... reelly afraid of mices? Why is that? If they aren't, who started that rumor?
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2006-12-15 06:20:55 · 19 answers · asked by VLIGER DRAGÖN 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Probably just an old wive's tale. Although, I don't think I'd want to be the zookeeper who answer's the door when Jamie and Adam from "Mythbusters" come knocking . . .
2006-12-15 06:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by quatrapiller 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Elephant eyesight is poor, and the eyes are small in relation to the
enormous head, which can turn just slightly from side to side. This limited
movement results in restricted side vision, and an elephant must move its whole
body to broaden its range of vision. So I think that elephants are afraid of mices because the mices can sneek up on them very easily and the elephants don't like that because the mices like to use those big ole ears to have their poker parties in....at least the male mices do. The female mices don't think to look for them there. And can you imagine having a passle of mices in your ears, playing poker and smoking cigars????
2006-12-15 16:41:02 · answer #2 · answered by Autumn BrighTree 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elephants are not afraid of mice the circus made it a port of a act the elephant where trained to go on there hind legs so it always look like the elephant is afraid
2006-12-15 14:26:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dragon Hart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This article has a funny twist. At Ringling Bros. circus they tested this myth. The mice like the hay. The results of the test were that the elephants were more likely to inhale the mice than fear them!
2006-12-15 14:25:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it could be true, I mean elephants can't move all that fast, but mice can. It might spook the elephant b/c he can't keep track of it. Just a thought...who knows?? Merry Christmas!! :)
2006-12-15 14:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by jessicalynn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, because a mouse might crawl up an elephant's trunk and then the elephant wouldn't be able to breathe and then they'd die. That's why they're afraid of them.
2006-12-15 14:25:02 · answer #6 · answered by PurpleWatermelon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Afraid of mice is a bit strong. However, they are wary of them because they are able to crawl up their trunks and cause major damage and discomfort.
2006-12-15 14:23:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are afraid of mites not mice. It is just a misunderstanding based on a spelling error.
2006-12-15 14:22:55 · answer #8 · answered by mreed316 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last time I made a survey between African elephants, they rejected this rumor entirely.
2006-12-15 14:23:40 · answer #9 · answered by blapath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol, i think that elephants are so big and mice so small they most likely don't even know that mice exist
OR... they could be best friends (think disney's Dumbo)
2006-12-15 14:22:56 · answer #10 · answered by Cap'n Donna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