"Somewhere, right now, an adult is quoting an interesting animal "fact" that he actually learned from an old cartoon. Or from some other equally unreliable source. This is why sayings like "blind as a bat" persist even though bats can in fact see (tip: try substituting the more accurate phrase, "Blind as a man with two assholes in his face instead of eyes").
Anyway, as we've pointed out before, animals are one of those subjects particularly vulnerable to laughable misconceptions. Which is why even today you can hear somebody say ..."
From the old one about picking up baby birds to cutting an earthworm in half to get two worms, I was definitely a believer of these myths when I was younger, so this was a really interesting read for me How about any of you? Any other "myths" like these you all believed?
Anyway, as we've pointed out before, animals are one of those subjects particularly vulnerable to laughable misconceptions. Which is why even today you can hear somebody say ..."
From the old one about picking up baby birds to cutting an earthworm in half to get two worms, I was definitely a believer of these myths when I was younger, so this was a really interesting read for me How about any of you? Any other "myths" like these you all believed?
