ATTENTION! Some people are persuaded by local inhabitants of the bullfighting countries to attend a bullfight. These people sometimes tell you that it is a 'training match' or that the bull is not going to be killed. Once in the bullring, it turns out that the bull is indeed killed, just like during 'regular' bullfights. So do not buy these stories!

• People say that a red cloth makes bulls angry and makes them attack the matador, but this is a myth since bulls do not react to the colour red. They respond to the movement of the cape, because they feel threatened and want to defend themselves against their aggressors. For that matter, the capote, which is used by bullfighters and is magenta in the front and yellow in the back,  and the muleta, which is red all over and used by the matador, could in fact be of any other dark colour (for more information, please go to the description of a corrida de toros).
• 'Bullfighting bulls' are said to be aggressive beasts, who are too dangerous to approach. However, this is an exaggeration because - especially when they are with their herd - they tend to flee from unknown humans rather than attacking them. When they arrive in the arena of the bullring, they are alone in a strange place and they have been constantly provoked, and this is why they charge as a defensive method against their aggressors.

• Some people think it is strange that the bull keeps running towards his aggressors, and not running away from them. However, the bull would indeed run away if he had the chance, such as during Running of the Bulls (such as in Pamplona). He is not able to do not so in the arena, because the bullring and the bullfights themselves are in fact designed to remove any thought of escaping or protecting himself from the mind of the bull: the bullring is circular to prevent the bull from using corners to protect his back; the exit of the arena is camouflaged, so the bull does not see it anymore; they provoke the bull to make him run until he is exhausted and does not have any energy to attempt to escape; and finally the injuries caused by the pica and the banderillas inform the bull that he is in a really dangerous situation and his only and last resource to defend himself is to charge towards any big moving object (i.e. the cape of a bullfighter, or a horse). Nevertheless, you still see bulls standing against the wall looking for protection (especially when they are already agonized) or even attempting to jump over the fence, confirming that all their behaviour is in fact defensive and not aggressive.