Guy Exposes 24 Animal Lies We Believe As Kids, Provides An Explanation About What Is Actually Happening
When you're a kid, you don't have every answer in the world. OK, nobody has, but the little ones are especially oblivious to the stuff that's happening around them. So they "invent" explanations. Like, the reason ostriches bury their head in the sand is because they're afraid. Or a goldfish's memory lasts only 3 seconds. Yes, these "facts" are perfect examples of how rich a child's imagination is but they're also incorrect. So, in order to educate his followers, TikTok user Mndiaye_97 has released a series of videos where he exposes all the animal myths we believe as kids. Thanks to the guy's charisma, the videos came out just as entertaining as they're educational. But before you continue, I have a warning: YOUR LIFE WAS A LIE. Happy scrolling!
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Dogs that are poorly socialised as puppies can be remarkably and sometimes violently racist. It used to be common practice in South Africa to train protection dogs to hate and fear black people, and it's depressingly easy to do.
This is a lot like what happens with humans. Born indifferent and accepting of all, trained to hate.
Load More Replies...We rescued a dog from the shelter who was, to our amazement, remarkably well trained. However, when we passed by a black man or woman, the dog would alert and begin to whine, sometimes bark, and try to get to them. We thought maybe the dog had been conditioned by it's previous owner to be aggressive towards black folks. However, upon the first vet visit, we became privy to the vet records of the dog's previous owner - an elderly black lady who had taken VERY good care of the dog. She had passed away and her family had turned her in to the animal shelter. She wasn't being "rascist", she was recognizing familiar faces.
No. But a dog trained to attack black people cannot be called racist. That's an anthropomorphism too far. The people who trained the dog to do it are racist. The dog is just trained a certain way. An animal is incapable of racism in the way that we mean it.
Load More Replies...My dog is a bit aggressive towards black dogs....is he a bit racist? lol
yeah, i actually had to try to convince my brother that they were just red-green colorblind like out dad, he still thinks they don't see any color though.
Bullfighting is terribly brutal and has no reason to exist IMO. That said, they don't torture the bulls to be more agressive, but to placate them so they charge while lowering the head .
I legit stopped wearing red because I was afraid of a bull charging at me. bruh
Bullfighting is straight up animal cruelty. It’s barbaric. I don’t understand why it’s still practiced in 2021
"bl00d"? Why the silly writing? Is that because of some kind of censorship on TikTok?
Yeah, tiktok usually takes down videos for stupid crap like that.
Load More Replies...Bull fighting ought to be extinct by now. No one should still be in favor of a sentient being tortured for nothing but entertainment - and don't get me started about so-called traditions. First of all, bull fighting isn't much older than, like, 200 years - and second, it wouldn't be a valid point. Simply because a mistake hasn't been corrected for a long time does not make it any right or even any less wrong or understandable or so - slavery and rape used to be common practice around the world, too, and no one insists on this being some kind of cultural treasure to be protected from progress, or at least no one that anyone would think is in their right mind.
A fun fact, honey bees may attack you of you are wearing red clothes and you're too close to their hive. However it's not because of red but the fact that bees don't see red colour so it looks to them as if it's black. Oh and by the way, bees don't like black or dark animals so if you wear black they might attack you too
So I'm definitely safer in a red shirt standing next to my wife in a flowy summer dress... Mental note
How is the metaphor used? Genuinely asking cause in Greece we have a word that comes from the animal's name in Greek, but i haven't heard the expression in English to be honest!
Load More Replies...I honestly didn't think ostriches really *did* bury their heads so news to me all around! :-)
This is false also. Ostriches lay their eggs in holes but do not bury them, hence not 'underground'. They also keep their head down when danger is nearby to be less easily seen and, like many birds, they eat small rocks/pebbles to help with digestion.
Look at captain nit-pick trying to save the day. Well I can nit-pick too, something doesn't need to be buried to be 'underground' so your comment is irrelevant.
Load More Replies...Interestingly, Milan Kubiatko of J. E. Purkyne University, Faculty of Science, and Pavol Prokop of Comenius University in Bratislava have analyzed this subject on an academic level. In 2007, they published a paper, called "Pupils' misconceptions about mammals" and presented quite a few intriguing findings.
