you’ve likely noticed the stereotype that elephants fear mice. Given that they’re the largest land mammal on earth, it does seem unbelievable for elephants to be afraid of something so small.

and started chanting 'mice on the ice!' in an attempt to mock our mascot, the Jumbos, because elephants are afraid of mice. That only made us angry and more determined to win, because regardless of ...

In one Mythbusters episode, the team proved that elephants are, in fact, afraid of mice. They made a mistake in their test though, and Adam Savage received the criticism from an unexpected source.

Austin, James E., and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard. "Can the Virtuous Mouse and the Wealthy Elephant Live Happily Ever After?" California Management Review 51, no. 1 (Fall 2008): 77–102.