Are cats really more deceptive to death than other animals because they are said to have nine lives?
There is a misconception about animals. Do the early birds have worms to eat? Different birds do appear at different times, and some of the earliest birds will certainly eat worms. The most worth thinking about are those that are completely wrong. Here are 10 things you're familiar with.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="20" >10: Blind as a bat</h1>
Bats actually have very good eyesight – they just don't need it very much.
Bats are not blind. They don't even have a little myopia. What they have is exceptionally sharp hearing. They also have very advanced sonar, which is the top sonar used by the U.S. military. This sonar, or echolocation capability, involves bats producing ultrasonic pulses or sounds that are then reflected back from objects. Bats process reflected sounds to avoid obstacles, hunt effectively, and position themselves correctly.
Since bats are nocturnal and have such amazing echolocation skills, their vision is not so important. Maybe that's why myths about their blindness arose. It could also have something to do with the fact that bats, the world's only flying mammal, have long been seen by humans as both fascinating and repulsive — qualities that have led to many myths about the creature.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="25" >9: Cute as a bug's ears</h1>
Bugs don't have ears—at least not on their heads. Grasshoppers have ears on their abdomen.
Many people will agree that bugs in general are not cute. In fact, a lot of people find them disgusting, whether we're talking about flies, cockroaches, or ants. (And we know that "bug" is not the scientific term for insects, but we're dealing with a metaphor here.) So, will this creepy little animal have cute ears? Unlikely. But more importantly, bugs usually don't have ears. At least not the kind of ears we think—the two appendages on either side of the head or the top of the head. For example, grasshoppers have ears on their abdomen, while grasshoppers move on their front legs. Grasshoppers, their ears grow on their wings .
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" >8: Eat like a bird</h1>
If you really eat like a bird, you're consuming at least a quarter to half of your body weight every day. Maybe more.
A picky eater or someone who eats only the right amount of food in a meal is often referred to as "eating like a bird." It means that the person doesn't eat much. Birds actually consume a variety of insects, nectar, and other foods, and eat regularly throughout the day. It seems that they don't eat much because they only eat small amounts at a time, but they are: some songbirds that feed on insects eat every two seconds! A study by Smithsonian researchers showed that birds eat a lot of insects that indirectly benefit plants and help them grow.
How much a bird eats depends on its size. The larger are likely to eat a quarter of their body weight every day, while the smaller are up to half. Then there's the petite hummingbird, which is known for consuming twice as much weight a day to maintain its frantic flapping wings.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="35" >7: Happy like a clam</h1>
Can you tell if the clam is happy or sad?
At the beginning of the 19th century, the saying "happiness is like a clam" appeared in the United States, especially in the Northeastern states. Clams don't have smiling faces – the metaphor comes from a longer expression of "being as happy as a clam at high tide". Didn't you grow up by the sea? Here's what it means: clams are bivalves — the shells of invertebrates are divided into two separate parts. They also have a strong foot that can burrow into the sand.
People go out to forage at low tide because it makes it easier to find buried bivalves. Therefore, clams are said to be happy at high tide, and they don't have to worry about people trying to pop them out of the sand and turn them into main dishes.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="40" >6: Crazy like a dragon</h1>
The label "crazy" may hang on the diving bird because of the way it sometimes sounds.
Ah, poor slacker. Its name has to do with madness. Crazy. A lunatic. In fact, this is nothing more than nuts. Diving birds are water birds that dive in vast lakes forage for food and use water as a runway to fly. There are five species of diving birds in the world, of which the common diving birds are the most widely distributed in North America.
Regular diving birds are actually pretty cool. They are strikingly dressed in the summer, with ebony heads and bodies covered in captivating black and white motifs. (In winter, they turn pure pigeon gray and white.) Despite their fairly sturdy bodies, they can travel through the air at incredible speeds; migratory diving birds reach speeds of up to 70 miles (113 kilometers per hour). But perhaps their most impressive feature is their diving and fishing skills. They can effortlessly dive into the water and catch prey with torpedoes in the water, gracefully combining abrupt 180-degree turns as needed.
So why is there a label of "crazy"? There are several types of calls from common diving birds, including wailing, yodel, and vibrato. Vibrato and Yodel, in particular, sound a bit like crazy laughter, while their signature, eerie wails sound like unforgettable madness.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="46" >5: Crocodile Tears</h1>
The tears in the crocodile's eyes as they eat are neither sad nor joyful; it's just a physiological reaction.
