colors out there. (More on that HERE).

MYTH: Goldfish can only remember something for 3 seconds.

Just like turkeys, goldfish are probably not the smartest creatures on the planet, but their memory is actually quite impressive! Research has shown that goldfish can remember certain sounds they haven’t heard in up to 4 months.

MYTH: A bird can explode from eating wedding rice.

In case you’ve never heard this myth before, note this: back in the ’80s, this matter was so serious, the Conneticut state legislature actually discussed a bill that would’ve forbid tossing rice at weddings. I guess it’s needless to say that this myth is false.

MYTH: One dog year means 7 human years.

First of all, let’s explain that dog years and human years have nothing in common and simply can’t be compared this way. However, from a developmental point of view, a one year old puppy equals to a 17-year-old human.

MYTH: Bats are blind.

Long story short, bats can see and some species can actually spot their prey very well during daylight too! After all that’s why all of them have eyes, right?

MYTH: Possums hang from trees using their tails.

Well, yeah, technically they are capable of doing this and they sometimes actually do it. However, that’s just like you would be hanging upside down – not very comfortable.

MYTH: Healthy dogs have wet noses.

A wet nose means that your dog has a high activity level, not that it’s necessarily healthy.

MYTH: Lemmings commit mass suicide when they migrate.

Only a few species of lemming actually migrate and just because some may fall off cliffs, it definitely doesn’t mean that they commit suicide.

MYTH: Toads can give you warts.

Toads may accidentally jump on one’s face, but when it comes to warts, they’re totally safe. This myth may have been created by mothers wanting to protect their kids.

MYTH: Pit bulls are very dangerous.

Technically speaking, the term ‘pit bull’ is more like an umbrella one, which is used to describe a dog that is a mix between two races. There are so many types of pit bull dogs, it’s quite difficult to say that all of them are dangerous.

MYTH: If you give a bird a newborn that’s not hers, she will reject it.

Just to clear things out, birds have an almost non-existent sense of smell, so as long as the newborn comes from the same species, they would have no clue whether it’s theirs or not.

MYTH: Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.

Got you on that one! Other animals which can’t jump are giraffes, hippos, rhinos and, of course, sloths, because they’re too lazy to do it.

MYTH: If you cut an earthworm in half, there will grow 2 baby earthworms.

The only thing that’s true about this myth is that if you cut an earthworm in half, it can actually keep on living… but only one half of it. Meanwhile, the other half will just die there.

MYTH: Owls are wise.

Probably one of the biggest myths regarding animals is that owls are wise. You can just go and ask the professional owl trainer who had to deal with all of those Harry Potter white messengers! Just to get an idea, crows are considerably smarter.