人人都信的动物谬误

　我们大多数人对动物的理解要么来源于长辈们的传授，要么来源于书籍、动画或电影，要么来源于自己的观察和想象力……然而这些来源也有不可靠的时候，某些有关动物的说法我们深信不疑，可它们其实不过是一传十十传百、以讹传讹的谬论。
　　Somewhere, right now, an adult is quoting an interesting animal "fact" that he actually learned from an old cartoon, or from some other equally unreliable source. This is why sayings like "blind as a bat1)" persist2) even though bats can in fact see. Anyway, animals are one of those subjects particularly vulnerable3) to laughable misconceptions.
　　此时，某地有位大人在旁征博引，拈来一条实际上是从旧漫画或其他不靠谱的渠道得来的动物“趣闻”。编辑：www.ybask.Com 。
这就是为什么虽然蝙蝠其实看得见，但诸如“瞎如蝙蝠”之类的说法却经久流传的原因。总而言之，动物这一群体尤易遭到人们荒谬可笑的错误解读。
　　1. Cut an Earthworm in Half, You Get Two Worms
　　You''''re in the back yard and you find an earthworm. You cut it in half, and look at that! Both halves are still alive! Then some helpful grownup comes along and says, "You know, eventually both ends will heal and grow back, and you''''ll have two worms!" To a kid, the logic is sound: If liza

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