Animal Myths Were Shattered (25 pics)

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"They can actually remember up to five months and can be taught to remember human faces."

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"It doesn't work, it can actually cause the sting to release more venom."

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"They just have very bad eyesight and frantic movements scare them."

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"They aren't. They use their tongues as toilet paper."

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"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."

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"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."

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"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."

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"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."

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"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."

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