WHAT are elephants really afraid of ? Is it true hippos sweat blood? And do Cape porcupines really shoot quills?
In this fascinating extract from his new book, The Buck that Buries Its Poo (And 101 Other Fascinating Facts About SA’s Wildlife), South African naturalist and adventurer Quinton Coetzee answers all your strangest questions about the animal kingdom in all its diversity and glory.
WHAT ARE ELEPHANTS AFRAID OF?
Well, it’s not mice – despite the long-standing myth that elephants are terrified of a seemingly murderous mouse in full attack mode blasting up inside their trunks to cause the havoc (I’ve been earnestly told!) that can lead to a horrible, lingering death.
However, there is a