Focusing on children aged 10 to 15, they developed a questionnaire with 35 multiple choice and open-ended questions. The researchers then handed out these questionnaires to 468 children from 6 elementary schools in Slovakia, Europe.
For animals, In a lot of cases it is true. And honestly, if it deters folks from messing with wildlife, it’s not a negative lie.
Load More Replies...lol, this one is to stop children from messing around with a chick and to leave it alone.
I read an article from the birds protection league that explained why you shouldn't pick up a bird fallen from the nest, because in a lot of cases the parents will continue to feed them in the ground. The only time you could help was if they were in immediate danger or very young (no feathers), or if you see the nest, put the bird back into it.
Worked in animal welfare and I would say this is pretty good advice. Sometimes they are on the ground because they are just starting to learn to fly and can't yet. Parents usually keep a close eye on them.
Load More Replies...A bird’s nest with a baby bird in it got blown out of a tree by the wind. The baby was still alive and didn’t appear injured. I couldn’t put the nest back where it was because it was too high in the tree but believing this tale I carefully put the nest back in a reachable place in the tree being super careful not to touch either with my hands. Went out every three hours with an eye dropper filled with sugar water which the baby enthusiastically drank. On my fourth trip I saw that the baby was gone. Looked all over for 30 min with no luck but did not see any bad signs either (like loose feathers laying around). End of story.
I put a baby robin back in the nest on my patio last year after it fell out and the momma didn't seem to notice :p
Was it really in danger, though? Many times, a baby bird may appear to be helpless but it is really just beginning to explore. Its mother will still continue to feed it until it is fully independent.
Load More Replies...Adults, yes - kids not so much but some are for sure, my brother used to get god awful excema cos no one knew he was allergic!
Load More Replies...My cat is a fan of very respectfully dipping her paw into whatever I'm drinking and having a taste (She also does this with my paint-water).
I can relate. In the space of a minute last night to both a cup of paint water and a cup of cold tea lol
Load More Replies...Both of my tom cats will stick their noses in my cereal when I’m actively eating it and try to drink the milk.
Same with my kitten. She nearly died. I was really sad. FUN FACT: CAT'S CANNT HAVE TUNA EITHER. THEY GET VERY SICK. MY CAT ALMOST DIED HAVING MILK AND TUNA.
yea, i did some background research on cats before getting one, i was pretty surprised to know that thanks anyway 👍
They don't. Even if they did, we wouldn't know because there isn't a machine big enough to scan their brains. We've killed thousands of them and after years of generational trauma they really don't see us as cute.
So they don´t, but we wouldn´t know so we don´t know they don´t which means maybe they do.
I read it really recently also and was wondering how is it possible to find that out
Load More Replies...Um. They can CT a fossil T-Rex head. Pretty sure elephants' brains can be scanned.
Yes. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/MRI-sections-of-the-elephant-brain-showing-the-size-and-relationships-of-the-cerebellum_fig2_234076293
Load More Replies...They don't want anything to do with is at all if possible, why would they, they certainly aren't going think we're cute, who ever believed this in the first place?
eh? I thought zoos had huge MRI machines for big animals like elephants? Is that not true either?
Somewhere they do...https://www.researchgate.net/figure/MRI-sections-of-the-elephant-brain-showing-the-size-and-relationships-of-the-cerebellum_fig2_234076293
Load More Replies..."The children's ideas were examined in five dimensions (animal classification and phylogeny; food; foraging strategies; parental care; senses, morphology, and anatomy)," Kubiatko and Prokop wrote, adding that they found "serious misconceptions" about mammals across all age groups.
For example, the majority of the children incorrectly thought that dinosaurs were closely related to mammoths (51%) and whales (8%) rather than birds (41%). And only 47.4% of the children surveyed knew that lions usually hunt in groups.
Not a joke, carrots are considered a treat due to the sugar content and not to be given too much. Better to feed them grass, hay and green leafy veg.
Load More Replies...Omg so true!!! He was always so hyperactive!!!! It was the sugar!
