Wild Inaccuracies Archives

A popular 'fun fact' holds that flamingo egg yolks are bright pink, but flamingo experts are perplexed by the claim.

Do major cities harbor rodent populations equivalent to one rat per person?

Lemmings don't commit mass suicide, so filmmakers had to use various camera tricks to capture scenes of them supposedly plunging to their deaths.

It’s far from guaranteed to happen, but the risk of decapitation for copulating male mantids would be considered alarmingly high in human circles.

Eagles do not extend their lifespans by removing their beaks, talons, and feathers in order to grow new ones.

Will hanging plastic bags filled with water repel flies from your area? Opinion is divided on that technique's effectiveness.

A social media factoid about penguin courtship and the "perfect pebble" does not quite reflect the birds' actual mating habits.

Rumor holds that duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

Is the red dye commonly used in nectar for backyard feeders harmful to hummingbirds?

An old rumor warns that discarded rice eaten by birds can expand in their tiny birdy stomachs and kill them.

Conventional wisdom holds that one year of human time is the equivalent of seven years in a dog's age.

Can the striped mittenfish change its sex by turning its entire body inside out?

Wild Inaccuracies