If someone says you're crying crocodile tears, that doesn't mean you're sad. They mean you're forging it. When you're really not sad at all, you're crying, or pretending to be crying. In fact, you may be happy. This phrase stems from the belief that crocodiles cry when they devour their prey. Since the crocodiles enjoy their meals, they must be pretending to be sad to kill another creature.
Crocodiles do shed tears (just like crocodiles), which means they have tear glands that produce tears that lubricate their eyes. Yes, they sometimes shed these tears while eating. The researchers thought the animals became so excited when they chewed so much that air was blown up through the sinuses, forcing tears to flow back into the eyes. However, while there is no sadness behind their tears, there are no false or other emotions behind them. Their tears are just a physiological reaction, like sweating when you're nervous.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="51" >4: Bee's knee</h1>
Bees don't have knees like we think they have.
A more obscure expression, "bee's knee" means something is very good. Gorgeous. Top rack. But do bees have knees, and if so, are they great? Like all insects, bees have six parts on their legs. Each part is connected to the next through one joint. One of the six parts can be thought of as more knee-like than the others, but in reality bees don't have the knees we think they would. Some believe that since bees have sacs at the back of their legs to carry pollen, "bee's knees" refers to the fact that pollen is a good thing or something superb.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="56" >3: stubborn like a mule</h1>
Mules are not stubborn; they are too clever to let their masters overwork them.
When you hear this, you may have a picture in your mind – someone tries to drag the mule to the front with a rope, and the mule resists, sticking its hooves into the dirt and refusing to budge. Or maybe you're imagining a donkey. If so, are both animals stubborn? First, let's discuss the differences. Mules are not animal species, such as horses or donkeys. It was a hybrid, or the product of two other species—in this case, a pairing of a male donkey and a mare. Donkeys have 62 chromosomes, horses have 64, and mules are born with 63 chromosomes. This odd number of chromosomes means they cannot reproduce.
Donkeys and mules are both known for their animals, well, personalities. They are widely considered stubborn. wayward. Stubborn, even. You know what? They are not. Studies have shown that mules are at the top when it comes to showing flexibility in problem-solving (learning to learn), followed by donkeys, horses and dogs. So why is there a common misunderstanding? Mules—and donkeys—are clever. It's so clever. They also have a deep-seated tendency to protect themselves. As a result, they don't overwork owners and don't put themselves at risk in general. These characteristics have led to the label of "stubborn".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="61" >2: Cats have nine lives</h1>
Cats don't always land on the ground with their feet, so don't let your child toss them around in order to prove their point.
Everyone knows that cats really don't have nine lives. This popular saying started out in part because felines were a bit mysterious and otherworldly, all sneaking, leaping high and magically disappearing and reappearing. But when people use this comment, they're usually suggesting that cats are capable of surviving situations where other animals can't survive, such as falling from a great distance. Cats are adept at surviving falls, but that doesn't mean they have supernatural survival abilities. If they fall from a lower height (say two or three layers), they will not have time to adjust themselves and land on the ground with four paws – and may suffer serious damage. If they fall from the top of a high-rise building, they could also be injured or killed by the force of the fall, and cats can otherwise lose "nine lives."
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="66" >1: You can't teach old dogs new tricks</h1>
Old dogs – and older people – can learn new things.
This proverb is often used to indicate that older people (or animals) cannot learn anything new. But that's not true, either in the human world or in the canine world. You can teach old dogs a lot of things. In fact, almost any command, skill, or trick you can teach a puppy, you can teach an old dog. It may only take longer. The researchers studied 145 Border Collie dogs ranging in age from 6 months to 14 years to understand how attention and attention change with age. First, they conducted two tests to understand how quickly dogs react to objects and humans. Older dogs tend to lose interest in an object before younger dogs, but if someone holds the object, older dogs are just as interested as younger dogs
Your adult dog may be happy to convince you that it's useless for him to learn new things. Especially if there was a nice soft bed waiting for him in the warm sun. But, just as older people can keep their heads clear by doing games like crossword puzzles, dogs are the best bet when they are constantly being mentally challenged. So grab a bag of dog food and get to work.