Load More Replies...Sadly a lot of rabbits are not properly fed, this leads to a lot of diseases and deaths. My rescue rabbit had her front teeth removed because she was fed only with pellets growing up and could not be able to recover proper teeth, and the other teefies were really bad too. Now she eat high quality hay and a lot of wild plants and greens and she's now OK. She even have a neon to fix Vit D to have good teeth since she don't go outside. Sadly rabbits are often neglegted.
My daughter got a rabbit that was by the vet's estimation about 3 years old. He told us at the time, he should live to be 8 or 9. Told us what to feed him. Not carrots, except for treats. We also built him an enormous enclosure that took up almost an entire room. We kept him inside. My daughter got him grass, and a good quality rabbit food. He lived to be 17. He just passed away last year. He was truly the energizer bunny. The only real mistake we made was not to get him a friend. I understand they do better with friends. But he seemed incredibly happy. He was doted on.
they actualy eat mostly the top of the carrrot, the part that sticks up from the ground.
Raw flesh of course, like the Monty Python one.
Load More Replies...they actualy eat mostly the top of the carrrot, the part that sticks up from the ground
Rabbits won't even EAT carrots. But they DO like carrot PLANTS. The green part. They were known for ruining crops, and Bugs Bunny needed something like a microphone and/or a cigar to look like a stand-up comic.
Lions often yawn to show irritation, so this isn't a father building confidence, it's just Mufasa about to backhand the lights out of Simba.
Also, male lions when securing new territory, will kill all the cubs that are not their own.
I could have done without that information Duke. Thanks for nothing!
Load More Replies...Umm, this might be another myth, but I thought that the females in the pride usually keep the cubs away from the males, as the adult males, you know, try to "eliminate the competition".
as far as i know, if the male decides he's going to do that, there's not a lot the females can do about it. animals aren't nearly as selfless as humans, most of the time; if it comes down to their cub's life or their own, they'll take care of their own.
Load More Replies...They just have very bad eyesight and frantic movements scare them.
Mythbuster did some experiments about it, andd there was something in mice-like objects that scared elephants.
As a kid, I read that they truly are afraid of mice due to them being about the right size to clog their trunk, which may result in lack of breathability, which may result in lack of oxygen, and subsequently might even kill the elephant. Don't know how much there is to this legend, but it sounded plausible to me back then, and still appears to not be totally pointless.
Elephants have, as Casual Geographic would call it, "Rhinoceros Syndrome" or, in other words, poor eyesight. Elephant might easily confuse a small. fast-moving animal, such as a mouse, for something worse, like a large lizard or a fast snake.
Also, the children had great misconceptions about the contents of the camel's hump. Nearly 80% said it's where the animal stores water and only 20% of the children answered correctly—the hump contains fat.
However, most of the children (91.8%) knew that whales did not lay eggs and that the function of the kangaroo's pouch is carrying young (95%). They got plenty of other questions right as well.
They aren't. They use their tongues as toilet paper.
Cleaner in these cases usually mean the amount of bacteria/virii but we should rather look at the type(s) since it's better to "have" a lot of harmless ones than a few deadly.
This should be made more factual in that dogs and every other animal has flora in their mouth that is specific for their health and well being which why they can clean themselves.
I have two dogs, and one eats her poop and licks her butt....but my other dog, never has done either of those. You can guess which one gets all the kisses, lol
They can actually remember up to five months and can be taught to remember human faces.
Our goldfish get noticeably more excited when my daughter is nearby
I had pet goldfish growing up. They lived for several years until we moved and changed the water. They remembered us and would even play with us by following our fingers when we put our fingers on their tank. They definitely knew when it was feeding time
I used to think how would they remember what is their food because goldfish parents aren't going to teach them every 3 seconds.
Actually, in some experiment I heard about, fish farms would play a sound when the fish food is ready and whenever the fish heard the sound, they knew what the sound meant: food.
It doesn't work, it can actually cause the sting to release more venom.
I can attest to this, pee does not help AT ALL. (thanks Friends lol). Better to use warm water or vinegar.
