Animal Myths Quiz

Bulls are color-blind; it is the movement of the cape, not its color, that makes them charge.

No, all bats can see. Most bats use echolocation to navigate.

Ostriches are more likely to run or fight than hide; the idea they bury their heads is a myth.

Fish memory can last for months, not just seconds.

Sharks can detect a single drop of blood in about 50 litres of water. The myth corrected is their noses are not as sensitive as believed.

No, people do not swallow spiders while sleeping. Sleeping people make noises and movements that warn spiders.

'Some species able to detect a single drop of blood in about 50 litres of water.'

The pronoun 'their' refers to sharks.

The spider myth surprised me because I thought it was true, but now I know spiders avoid humans during sleep.

Invertebrate