The world of animals could be depressing when you stop looking at the pleasing things for a moment and take a look here. Happiness is knowing facts that we've never known before. Fun is knowing it's a fact and yet you can't believe it. Well, we've brought 54 saddest animals facts that you won't forget the next time you see them. Whether it be our favorite hedgehogs, dogs, cats, or the wildlife such as cheetahs, elephants or the hardworking insects such as bees, ants or the underwater squids, sharks, or the birds. They are on this list. Like humans have their secrets, animals have the sad sides of their lives they can't help themselves with. They live with it but how many of these facts have you ever noticed? Go ahead and find your answer!
Sometimes we go to bed thinking of how nice it would have been if someone special was here to hold on to. We all are familiar with that feeling. What if it was an obligation either to sleep together or you won't fall asleep? Well, zebras can't sleep alone. It started when the animal learned to sleep standing to keep a watch on the predators. Sleeping in a group decreases their anxiety and helps in tension-free sleeping.
Are you a cat person or a dog person? This is a famous question these days. Cats are interesting animals. They seemed to be lost in their own world without a care of what's going on with their owner and stuff. They're not much of playful personalities, and looking at their behavior it's generally understood their priorities are to eat and sleep but that ain't true. As the studies tell a whole different thing which is the fact that cats prioritize companionship above everything else.
For all the cats' owners, studies have also proved that cats not only prefer your togetherness but also they can identify your face, voice, and the name you usually call them with. They know it all just choose not to show it.
Why can't we sleep in metros? Why can't we sleep at work? Why can't we sleep on our comfy mattress even when we are sleepy? Because we are humans, not giant pandas. Giant pandas can fall asleep anywhere and everywhere. On top of the tree, next to the cold river or a playing slide, they just don't care at all. Here's the funny part, they don't even care about the risk it might involve, the fluffy pure-hearted creatures just don't seem to be worried about anything in the world when it comes to their nap time.
Who would want the reason for their death to be loneliness? No one, right? Even the female ferrets didn't choose it for themselves. When they are in heat, high levels of estrogen is secreted in their blood. In this situation, if they are unable to mate, the hormone will increase depression of bone marrow, which causes aplastic anemia. Eventually, they die.
As humans, we are so used to hiding our feelings as if we were born with this habit. Most of the times we can't even get the slightest of the idea that the other person is in pain or maybe stressed, that's how perfectly humans hide our emotions. Now, let's talk about mice who can't help but feel other mice's sadness, pain or suffering. The researchers have found that mice are able to feel complex emotions. They share the sadness, when people feed alive mice to their pet snakes, the rest of the mice in captivity are getting depressed too.
Seagulls are usually said to be the world's worst birds. Irritating the tourists is one of their all-time favorite thing to do. Sometime's it feels like this habit is in their blood and they are bound to tease humans in any possible way. A group of seagulls is known as a wreck and no doubt they wake up every day to prove it to the whole planet. They never let their name down!
For most of us, it takes a bunch of lessons to learn this fact, while for some people life is always happening. Unlike us, a giraffe's calf learns its lesson even before opening its eyes for the first time. A baby giraffe falls six-foot when mother giraffe gives birth. After all, the mother keeps the baby inside for 13 to 15 months. Indeed life is unfair and if you haven't learned it yet, then the next time you see a giraffe admire it as a creature much more experienced than you are!
Cows are choosy about music. Scientists can't explain it but they have proved it after years of research that cows give more milk while listening to music. The most known song that works is R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts.” They not only produce more milk but also cry as long as they are listening to the music. Now, making the poor creatures emotional just to get more milk sounds rude but that's how it goes.
Although there is a bright side to their story, they like one more song and that doesn't make them cry but help them to deal with the unstoppable tears flowing; Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” brings them back on track.
Yes, they are closest ancestors we've got on records but who knew they live a similar life as most of the humans. Monkeys are known for living in groups. But studies state that as they grow up, they become less social and hang around with selective friends. Poor primates face the exact mid-life crisis as we do. Even the Gorillas' get grey hair when they start aging.
Just a stress eating happens with every one of us. The stressful life of a bee is way too much for them to handle. Bees too unburden themselves of the stress with the help of sugar. It is not just a source of energy to them but also something that makes them look up for another day. Life without sweetness will be as depressing as working without getting paid.
What you do when getting bored and have nothing to do? Stare weirdly at your phone? Could be anything, right? Conures show the same symptoms of boredom like most of us. Conures have a painful way to grab attention. At times, they just want attention and they do what's in their reach to get it. When they aren't left with anything to do, they just start plucking their feathers one by one until someone notices them or they get something good enough to distract themselves.
