You’ve probably seen a commercial or two of animals behind cages with a sad song playing in the background begging you to cry a long with them…and sure enough you do. After all, few things are sadder in this world than an innocent animal going through pain and suffering. What you are about to experience may not be as sad as these commercials (unless you’re really, really, really sensitive) because except for a few genuinely depressing facts…RIP Flipper…the sadness we are referring to with this list is more of the funny/cute kind. Nevertheless, if you’re not careful, these facts may induce some tears (so be sure to watch this video with some tissues around…you know, just in case). With that said, these are 25 sad facts about animals that might make you shed a tear.
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A group of seagulls is called a wreck
Most young crocodiles won’t become adults because the color of their skin makes them stand out to predators
The dolphin that played Flipper committed suicide by refusing to breathe (dolphins are voluntary breathers)
Starving mice will eat themselves
Jellyfish evaporate in sunlight
The first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during WWII killed the only elephant in the zoo
In 1740 a French cow was hung to death for sorcery
If a sheep is not sheared, the weight of its wool will cause the sheep to fall over and starve to death
Female ferrets will die if they don’t find a mate
Some captive bears have been known to intentionally starve themselves to death
To provide footballs for one NFL season, it requires over 3,000 cows
Tunas will suffocate if they stop swimming
Wolves have been known to chew off their own legs if they get caught in a trap
While mice eat themselves out of hunger, octopi do so out of stress
Mice can sense sadness in other mice which makes them sad too
Garden lizards have been known to eat their own tails for calcium
On average, mayflies live less than one day
A sea turtle will never meet its mother
Salt creek tiger beetles live underground for their whole lives until just before they die
Octopi live alone and only leave home when absolutely necessary
Roadrunners cry to get rid of excess salt
Like octopi, foxes spend most of their lives alone
The average goldcrest will never have a birthday (they only live 8 months)
Cicadas spend up to 17 years underground
Each year thousands of greyhounds are euthanized because they lack racing potential
Aren’t these animal facts sad?! If you shed a tear you might want to check out these as well:
25 Coolest Ways That Animals Adapt To Their Environments -
and
25 Most Intelligent Animals On Earth -
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