When a lack of scientific fact and study has been conducted, people will inevitably create wild tales to help explain away some of the more fantastic and rare phenomena around them.
Such an example would be the Greater Cave Tentacula, a creature that even today remains largely shrouded in mystery. Few survive to reach adulthood due to their lack of defensive capabilities, and those that do tend to only survive in remote locations rarely intruded upon by others. This makes studying these creatures exceptionally difficult, though a recent population boom has sparked renewed interest in dissecting their mystery.
One of the hottest topics of discussion is their habits of procreation. Some believe that Greater Tentacula form a permanent bond with individuals they mate with, who continue to return after their first encounter. This manner of bonding is, of course, purely speculation, as it is widely accepted that Tentacula of any variety lack the mental capacity to recognize individuals after a single meeting. Tentacula are completely blind and deaf, and only operate on taste and touch and primal instinct. Furthermore, the idea that any mare or stallion would develop affection for such alien creatures is, to put it bluntly, a fantasy perpetuated only by romanticists.