Did you know that hippos attract mates by peeing, elephants only sleep two hours a night, and male bees are locked out of the hive during winter?

I’m a writer and illustrator living in the Netherlands, and I draw sad animal facts. I’ve spent the last three years researching and illustrating sad facts about adorable animals and sharing them online.

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Andrius
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I was a mouse, my friends would be hella depressed

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Dat.One_guy
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean this one isn't that sad.. They plant the nuts they grow into, lack of a better word, but tree and the squirrels get even more nuts. Win win

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Aunt Messy
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not true. Cats have definite preferences for various people, and I know for a fact that one of ours likes men because of their deeper voices. Plus, mine come running when I talk to them.

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Neeraj Jha
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cut throat competition... quite literally.

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Sykz
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like this would be a good t-shirt.

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LittleGrayMouse
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But they have learned what tones we can hear, so when they trust us and want to communicate with us, they actually use those tones! Elephants are incredibly smart animals (and very very interesting)

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jenna
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is called "solidarity". Wished humans had more of it.

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HeatherJ
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And we all know this from watching April last year.

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KamiSlayer
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just think about it: these male birds can puke on a female and the female will STILL mate with them. Meanwhile, you're single and scrolling through sad animal facts on bored panda.

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Ladies and Gentlemen
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So essentially, they found a floating and living cucumber!

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Johanna Zamora
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some species do this. Some flee. Some kick your proverbial butt

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jenna
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nijntje! You are a true Dutchman :).

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rihana r
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As opposed to popular baboons?who cleans them?

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GlassOfWater
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is the best drawing of a leopard I have ever seen XD

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Suzi Gauthier
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, have you seen their crowded living quarters? I'd want some alone time too!

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