167.3K AnimalsAug 31, 2017 Woman Develops Bond With Over 200 Hummingbirds, Now They Complain If She’s Late To Feed Them Ilona Baliūnaitė BoredPanda staff Open list comments 73 Vote arrow up Vote arrow down 446 Open list comments 73 Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Modal close ADVERTISEMENT Meet Melanie Barboni, an assistant researcher in the UCLA Earth, Planetary and Space Science program, who is also known as the ‘hummingbird whisperer’. She built a community of 200 hummingbirds who live outside her office and come to complain if she’s late to serve their dinner. Barboni has always been a bit obsessed with hummingbirds – even when she was a child in Switzerland, a country with an almost non-existant population of this species. “My dearest dream as a child was to see hummingbirds. Imagine my joy when I found out that my next job assignment would bring me to Los Angeles, where hummingbirds live year-round,” says Barboni.The woman adds: “I cannot go to a place where they are not there… This is cheesy, but I have seen them help people. They make my life happy. Having a crappy day? Who cares — there are hummingbirds around… Having a good day? Hummingbirds make it better…”More info: UCLA (h/t: laughingsquid)Meet Melanie Barboni, an assistant researcher, who is also known as the ‘hummingbird whisperer’Share iconShare iconShe built a community of 200 hummingbirds who live outside her office They come to complain if she’s late to serve their dinnerADVERTISEMENTShare icon“My dearest dream as a child was to see hummingbirds”Share icon“Imagine my joy when I found out that my next job… would bring me… where hummingbirds live”Share icon “I cannot go to a place where they are not there… I have seen them help people”Share icon“They make my life happy. Having a crappy day? 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Add photo comments POST Flinkie Flinkie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report This story reminds me of my grandma :D she used to feed birds everyday but one day she forgot, so the bird took a flower from her garden, and just ripped it. He was threatening to ruin all the plants in her garden if she won't feed him. 😂 Vote comment up 35 35points Vote comment down reply Hamlets twin Hamlets twin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report "It's a lovely garden you got here. It would be a shame if anything happened to it." Vote comment up 23 23points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... S Missions S Missions Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Wow she turned a hummingbird into a socialist :) Vote comment up 6 6points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report also just remembered, you might enjoy this (google it) theres a story of a women who made friends with these corvid (crow or raven) and bringing back a lost lens for a womans dslr camera. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report we had a old male annas hummingbird called frank... we called him a grumpy old man... he found my bed room window and would sit there waiting for me to wake up... fill the feeder! lazy bum. and instead of "get off my lawn" its "stay away from my feeder" (unless it needs to be filled) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply S Missions S Missions Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Isn't it kind of weird? in the wild they are free and independent. Then someone comes along and makes them so dependent on her for food, so much so that they actually complain if they are not fed, instead of going looking for food themselves. Wouldn't it be interesting if we fed all the hummingbirds in the world. We'd create a species dependent on us for survival. The effect of hummingbirds no longer eating what they usually eat, how will that change the ecosystem? Will they stop pollinating plants and just fly around and hang around the feeder all day? There's a reason why there are signs in zoos that say "Don't Feed the Animals". Vote comment up 11 11points Vote comment down reply Full Name Full Name Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Yes. It would be interesting, very interesting if this one woman's bird feeders had the effect of non pollination world-wide. I'm sure this feeder isn't their only source of food. Yes, feeding wildlife isn't a great idea overall, but neither is the creating of artificial plastic hummingbird feeders, and factory farms, and cheeseburgers, yet here we are. Just enjoy it. Vote comment up 7 7points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... Phillipe Knippel Phillipe Knippel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I am a biologist and yeah, its totally wrong you use bird feeders to hummingbirds and yeah, they can stop to visit flowers!! Another stuff, this kinda feeder grows a fungii that can go to birds beaks and kill them. It would be perfect if she studied the kinda flowers those hummingbirds visit and planted them all over the city. Vote comment up 5 5points Vote comment down reply Irene Blumkin Irene Blumkin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I feed hummingbirds, too, up here in CT. They hover around while I refresh their nectar, but a mother hummingbird feeds her young gnats, flies, and other i sects they pluck out of the sky. The nectar helps them retain energy, and they eat from the flowers, too. Before they leave in October, I need to amp up the sugar to water ratio! Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Nora H. Nora H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report We already got a lot of species depending on us for survival. Domesticated dogs, cows, pigs etc. We stripped them of their natural abilities to survive, because we wanted cute looking pets and maximum meat producing live stock and so on.. Sad. Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Also Nora and S Missions, you guys talk like you guys know this stuff but you have just heard it from non primary sources... while non primary sources arent always bad, they can have things wrong sometimes, I would suggest before posting a opinion as fact doing some research or stating it as a opinion. Heres some good resources on this topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDE6-P77sZY https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/analysis-do-bird-feeders-help-or-hurt-birds/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210628114119.htm https://birdwatchinghq.com/do-birds-become-dependent-on-feeders/ Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Nora H. Nora H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I think many breeds would have trouble in the wild. Chihuahuas, pugs etc. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report these are domesticated over a long period of careful domestication, birds are still wild, for example a bird that feeds from your feeder will not act like your pet bird that you got from a humane reputable breeder or rescue (if you give them time to recover from trauma from their previous home). Also many released pet birds survive just fine... though it is not good for the ecosystems balance. and Full S., somewhat, they dont do as well as their ancestors did but yes many do survive, just not at the same level. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply FullSpectrum Survivalist FullSpectrum Survivalist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Dogs and pigs easily go back to wild and survive on their own. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Ertuğrul Özdamar Ertuğrul Özdamar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Isn't it the same thing for dogs and cats? Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Krista Cullen Krista Cullen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Hummingbirds will never be completely dependent on nectar feeders from people, because this is only a portion of their diet. They are voracious insect eaters, snapping them right out of the sky while they fly. The nectar, whether from flowers or a feeder, is a source of quick energy for them to refuel and go find more insects. In an urban area, feeders are more of a help than a hindrance, where there may be a lack of flowers the birds need. Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Phillipe Knippel Phillipe Knippel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Not all hummingbirds eat nectar AND INSECTS!! And yeah, ITS VERY WRON TO USE BIRD FEEDERS TO THEM, no matter what you think! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report First of all, if you're going to yell please use proper spelling, we all make mistakes sometimes but please double-check when yelling. and please see my other posts in this thread. Based on your tone, you're probably not willing to learn and possibly change your opinion, but I do want you to be informed. Also, Hummingbirds that don't eat nectar and insects will get no benefit from hummingbird feeders so they won't visit them. Please Read (if your willing) these resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDE6-P77sZY https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/analysis-do-bird-feeders-help-or-hurt-birds/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210628114119.htm https://birdwatchinghq.com/do-birds-become-dependent-on-feeders/ -Thanks! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report bird nerd here, hoping to go to college majoring in animal behavior/zoology/ornithology. Feeding birds does not harm them. the only time it does is if your a. not cleaning feeders, b. a really bad virus is going around and you arent able to clean feeders even more frequently like 3+ times a week (and these occasions are rare), c. your feeding them bread... (see this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_wing) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Lola A Lola A Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Or she has increased the Hummingbird population somewhat. Honestly there are so many terrible things in the world, this woman genuinely enjoying the company of Hummingbirds is not one of them. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Bud Waters Bud Waters Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Works with people raised in a welfare state. Vote comment up -1 -1point Vote comment down reply Phoenix Gold Phoenix Gold Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Plz plant more flower, bush and tree, but not feed them directly. Vote comment up 8 8points Vote comment down reply Load More Comments POST Flinkie Flinkie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report This story reminds me of my grandma :D she used to feed birds everyday but one day she forgot, so the bird took a flower from her garden, and just ripped it. He was threatening to ruin all the plants in her garden if she won't feed him. 😂 Vote comment up 35 35points Vote comment down reply Hamlets twin Hamlets twin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report "It's a lovely garden you got here. It would be a shame if anything happened to it." Vote comment up 23 23points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... S Missions S Missions Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Wow she turned a hummingbird into a socialist :) Vote comment up 6 6points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report also just remembered, you might enjoy this (google it) theres a story of a women who made friends with these corvid (crow or raven) and bringing back a lost lens for a womans dslr camera. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report we had a old male annas hummingbird called frank... we called him a grumpy old man... he found my bed room window and would sit there waiting for me to wake up... fill the feeder! lazy bum. and instead of "get off my lawn" its "stay away from my feeder" (unless it needs to be filled) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply S Missions S Missions Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Isn't it kind of weird? in the wild they are free and independent. Then someone comes along and makes them so dependent on her for food, so much so that they actually complain if they are not fed, instead of going looking for food themselves. Wouldn't it be interesting if we fed all the hummingbirds in the world. We'd create a species dependent on us for survival. The effect of hummingbirds no longer eating what they usually eat, how will that change the ecosystem? Will they stop pollinating plants and just fly around and hang around the feeder all day? There's a reason why there are signs in zoos that say "Don't Feed the Animals". Vote comment up 11 11points Vote comment down reply Full Name Full Name Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Yes. It would be interesting, very interesting if this one woman's bird feeders had the effect of non pollination world-wide. I'm sure this feeder isn't their only source of food. Yes, feeding wildlife isn't