Are elephants really afraid of mice?

I'm getting a mouse, and I can't have my elephant getting scared of him.Are elephants really afraid of mice?
They are NOT it is a myth....





http://extremescience.com/elephants-mice鈥?/a>





An exerpt from that link...





'; It's not clear where the idea came from, but many people have theorized that elephants might be afraid of mice because they fear that the tiny creatures will crawl inside their trunks, irritating or blocking them. Elephants in captivity have been exposed to mice because they are frequently found in and around the elephants' feed (hay). Many caretakers have observed mice crawling on the trunks and faces of (awake) elephants and observed that the elephants take absolutely no notice of the mice, much less express fear or anxiety in their presence. Based on observations of interactions between elephants and mice, and the apparent peaceful coexistence, it's unclear where the myth may have originated. ';





So you can get your mouse and introduce it to your elephant without concern. Maybe they could live together and run round the same wheel ! (not just for hamsters !).Are elephants really afraid of mice?
No - it turns out that that common myth dates back to an ancient Indian situation where a father elephant was trying to teach his son how to catch mice and he ran into a baby kangaroo instead. It scarred him for life, and forever after anytime he encountered a mouse, he would run and hide. Bob Warner (one of the Famous Warner Brothers) heard about this and turned it into a cartoon.
no. this is simply a myth, which is supposed to teach that even the largest, strongest, toughest people are scared of things that the rest of us think are silly.
The Mythbusters outcome was that elephants did not like mice and changed direction to avoid one. The evidence did suggest that they were nervous around them...





...no-one asked the mouse what he thought of it all.
Mythbusters took a stab at this one: worth watching.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiMs65ZA鈥?/a>