Foxes chose their mates for a lifetime. This is a pleasing fact to many people but the later part will be depressing for anyone. While the female foxes can find out other partners when their partner dies, male foxes stay dedicated to their mates even after they are dead. The males live alone after the females death.
In the case of birds, self-confidence gets negative scores. They show their dislikeness by beating themselves. Researchers have stated that birds hit themselves in the windows because they are angry with themselves. Now, when you see a bird near the window you will feel sad not because it is hurt but because it wanted to get hurt.
Everyone have sweat issues but horses are just winning the game. In less than an hour, horses can sweat one-gallon bucket. Why do they sweat like a teenage guy who is asking his first crush out for a movie? Well, the answer is more scientific and we'll leave it on the science to give their explanation but that's a lot of sweat anyway!
People posts videos of their dogs watching TV with so much interest. What they don't know is the fact that pooches really doesn't care about the TV, they are more amused by the attention that their hoomans watch TV with. They sit with you watching TV just to spend time with you! They are possessive and might bark when they see other dogs on the TV. This explains that why humans don't deserve dogs.
Very few people know about this that shaving sheep's wool is actually saving their lives. Their wool grows and grows it never stops growing. In case, a sheep's wool isn't shaved, it'll not be able to bear the weight after an extent and fell and eventually die because of starvation.
What will you do if your leg is caught in a trap? Wait for someone? Or die if nobody shows up? Well, if you learn from the wolves, they'll give you a smart lesson; chew your leg off. Wolves do that. When they won't see any other way to get out they chew it off to survive.
There's again a scientific reason behind it. Roadrunners cry a lot and that's to get rid of the excess sodium in their bodies. Even if it is natural part of their lives it makes us sad that someone has to cry and cry just to keep themselves alive.
When babies get separated from their parents at a grocery shop they ask for help or start crying. But baby rhinos can't get help and need their mothers to find them. Baby rhinos wonk when they are lost as they are scared alone. They wail in a high-pitched tone so that their mothers could find them.
Meerkat's face is a smiling one but their eyes have dark circles. They're said to be depressed but they aren't. That's only because the fur around their eyes is black in colored. They look like an exhausted student who hadn't slept the whole night just to prepare for the upcoming exams. They need to take a chill pill.
For bats, long-distance relationships are a way of life. They not only get into long distance relationships but also manage to keep it going on. If this isn't sad enough then you also need to know one more fact about bats, most of them can't walk as their leg bones are quite thin and tiny.
Desert jerboas are adorable and sweet little creatures. Their ears are just so unique that one can keep looking at them. Why do they like dry shampoo? No, it's not that all the food in the world has been taken away from them. But then we all have weird likes and dislikes, right?
People with funny names will certainly understand what we are talking about. Puffins are known as the clowns of the sea and they go with their names. They're overloaded with cuteness and can never be taken seriously.
Many people skip avocados as its costly and hamsters have to do it anyway. Alright, this isn't really a sad fact but the fact that Avocado is toxic for hamsters. Many animals can't eat guacamole as it is so soft. They'll die! Hence, tortilla chips are all they should love.
Hamsters indeed live a sad life as this is the second time they're on this list. This time they made it to the list for a serious issue. Most of them face spinal problems because of the hamster wheels which are too tiny for them that leads to arthritis.
Elephants are playful, but their weight won't let them jump. Although they don't really need to jump but wouldn't it be amazing to see these huge creatures jump. Elephants can weigh more than 13,000 pounds. Most of the animals jump as they need it to save themselves from the predators. But elephants have other tricks to keep themselves safe.
What if you can't forget your ex's face? Did you know that crows can never forget a face! Researchers state that experiments have shown that crows recognize human faces. They can't forget even if they want to. Possibly some or the other feature of our face stays stored in their minds
We all want to take rest and just chill for a while. However, Japanese snow monkeys should be seen playing around but what they love the most is to take hot springs baths and stay in the warm waters as long as they can. They know how to care for themselves and life outside these water pools can be really sad for them.
When thinking of bees, the one thing that strikes on our minds is so many bees in the honeycomb, bringing honey home and living happily. That's not true, the movie "Bee Movie" was a big lie. The truth is that out of the 267 bees species, more than 90% are antisocial and don't live in colonies.
The reason why squirrels save the nature by planting seeds is that they forget where most of their nuts are. They hide the nuts and forgets where they hid it. Such a disappointment still they never stop working. After all, we all know how much they love nuts after watching "Ice Age".
Arctic Foxes stay in the coldest region of this planet and they don't feel cold. They can't shiver! Even if the temperature is as high as -70 degrees Celsius, they can deal with it. How nice is that? Or is it just sad? Can we get one of those things to cuddle with on a cold night?
