Animal Stereotypes That You Hate

[Coelacanth18]

@Birdsage helpful tip: you can edit previous posts to add things you missed. There's a time limit, but it's longer than 7 minutes

 

[Birdsage]

I’m separating each subject, but thanks anyway. I could add some extra stuff on the whole “living fossil” topic.

 

[Birdsage]

Often, chimpanzee depictions match the “cartoon monkey” description from a previous comment, except (sometimes; see below) minus the tail.

“Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore”educational song by Mr. R’s Songs for Teaching
(I tried to include this in said previous comment, but the editing time expired!)

 

[DaLilFishie]

However, if I had to select candidates for “real living fossils”; that is, living species that have a notable fossil record, there are not many I can think of: the ones that come to mind are California Condor (2.5 ma*) Sandhill Crane (at least 2.5 ma, and possibly 10 ma), and Giant Anteater (5 ma).
*mega-annum, or million years.

Fossils of the extant Greater Pipefish are also known from the Pliocene.

 

[Birdsage]

Here’s a bunch of stereotypes about what animals eat:
Coyotes and birds of prey eat pets and people
(Domestic) Dogs eat homework
Elephants eat peanuts
Goats eat cloth and cans
Mice and rats eat cheese
Mongooses only eat snakes
Monkeys and chimpanzees eat bananas
Parrots eat crackers
Rabbits eat carrots

 

[birdsandbats]

Here’s a bunch of stereotypes about what animals eat:
Coyotes and birds of prey eat pets
(Domestic) Dogs eat homework
Elephants eat peanuts
Goats eat cloth and cans
Mice and rats eat cheese
Mongooses only eat snakes
Monkeys and chimpanzees eat bananas
Parrots eat crackers
Rabbits eat carrots

I'll add "Moths eats clothes" to this.

I once pointed out a Red-tailed Hawk to a lady at a local park, and and she ran around terrified telling people to hide their children because the hawk might eat them

 

[Great Argus]

Coyotes and birds of prey eat pets

Definitely overstereotyped, but not exactly uncommon either.

 

[Corangurilla]

Coyotes and birds of prey eat pets

I mean, it’s not all they eat, but they still do that sometimes, which is why I get mad anxious whenever my parents in Arizona let their small dog out in the backyard at night and don’t go out with him.

 

[Coelacanth18]

Coyotes and birds of prey eat pets

Goats eat cloth and cans

Just to clarify, these animals absolutely eat these things especially goats eating cloth. If they're stereotypes they're well deserved!

 

[pichu]

There should be a duo of dolphin and chimpanzee-based supervillains that trick people due to their status as being friendly, gentle animals.

bad guys 2 story line

 

[pichu]

As someone who has had a big obsession with penguins ever since I was an infant, penguins can be very fascinated by the presence of humans. Most of the time when scientists go to research down in Antarctica, Emperor penguins are fascinated and interested by humans. I don’t know if “cuddly” is the right word, but “cute” definitely is.

i mean adelie penguins are cuddly but not in a cute way.

 

[DaLilFishie]

=I once pointed out a Red-tailed Hawk to a lady at a local park, and and she ran around terrified telling people to hide their children because the hawk might eat them

LMFAOOOO

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Red-Tailed Hawks fairly small? I doubt one could even lift a child.

 

[pichu]

the biggest thing they can lift is a chihuahua

 

[Great Argus]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Red-Tailed Hawks fairly small? I doubt one could even lift a child.

Average Red-tail is roughly comparable to a very large Grey Goshawk, if that helps with size reference. They are one of our bigger hawks here, but still well below the capability of lifting a child. I've never heard of any incidents with humans other than in nest defense.

 

[Pantheraman]

Male lions don't hunt at all.

Actually, they do hunt, they hunt in areas with denser vegetation at night. Plus, they'll help the lionesses take down something really big like a buffalo, giraffe, or young elephant.

 

[Zoofan15]

I hate the depiction of animals living in an unnatural social structure you see in movies to fit stereotypes. A few examples:

A herd of Asian elephants with bulls, cows and calves grouped together to depict a stereotypical nuclear family.

A Mandrill troop of 100 plus consisting entirely of males to depict the stereotype of what a prime condition male Mandrill should look like.

A Ring-tailed lemur troop led by a male with a crown on his head singing an inane song because outside of Chess, a King is a the ultimate stereotypical title of power.

 

[MonkeyBat]

A Mandrill troop of 100 plus consisting entirely of males to depict the stereotype of what a prime condition male Mandrill should look like.

Are you referring to Jumanji or Tarzan?

 

[Zoofan15]

Are you referring to Jumanji or Tarzan?

Jumanji. I saw like three Mandrill in that troop of 150 or so that were either females or males out of prime condition. Seeing them brachiate was also a sight I’d rather forget.

 

[Corangurilla]

Rhinos are foul-tempered, dumb brutes that’ll charge at anything, even the horn on their face.
Electric eels have sharp teeth and live in the ocean.
All armadillos can roll up into a ball and live in the Wild West.
Jellyfish stings are electric (did SpongeBob start that one?).
Chameleons can change their color to literally anything on a whim.

 

[Corangurilla]

Jumanji. I saw like three Mandrill in that troop of 150 or so that were either females or males out of prime condition. Seeing them brachiate was also a sight I’d rather forget.

I think the “Mandrills” in Jumanji 2 are actually just an amalgamation of different baboons and baboon-adjacent monkeys. Look at the concept art for them and they look totally different from the final design in the film.