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Did you know that shark pregnancies can last 3 years, giraffes only sleep for 2 hours, and pigs can’t see the sky?
I’ve been illustrating these adorably sad facts and sharing them online for less than 2 months, and so far 6,500 people on Instagram have learned and laughed, and gotten slightly depressed.
More info: sadanimalfacts.com | Instagram
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DwiPurwanti 10 years ago
They can't jump for a reason I guess *shrug* Imagine if elephants are able to jump or act like a dog. We're doomed.
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MichelleG.(MicaylahnaClanfraSkye) 10 years ago
Dogfish have the longest known gestation period of any shark, at 18 to 24 months. Basking sharks and frilled sharks appear to have even longer gestation periods, but accurate data are lacking.
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KimberlyMcGuirk-Klinetobe 10 years ago
This is false. I've seen my own dogs react to things on a T.V. screen. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150111-animals-dogs-television-pets-science-tv-behavior/
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RJazz909 10 years ago
Awwwhhhh....poor beez...Everyone if you see a bee just stay out of its way and let it do its thing....they work most of there lives and people are saying there population is decreasing. So next time if you're about to kill a bee, just think...if you kill that bee its just one step closer for death to bees, and fresh tasty honey....
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MichelleG.(MicaylahnaClanfraSkye) 10 years ago
American periodical cicadas aren’t sleeping the entire 17 years they’re underground. Much of the time they’re digging tunnels and building feeding cells, tapping into roots and feeding, vying with other cicadas for space along a crowded root system, growing (they experience four phases or instars while underground), avoiding unfavorable conditions like flooding, and possibly actively avoiding predators like moles and voles. Yes, cicadas can sleep — or at least the insect version of sleep called torpor — but they are definitely not asleep for 17 years.
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MichelleG.(MicaylahnaClanfraSkye) 10 years ago
The sleep behaviour of giraffes was looked at in detail by Tobler & Schwierin (1996) who showed that giraffes slept both while standing and while recumbent for a total of 4.6 hours per 24 hours.
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RadkaJohns 10 years ago
So that's what happens to me when I feel like crying for no reason. Too much salt! :p
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MichelleG.(MicaylahnaClanfraSkye) 10 years ago
They nest in tree holes where they often sleep together in curled up positions. Their territories are marked by fecal and scent markings. Their diet consists primarily of fruits and flowers and they seem to play a part in the pollination of certain plants
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KimberlyMcGuirk-Klinetobe 10 years ago
Also false. Puma, cougars, and mountain lions are the same animal but Jaguars are a completely different animal. Who came up with these "facts"?
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HildaOhiro 10 years ago
If I were to sleep for 17 years I would wake up in my mid thirties. That is sad. ):
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DesireeLoewens 9 years ago
So cute! Although most of these don't have irrefutable evidence to prove wether or not there 100% accurate it still super
Barbara Meyer 8 years ago
Dogs do see TV. Especially animals. Some don't particularly care though.
MollyProulx-Hoisington 9 years ago
Some of these are just plain WRONG.....ESPECIALLY dogs and T.V.......snopes.com it! But super cute illustrations!
MartinaVeselá 10 years ago
Seriously. No post about animals is complete without cats!
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HildaOhiro 10 years ago
If I were to sleep for 17 years I would wake up in my mid thirties. That is sad. ):
Load More Replies... DesireeLoewens 9 years ago
So cute! Although most of these don't have irrefutable evidence to prove wether or not there 100% accurate it still super
Barbara Meyer 8 years ago
Dogs do see TV. Especially animals. Some don't particularly care though.
MollyProulx-Hoisington 9 years ago
Some of these are just plain WRONG.....ESPECIALLY dogs and T.V.......snopes.com it! But super cute illustrations!
MartinaVeselá 10 years ago
Seriously. No post about animals is complete without cats!
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