Everyone likes animal characters in cartoons and video games but some of the things they do aren't really accurate to real life so here are 10 myths.
Myth 1: Rabbits Love Eating Carrots
Culprit: Bugs Bunny
Truth: Carrots and other root vegetables are higher in sugar than other foods in a rabbits diet, too much is actually bad for them so it's surprising that Bugs Bunny doesn't have diabetes.
Myth 2: Hedgehogs Can't Swim
Culprit: Sonic the Hedgehog
Truth: Hedgehogs can swim just no one told Sega.
Myth 3: Road Runners are Really Fast
Culprit: Road Runner Cartoons
Truth: Road Runners are not only slow, Coyotes are actually faster than them.
Myth 4: Lemmings have Suicidal Tendencies
Culprit: Lemmings game
Truth: Lemmings Migrate in large numbers and creates the image that they are leading themselves to mass suicide but being a main source of prey for predators and the nature of their habitat it's not uncommon for many Lemmings to die in migration not helped by Disney's misconception thanks to a documentary they did.
Myth 5: Bulls are Enraged by the Color Red
Culprit: Common Cartoon Joke
Truth: Bulls are Color Blind, they get pissed off because you're flapping cloth in their face.
Myth 6: Cats Love Fish
Culprit: Happy from Fairy Tail
Truth: Raw Fish is poison for cats but cooked fish is fine, Natsu's doing you a favor by cooking fish Happy.
Myth 7: Fish have a Three Second Memory
Culprit: Finding Nemo
Truth: Fish have the memory capacity to remember predators, are capable of Teamwork and are cunning enough to avoid getting eaten.
Myth 8: Platypus Don't Do Much
Culprit: Phineas & Ferb
Truth: They are carnivores, the males are venomous and can find prey through feeling electric fields along side the fact that they are egg laying mammals I think they do quite a lot.
Myth 9: Simba and Nala are Married
Culprit: Lion King
Truth: Zazu implies that Simba and Nala will get married and they do in the end, but seeing as most lions are led by one alpha male, Simba and Nala are half brother and sister, also seeing as Simba is alpha male he probably mates with all females not just Nala.
Myth 10: Penguins Dance as a Form of Communication and to Attract Mates
Culprit: Happy Feet
Truth: They do dance but it's more to keep warm in cold climates, males attract mates by building a nest and doing a series of calls and head movements in a manner similar to how a peacock shows off it's feathers.
Disclaimer: This reviewer would like to apologize if any of these facts have affected your inner child
