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Well, most likely you won’t actually shed a tear
(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. With that said, these
are some sad facts about animals that might make you shed a tear.
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A group of seagulls is called a wreck
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Most young crocodiles won't become adults because the color of their
skin makes them stand out to predators
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Starving mice will eat themselves
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Jellyfish evaporate in sunlight
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during WWII killed the
only elephant in the zoo
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In 1740 a French cow was hung to death for sorcery
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Some captive bears have been known to intentionally starve
themselves to death
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To provide footballs for one NFL season, it requires over 3,000 cows
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Tunas will suffocate if they stop swimming
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Wolves have been known to chew off their own legs if
they get caught in a trap
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While mice eat themselves out of hunger, octopi do so
out of stress
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Mice can sense sadness in other mice which makes them
sad too
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Garden lizards have been known to eat their own tails
for calcium
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A sea turtle will never meet its mother
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