10 Popular Animal Myths That Everyone Still Believes (And Why They Are Wrong)

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Popular Animal Myths That Everyone Still Believes

Ostriches Bury Their Heads in Sand

Owls Are the Wisest Birds

Toad Handling Causes Human Warts

Bats Are Completely Blind

Bulls See Red and Get Angry

Camels Store Water in Their Humps

Chameleons Change Color for Camouflage

Dogs View the World in Black and White

Earthworms Become Two When Cut

Goldfish Have Three Second Memories

Lemmings Leap Off Ocean Cliffs

Mother Birds Reject Handled Babies

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We love a good animal story, sure. But nature keeps running counter to a bunch of what we think we “know.” A lot of wildlife stuff people say is mostly made up by cartoons, folklore, or those older misunderstandings that just refused to leave. Anyway here’s the real science behind several of the animal kingdom rumors that keep popping up, over and over.
 

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