Fresh half of a tomato works, rub repeatedly over the area. We were told to use them in one country and it worked. I was stung twice in one week.
Load More Replies...This happened to my sister when she was 17, she peed on it. Now she's 21 and still hasn't died. Maybe she's immortal.
Cheetahs can actually top at up to 72 miles per hour for less than 45 seconds.
I've never heard anything about cheetah's brains overheating before
Me neither. The myth I’ve always believed is that they can run fast for long distances.
Both. Like a lot of predators they just have to use energy (calories/running-hunting) to get energy (calories/preys) so they just wont spoil energy to need even more energy. Just a kind of ratio to be as effective as possible without spoiling the precious energy. Life is tough and they don't eat and drink everyday (except females wit cubs). They do not lack of oxygen they even have magic muscle fibers that are using anaerobic respiration to be fast and effective without relying on oxygen when they run in "high speed mode".
Load More Replies...Where does this myth come from? I did projects on Cheetahs in school, and never heard this
wait. people actually thought that? oh. i've never heard of that one.
Koalas don't get high on eucalyptus, it's just that this genius animal insists on eating something that gives them zero energy which is why koalas look tired.
Koalas are cute, but they're also vicious and stupid. Evolutionary fail.
This is more false than true. Koalas get energy from eucalyptus, but because it's toxic they have to digest it very slowly. So it makes them sleepy and physically imparied. In other words, "intoxicated."
They sleep like 16-18 hours a day or something like that. Maybe even more. They’re lazy little bears
This myth started because a Disney documentary crew chased lemmings off a cliff to their death and then edited the footage to seem like the animals did it themselves.
Should have read the whole post before I commented, I mentioned lemmings on another picture.
The suicidal lemming myth was around long before Disney made the documentary, but when they couldn't find actual lemmings doing it, they staged it. Lemmings do actually migrate in herds, which has lead to many myths about them. If, during their migration, they come across a body of water, they will jump into it and swim across it, which will inevitably lead to a few drowning, but not the mythical mass-suicide. Source: Britannica
We shouldn't only list common mythology about animals, but we should, maybe, list all the atrocities Disney (the company as well as Walt himself) has committed against animals. It's a shame that a company, claiming to bring joy to the entire family, espacially focussed on children, can get away with being such a disgrace - they're only in it for the money in the first place, and "but the children love it" is no valid excuse to cover up crimes, or noncriminal cruelty towards animals. There is exactly no valid excuse or legitimate reason to act cruel against animals. Companies doing such things should go bankrupt. They would, if the average customers wasn't such an ignorant, egoistic dumbass.
Disney made a bunch of fake nature documentaries. I keep hoping they show up on Disney+
It's to avoid tiktok censorship, due to it being a sensitive topic. There's a good chance it would have been taken down otherwise.
Load More Replies...They don't necessarily have better eyesight than us. It's just different. In some areas their's are better than ours, like during the dark hours but our vision is sharper etc. Also not all bats have the same type of vision.
the guy in the pic is actually an engineer and did an experiment to see if the shark attracted to blood myth was true. his name is mark rober it was actually a very interesting video
Load More Replies...I think sharks know what period blood is, which makes them stay away. However, they somehow don't care about what human body part they can have in their mouth, as long as they can eat it.
Penguins are just reluctant to jump into the water. Eventually one or two might dive so the rest decide to follow them, but they don't push each other.
Reminds me a bit like the lemmings myth. No lemmings do not mass suicide by jumping off cliffs
aaah, that is just what the penguin-lobby wants you to believe!
I’ve actually heard of this myth. There was even a short segment on Johnny Bravo where he’s seen doing this with a bunch of turkeys. Never heard of the medical condition though.
Here's the Johnny Bravo clip:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EN0qSwUH8g
Load More Replies...Um we lost most of a flock this way. My dad refused to ever raise them again.
huh, weird, I have raised turkeys and this never happened. Terrible tempers tho.
Load More Replies...There's a huge difference between the intelligence of a wild turkey and that of a domesticated turkey. I've raised the latter, and they are abysmally stupid. If you move their food, you have to show one of them where you've put it, whereupon it'll show the others.
