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What A Zoo...Animal Myths Dispelled
By Janet Evans
Saturday, May 17 2008, 02:05 PM
It's time to get rid of some of those misconceptions about animals that we've had since we were kids... |
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MYTH: Piranhas are deadly
FACT: As anyone who has ever seen You Only Live Twice will recall, James Bond's enemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld keeps a pool filled with Amazonian piranha fish. "You will see that my piranha fish get very hungry," says Blofeld, stroking his white cat. "They can strip a man to the bone in 30 seconds." The point is soon demonstrated, at an unfortunate flunkey's expense. What a pity it's nonsense. Piranhas do have sharp little teeth, and can give you a nasty nip. And they do sometimes swim in large schools, but only to defend themselves against natural predators, such as river dolphins.
Piranhas are predators (of smaller fish and shrimp), and they do have to be kept in even-numbered groups in aquariums to stop them ganging up on an odd one out. But, whatever Blofeld says, they won't gang up on you.
from the Daily Mail, check out more facts regarding animal myths for
Sloths
Goldfish
Ostriches
Camels
Cows
Bats
Lemmings
Sharks
Dogs
Surprising Truths Behind Great Animal Myths à here