Female cheetahs don't need anyone to support them or be with them. Female Cheetahs live lonely lives as they grow up to be strong and can easily hunt for themselves thanks to their speed which no one can beat. Now, humans can also understand it as their decision to stay alone.
If you have ever seen a squirrel closely you might have noticed that the tiny animal keeps on doing something with its mouth. Ever wondered why so? The reason behind is that their teeth never stop growing and in order to keep them from growing any further they have to keep chewing all the time.
For the Sand Tiger Shark, the cruel world starts making it impact right from the womb itself. The babies fight inside their mother's womb to survive. The baby that finally comes out of its mother womb makes it way out after killing its sibling and eating it. An early age to get into fights.
If you are a bunny's owner, make your heart strong before you read this. The fluffy creatures have very less chance to grow up to be an adult. In fact, only one out of every seven bunnies is able to live the life of an adult.
Tears are precious but not to everyone. Dik-dik the tiny creature, a close relative of deer, mark its territory with tears. Thinking of them thinking of heartbreaking things to bring up tears is what one just can't handle. This is how their parents have been doing and so they keep the tradition going on.
We all know about the birds that cannot fly; penguins and ostriches. But did you know about the sad fact of hummingbirds? The fastest bird on the planet can't walk! This is a lesser known fact but they keep on flying and flying, how sadder could it be?
Okay, love bites are a part of the process we won't discuss here but imagine bites from sharks! Scares the hell out of anyone. Blue sharks bite each other when they are in love. With them, things get a little sharp and they do it just to show they care for each other. Well, now you have to agree that love really hurts.
A pudu deer is the smallest of deer species on the planet. They are fluffy and loving but the world is cruel to them. They are small that even the Great Horned Owl hunts them down. And being more prone to dangers because of their size, Pudu prefers to run instead of getting scared.
The reason why ducklings can easily get friendly with humans is that they'll take anyone as their parent whom they look at for the first time. Whether it be a dog or a human they'll be their imprinted mothers. It is cute until you realize that they never get to know their real mother.
Calling someone chicken is actually going to be a big deal after this. Chickens can get scared easily. They can easily be scared to death. You don't have to kill it to eat it. Scaring it will get half your work done. But isn't that way too sad to handle?
Greyhounds are one of the pooches recommended for elderly people and can also work as therapy dogs when trained. But sadly, every year thousands of these stunning looking animal species are killed because they don't seem to be good enough when it comes to "racing potential."
In the 1960's, the Dolphin that who played the part of "Flipper" ended its life by "refusing to breathe any longer." Unlike humans, dolphins are involuntary air-breathers which means they decide on every single breath that they take!
Bears have shown this similar habit many times in the past. If they are held captive there are more chances for them to deny any food so that they can die. Starving oneself to death needs a lot of guts and bears have it in them.
It about mice again. They'll die eating themselves over starving to death. If left without food and they remain hungry for a long time, a mouse will eat itself to death. Can you even think how it will be like?
Moose have very poor eyesight. Poor enough that there are regular cases of moose trying to have sex with a car. Okay, we understand their eyes aren't good but what happens to their nose? Can't they smell the petrol or diesel? Now, we doubt their smelling sense as well.
Jellyfish are as dangerous as beautiful. In worse cases, their sting can bring a person to death. These dangerous sea creatures are helpless in front of the sunlight. If left under the sun, a jellyfish will evaporate.
Bulls are said to get aggressive on seeing the color red. Like most of the cattle, bulls too are color blind. There's no way that the red color irritates them. It's most likely the way the cloth moves that angers the bull than its color.
What are we without our brains? Amm Starfish? Maybe yes. Starfish don't have a brain. Then what are they existing for? How do they know where their food is? Where to go? When are they sleepy? How does it all work without a brain? Are they still counted as animals or just a moving plant?
Crocodiles do have tongues but you won't see it. First of all don't go that close to them as we'll tell you why can't see there tongue. A crocodile's tongue is attached to the roof of their mouth. They have it but they really don't need it and they are one of the best hunters without using it.
As we already told you what is one of the major reason behind birds hitting themselves on the windows, there is another more obvious reason which is that they can't see the window. More than 10,000 birds die every year because of this reason.
Ever wondered what it would be like swimming throughout one's life? Well, it'll be like the life of a Tuna fish. Tunas can't stop swimming. They have to swim anyway. Thinking why? They'll suffocate and die if they stop swimming.
A female pigeon can never lay eggs when alone as it needs someone to be there with it. What is the reason? There's is no explanation for it yet. But this is what researches have shown over the years.
Ants, when they die, spread a smell a few days later which calls for other ant friends who become pallbearers. They take the dead fellow ant all the way to the place where they can bury it; to its ant graveyard.