Myth: the lion is the king of the jungle.
The lion is not the king of the jungle. Lions do not live in jungles, they live in open fields with little trees. Still, lions are considered kings. Click here to learn more.
Myth: Ostriches bury their head in the ground when they are afraid.
Ostrich do not bury its head in the ground. It would not be able to breathe if it did so! The fact is that an Ostrich’s body is so big and its head is so small that it looks like it is burying its head in the ground when its picking at the ground from a distance.
Myth: Camels store water in their humps.
Camels do not store waters in their humps. These humps contain fat in them. But the kidney and the intestines of the camel because they are so efficient that a camel’s urine comes out thick as syrup and their feces is so dry, it can fuel fires!
Myth: Bats are Blind
Bats are not blind.It is true that they wake up during the night and use a sonar navigate through really dark areas, but they have eyes and can see perfectly, even if their eyesight is poorly developed. Did you know that bats have an excellent hearing and sense of smell?
This one is a big exaggeration.Shark have a highly enlarged brain region for smelling odors, allowing some of the fish to detect as little as 1 part blood per 10 billion parts water. But it the ocean is much, much, much bigger and it takes awhile for odor molecules to drift. On a very good day when the currents are favorable, a shark can smell its prey from a few kelometers away — not hundreds of kelometers.
Published: May 13, 2017
Latest Revision: May 20, 2017
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