Never heard this, but I have heard in general birds are usually dumb. The insult “bird brain” comes to mind
Birds in general are quite smart, actually. In fact, many species of birds are considered to be smarter than dogs, such as corvids (crows and jays), parrots, and even pigeons. The term "Bird Brain" was created before ornithologists discovered how smart many birds actually are.
Load More Replies...Not just you harming their skin but also them possibly harming you as some produce a toxin through their skin.
Yes, the frogs which are more colourful have higher chances of toxin.
Load More Replies...My cousin use to have one as a pet and he’d often lose him because he would blend in with the colors in his room so idk if I believe this.
if thats the case then it means the one he has as a pet is unhappy or afraid. they do change color to blend into their surrounding but usually wen they r afraid or depressed. tank could b to small not enough climbing room could b multiple reasons
Load More Replies...So... They feel like the environment they're in looks? What's my mood today? Autumn leaves. Yup. That's my mood!
Cap only some like the Jackson chameleons use it to show moods others like the giant chameleons use it for camouflage. : )
They don't, it depends on height they fall from. The higher they fall the less injuries they get.
Not really, the statistic behind this urban myth has been thoroughly debunked. The injuries were only measured from the cats that survived the fall. Most cats that had falls from a greater height were killed outright, leaving a few lucky survivors that had soft landings to skew the results.
wow i wonder how they were able to statistically prove this.... poor kitties
Load More Replies...They ARE fantastically good at landing on their feet. Yes, they need enough time to twist around to land on their feet, but the notion that the higher the fall the better is simply insane.
I second this. If they fell off a three foot high ledge, they wouldn't fall on their feet because they wouldn't have time to react, but at the same time they wouldn't get hurt. If a cat actually managed to fall on their feet after falling from one hundred feet, they'd probably be seriously injured or die.
Load More Replies...This myth gets cats and kittens killed. While a cat *can* twist around more flexibly to land on their feet? They still don't escape injury or land on their feet.
that is actually tru, when my cat used to fall off the couch, he didnt land on his feet. when my mom was a kid she used to live on th 8th floor of the apartment, her cat fell out of the 8th floor window, the cat had enough time to get in position, he fell and broke all 4 his feet, he healed by himself in a small alley in a garbage can, he came back to the house 2 weeks later
And if they do land on their feet, their heads carry on moving and they smack their noses on the ground
That sloth on the left has the same hair I had 6 months into covid
I'm gonna guess the same expression as well?
Load More Replies...They come out of the tree to do their number 2's and that is when they are most vulnerable to attack.
Their hands are opposite from ours. We exert force to close them, the exert force to open. So when they sleep there hands want to stay shut!
Why don't they just sh*t while hanging? If all sloths do this once a week, I'm surprised that they didn't go extinct because of constipation.
It's because they would've had better eyesight and smell than raptors today.
The good news is currently there is a 0% chance of an encounter with one! ;)
Load More Replies...T-rexes are thought to be scavengers so they probably won't prey on humans
That whole thing was started by some wag who thought that a T-Rex brain casing was similar to the structure of a frog, some of which will lose a target if it stops moving. Tyrannosaurus Rex had binocular vision and could smell a prey animal or carcass from miles away. Standing still or running away, if you stumbled upon one of these things, if he was hungry, you were dinner.
I had a teacher who told me "Rabbits don't make any sounds". No. We had a wild rabbit in our yard and that thing could scream. They can be louder than dogs (or maybe just the ones in our neighborhood are quiet).
NGL, please don't downvote. But... Your teacher is dumb.
Load More Replies...I think it’s interesting that you didn’t give the man running this channel any credit. Isn’t citing others work without credit called plagiarism? Maybe you should fix that?
I had a teacher who told me "Rabbits don't make any sounds". No. We had a wild rabbit in our yard and that thing could scream. They can be louder than dogs (or maybe just the ones in our neighborhood are quiet).
NGL, please don't downvote. But... Your teacher is dumb.
Load More Replies...I think it’s interesting that you didn’t give the man running this channel any credit. Isn’t citing others work without credit called plagiarism? Maybe you should fix that?

