Animal Misconceptions That May Surprise You (VIDEO)

Are you a trivia master that knows everything about animals?

Before you share any more of your knowledge with someone, you may want to watch this video.

"8 Animal Misconceptions Rundown" from C.G.P. Grey addresses some of the most common myths surrounding our friends in the animal kingdom. From suicidal lemmings and amnesic goldfish to colorblind dogs, some of these top eight may surprise you.

For more common animal myths, click here. Be sure to check out these articles that debunk myths and conspiracies about Abe Lincoln and even love.

If you're looking for some weird facts about animals that actually are true, check out these weird facts about groundhogs and their February holiday.

To see more of C.G.P. Grey's explanatory videos, visit his blog.

Comments

[LCfield90]

09:31 AM on 04/02/2012

Daddy Longlegs aren't spiders?? Then what in the world are they???

Anyways, great video!

[amaboss52]

05:08 PM on 03/23/2012

I always wondered about that boiling a frog thing, now I'm sorry I found out the real reason, Yuck!

[mtyler0810]

08:27 PM on 02/17/2012

The origins of the Lemmings myth comes from Disney. They were producing a nature documentary, and basically chased the things off the cliff and said ''they just jumped''. Pretty sure they fed them, and then threw food over the edge if I remember correctly...

[Randi Papke]

11:16 AM on 02/16/2012

"Daddy longlegs" is a common name for two different kinds of arachnids - the Pholcids and the Opilionids. Pholcids are spiders that can spin webs. Opilionids are related to spiders (much as scorpions are related to spiders) but are not true spiders. You can tell them apart because Pholcids have two body parts (head/thorax and abdomen) and Opilionids have only one (head/thorax/abdomen fused)

[evecaren]

11:08 AM on 03/20/2012

I enjoyed reading your post, Randi. I always enjoy learning more facts about spiders.

[Derrick22]

10:03 PM on 03/23/2012

Spiders freak me out! lol but I'm glad to know more about them, because they do fascinate me. Biological technology , their webs, make me really consider who indeed is at the top of evolution. Plus, they eat black widows, or is that another myth?

[Gas-Bag]

09:01 PM on 02/15/2012

I'm almost sure that I saw a nature program years ago that showed that when lemmings overpopulate they run into the sea in mass, must have just been a dream.