8 Facts About Animals We Got Wrong

There are a lot of animal stereotypes in the media, like "cats love milk!" or "bears can t get enough of that honey!" But what if we told you that everything cartoons taught you is actually a lie? Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow and uncover the truth about these 8 animal myths! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones, Sam Lutfi, Kevin Knupp, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلطا الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Bella Nash, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick Merrithew, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: Bears http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=24145 https://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/foraging-a-foods/206-what-do-bears-like-to-eat-in-a-beehive.html http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/hot_topics/2017/pdf/09%20all_about_honey.pdf http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=371 http://articles.extension.org/pages/21751/bee-brood-basic-bee-biology-for-beekeepers https://defenders.org/grizzly-bear/basic-facts https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6998737 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/american-black-bear/ Cats http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/whats-the-deal-with-cats-and-milk https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lactose-intolerance/symptoms-causes/syc-20374232 https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/lactose-intolerance https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/187249-overview#a5 Elephant http://people.duke.edu/~kksmith/papers/Kier_Smith_1985.pdf https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/09/wildlife-wednesdays-do-elephants-drink-through-their-trunks-this-and-other-questions-answered-on-elephant-awareness-day-september-26-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/ https://elephantconservation.org/elephants/25-things-you-might-not-know-about-elephants/ http://www.asianelephantresearch.com/about-elephant-anatomy-and-biology-p2.php Rabbits http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/diet.html http://mentalfloss.com/article/62598/do-rabbits-really-love-carrots https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1756-0500-7-942 https://www.mspca.org/angell_services/cecal-dysbiosis-in-house-rabbits-what-the-hay/ http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html Ducks https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/16/dont-feed-the-ducks-bread-say-conservationists http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/the-nature-conservancy-of-canada/feeding-bread-to-birds_b_11259694.html https://www.popsci.com/feeding-ducks-bread https://www.livescience.com/47031-dont-feed-the-birds.html https://lafeber.com/vet/waterfowl-diseases-a-cheat-sheet/#wing http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1647/1082-6742%282006%2920%5B21%3ABVDOTD%5D2.0.CO%3B2?journalCode=avms& Ostriches https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/animal-myths-busted/ http://mentalfloss.com/article/56176/why-do-ostriches-stick-their-heads-sand http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/ostrich http://www.audubon.org/news/incubating-bird-eggs-more-complex-you-think Porcupines https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/group/porcupines/ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/12/11/why-porcupine-quills-slide-in-with-ease-but-come-out-with-difficulty/#.Wib7WVVKvIU Bats https://batconservation.org/learn/myths-and-facts-about-bats/ https://usfwsnortheast.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/spookybats/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141031-bats-myths-vampires-animals-science-halloween/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-bats-echolocate-an/ Images: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Angelwing.jpg