10 Animal Facts That Are Completely Wrong / By Doha Shaabien

 Many information resources around us give wrong information sometimes. Many facts about animals we had known are not scientifically true but new generation belief it just because their parents told them about it. There are 10 wrong facts about animals and the truth information about it.

1-      If you touch a toad, you will get warts

Because toads have warts in their bodies, many people belief this wrong fact. The main cause for warts is a virus called Human Papilloma Virus and people can catch it from anywhere. But this tricky fact could help parents to convince their children to not touch toads.

2-      Goldfish have weak memories

This is information about goldfish also is very common. However, the scientists now approved that goldfishes have intelligence and can remember events that happened after many weeks. Moreover, in order to make performances, they have been trained to do complex trains such as pulling levers, jumping through rings and ringing bells. We can say that goldfishes are smart, at least as much as rats.

3-      Cheetahs are fastest living creature on this planet

This information could be true if we add the phrase (on land). Since the cheetahs reach 68 MPH/ hour and this speed is more than the allowed limit on the most US highways, cheetahs still not the fastest animal ever. The spine tailed reached 69 miles per hour flying which is faster than cheetahs. Also the sailfish can swim to reach the speed of 68 MPH/ hour.

4-      Daddy Long Legs are toxic

People think that Daddy Long Legs are spiders and they are very toxic but it can’t bite us because of its small mouth. The truth, they are officially classified as Opilones and they are not toxic even if people eat it without cooking.

5-      Ostriches and burying heads in sand.

This is very ingrained theory about ostriches when they can’t defend themselves, they bury their heads. This is totally wrong because they have some strategies to defend themselves such as using their strong kick. The fact about their heads that the just lower trying to hide and become hard to the enemy to see them.

6-      Bulls become angry when they see the red color.

This also very common belief based on what people see in circus. The scientific truth is bulls cant make difference between colors like many animals. The only thing that makes her make an angry reaction is the waving in addition of the noises from people around her.

7-         Snakes hear the music and react

Not true because snakes hear in a different way from the human beings and the fact about their moving or dancing is this reacting to the vibrations.

8-      Koalas are bears!!

Koalas are kind of marsupial mammals like kangaroos because they have the pouch that make it classified as a marsupial.

9-      Old dogs don’t have the ability to learn new tricks

This theory is not true even for the human. Some studies show that the old dog can learn new thing as same as the young dog if he got a good training.

10-   Dolphins are friendly

They could be friends and nice with you; but, not to all living creature in the ocean!! Studies show that they have some violent actions toward baby porpoises and sometimes toward their kind. The dolphins tend to learn to enjoy instead of killing show that they have intelligence and they are unique.  

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