2006-10-31 03:28:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
old wives tale
2006-10-31 03:31:06 · answer #1 · answered by Ha Ha Charade You Are................... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a kid, my parents told me that the mice chew the skin of the elephant's feet, and the elephant freaks out and stomps around, but it doesnt get the mouse cuz its too quick
2006-10-31 03:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by rustik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had heard it was because mice could go into the ears of elephant and take up residence.
2006-10-31 03:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, elephants don't have the best eyesight. They can't even see the mice most of the time.
2006-10-31 03:44:39 · answer #4 · answered by Xander 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
elephants aren't scared of mice .....they could just step on them.......its actually some humans that are scared of mice
2006-11-01 20:05:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, they aren't. Probably someone saw one particular elephant that freaked out when it saw a mouse.
Why are women scared of spiders? Similar answer -- Probably someone saw one particular woman that freaked out when she saw a spider.
2006-10-31 05:27:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter and I looked it up. Apparently, they're not afraid of mice at all. Who knew?
2006-10-31 03:34:23 · answer #7 · answered by Jon M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I really don't think that that's true. but I suppose it came from somewhere, maybe someone was trying to use it as an analogy to teach a child a lesson?
2006-10-31 03:35:13 · answer #8 · answered by JJK789 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably scared of anything that can crawl up their trunks.
2006-10-31 03:33:32 · answer #9 · answered by Finnegan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not. This is just a old tale.
2006-10-31 03:32:58 · answer #10 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