a great idea overall, but neither is the creating of artificial plastic hummingbird feeders, and factory farms, and cheeseburgers, yet here we are. Just enjoy it. Vote comment up 7 7points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... Phillipe Knippel Phillipe Knippel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I am a biologist and yeah, its totally wrong you use bird feeders to hummingbirds and yeah, they can stop to visit flowers!! Another stuff, this kinda feeder grows a fungii that can go to birds beaks and kill them. It would be perfect if she studied the kinda flowers those hummingbirds visit and planted them all over the city. Vote comment up 5 5points Vote comment down reply Irene Blumkin Irene Blumkin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I feed hummingbirds, too, up here in CT. They hover around while I refresh their nectar, but a mother hummingbird feeds her young gnats, flies, and other i sects they pluck out of the sky. The nectar helps them retain energy, and they eat from the flowers, too. Before they leave in October, I need to amp up the sugar to water ratio! Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Nora H. Nora H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report We already got a lot of species depending on us for survival. Domesticated dogs, cows, pigs etc. We stripped them of their natural abilities to survive, because we wanted cute looking pets and maximum meat producing live stock and so on.. Sad. Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Also Nora and S Missions, you guys talk like you guys know this stuff but you have just heard it from non primary sources... while non primary sources arent always bad, they can have things wrong sometimes, I would suggest before posting a opinion as fact doing some research or stating it as a opinion. Heres some good resources on this topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDE6-P77sZY https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/analysis-do-bird-feeders-help-or-hurt-birds/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210628114119.htm https://birdwatchinghq.com/do-birds-become-dependent-on-feeders/ Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Nora H. Nora H. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I think many breeds would have trouble in the wild. Chihuahuas, pugs etc. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report these are domesticated over a long period of careful domestication, birds are still wild, for example a bird that feeds from your feeder will not act like your pet bird that you got from a humane reputable breeder or rescue (if you give them time to recover from trauma from their previous home). Also many released pet birds survive just fine... though it is not good for the ecosystems balance. and Full S., somewhat, they dont do as well as their ancestors did but yes many do survive, just not at the same level. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply FullSpectrum Survivalist FullSpectrum Survivalist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Dogs and pigs easily go back to wild and survive on their own. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Ertuğrul Özdamar Ertuğrul Özdamar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Isn't it the same thing for dogs and cats? Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Krista Cullen Krista Cullen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Hummingbirds will never be completely dependent on nectar feeders from people, because this is only a portion of their diet. They are voracious insect eaters, snapping them right out of the sky while they fly. The nectar, whether from flowers or a feeder, is a source of quick energy for them to refuel and go find more insects. In an urban area, feeders are more of a help than a hindrance, where there may be a lack of flowers the birds need. Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Phillipe Knippel Phillipe Knippel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Not all hummingbirds eat nectar AND INSECTS!! And yeah, ITS VERY WRON TO USE BIRD FEEDERS TO THEM, no matter what you think! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report First of all, if you're going to yell please use proper spelling, we all make mistakes sometimes but please double-check when yelling. and please see my other posts in this thread. Based on your tone, you're probably not willing to learn and possibly change your opinion, but I do want you to be informed. Also, Hummingbirds that don't eat nectar and insects will get no benefit from hummingbird feeders so they won't visit them. Please Read (if your willing) these resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDE6-P77sZY https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/analysis-do-bird-feeders-help-or-hurt-birds/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210628114119.htm https://birdwatchinghq.com/do-birds-become-dependent-on-feeders/ -Thanks! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Megan Megan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report bird nerd here, hoping to go to college majoring in animal behavior/zoology/ornithology. Feeding birds does not harm them. the only time it does is if your a. not cleaning feeders, b. a really bad virus is going around and you arent able to clean feeders even more frequently like 3+ times a week (and these occasions are rare), c. your feeding them bread... (see this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_wing) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Lola A Lola A Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Or she has increased the Hummingbird population somewhat. Honestly there are so many terrible things in the world, this woman genuinely enjoying the company of Hummingbirds is not one of them. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Bud Waters Bud Waters Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Works with people raised in a welfare state. Vote comment up -1 -1point Vote comment down reply Phoenix Gold Phoenix Gold Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Plz plant more flower, bush and tree, but not feed them directly. Vote comment up 8 8points Vote comment down reply Load More Comments Back to Homepage More about Animals Homepage Trending Animals Arrow point to left Homepage Next in Animals Arrow point to right Related on Bored Panda
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