--- title: "These 31 Animal Facts Will Make You Happy and Sad ..." description: "About Squirrels; About Giraffes; About Yaks; About Roadrunners; About Lady Polar Bears; More ..." url: "https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/these-animal-facts-will-make-you-happy-and-sad/" category: "lifestyle" last_updated: "2026-06-25" --- # These 31 Animal Facts Will Make You Happy and Sad ... Artist and animal lover Brooke Barker's been sharing her sad animal facts (with clever and cute illustrations) on her Instagram for just a couple of months, but already, her followers have, in her words, "learned and laughed, and gotten slightly depressed." Here are a few of the bits of bad (animal) news, but no worries. These ones are cute; I left the really sad ones out. ## 1. About Squirrels ![About Squirrels](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ps/kp/y0etytwf556deda863d81769417794_600x450.jpg) ## 2. About Giraffes ![About Giraffes](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qr/rt/l5xs8395556deda750370319117749_600x601.jpg) I feel this way sometimes, don't you? ## 3. About Yaks ![About Yaks](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cp/oi/y6886vgc556deda8ba246565327799_600x575.jpg) ## 4. About Roadrunners ![About Roadrunners](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fo/tu/cxodxp15556deda902de8911272870_600x573.jpg) ## 5. About Lady Polar Bears ![About Lady Polar Bears](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cq/zz/ysnjpirj556deda916abd522019965_600x569.jpg) Suddenly I feel better about the 40 I gained when I was preggers. ## 6. About Seagulls ![About Seagulls](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/w5/u5/w4utpbqb556deda953ddd715159783_600x576.jpg) ## 7. About Lemurs ![About Lemurs](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/kq/d0/zov0gfta556dedabd16d6485059480_600x424.jpg) ## 8. And Dwarf Lemurs ![And Dwarf Lemurs](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/g8/xu/rjqlsz15556dedab6db5c000517224_600x568.jpg) Can we all just agree that as cute as they are, lemurs are kinda gross? ## 9. About Dusky Seaside Sparrows ![About Dusky Seaside Sparrows](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/jt/by/d0zlyn0u556dedabade66141532555_600x600.jpg) Okay, this one makes me really sad! ## 10. About Raccoons ![About Raccoons](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/b5/c4/r2vvsowb556dedab5d8a5465908178_600x592.jpg) ## 11. About Gorillas ![About Gorillas](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ea/i0/sss8w21z556dedabb4c82355502909_600x560.jpg) ## 12. About Octopi ![About Octopi](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hj/yg/blt9sbiv556dedac59eb0907275096_600x590.jpg) Yoga pants, Netflix, and Ben & Jerry's. ## 13. About Hamsters ![About Hamsters](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ef/qb/u9geoiwm556dedacdc880357783019_600x461.jpg) ## 14. About Big Cats ![About Big Cats](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ok/mk/xp9htiza556dedafac4ad675516678_600x445.jpg) Is this really true? ## 15. About Hedgehogs ![About Hedgehogs](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rr/sz/htw3jg92556dedb00ef44562680504_600x479.jpg) I care, wee adorable hedgehog! ## 16. About Snakes ![About Snakes](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hn/am/cxwxfccp556dedaf172f8851501486_600x510.jpg) ## 17. About Alligators ![About Alligators](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/u6/ie/qu9pt4r1556dedafd7664617650383_600x482.jpg) ## 18. About Crows ![About Crows](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/w9/vn/qjh17zoc556dedb025566377481039_600x505.jpg) ## 19. About Butterflies ![About Butterflies](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tb/t6/yp3tpjqo556dedb12d6b5199307574_600x483.jpg) ## 20. About Cows ![About Cows](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/w1/un/mcfmtdtc556dedb14830b686600016_600x556.jpg) I wonder how they figured this out? Scientists, cows, a staircase and a stopwatch? ## 21. About Bees ![About Bees](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ub/bd/uoa1oojk556dedb1b15d9051994665_600x510.jpg) ## 22. About Grizzly Bears ![About Grizzly Bears](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qv/m4/hf8rlorg556dedb26f367959317977_600x550.jpg) ## 23. About Elephants ![About Elephants](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/l1/jv/unharmw0556dedb2bad73299356769_600x512.jpg) ## 24. About Red Pandas ![About Red Pandas](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/jx/vm/b8eyp1bu556dedb42756d218805266_600x476.jpg) ## 25. About Birds ![About Birds](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ab/vp/v33zz88i556dedb407f01548837441_600x583.jpg) ## 26. About Frogs ![About Frogs](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sf/cr/qpb2wpw3556dedb5056e1285079559_600x524.jpg) ## 27. About Jellyfish ![About Jellyfish](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/os/w2/jjo7v8nc556dedb51e39c820137674_600x551.jpg) ## 28. About Houseflies ![About Houseflies](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hs/hr/kfvbcfp9556dedb644d90173425520_600x489.jpg) ## 29. About Beavers ![About Beavers](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/j4/ae/lockf1vm556dedb705b56421777633_600x540.jpg) ## 30. About Moths ![About Moths](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/b3/j8/zblwum4i556dedb6818cf350349301_600x588.jpg) I feel ya, moth, I feel ya. ## 31. About Foxes ![About Foxes](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/kp/ki/fv7cv67y556dedb6e350f985819203_600x593.jpg) To see more of Brooke's illustrations and learn more tragic things about the animals we love (the feels!), follow her on Instagram @sadanimalfacts or on tumblr at sadanimalfacts.com. ## Related Posts - [facts to blow your mind](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/facts-thatll-blow-your-mind/) - [crazy facts about trees](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/omg-did-you-know-trees-can-do-these-freaky-things/) - [while analyzing sonia's features, you noticed that...](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/facts-about-hurricanes-thatll-blow-you-away/) - [does your own saliva remove blood stains](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/jaw-dropping-facts-about-saliva/) - [quantum facts](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/awesome-facts-you-need-to-know-from-quantum-physics/) - [facts about christmas cookies](https://food.allwomenstalk.com/facts-about-christmas-cookies-you-never-knew/) - [blazing saddles paddle ball gif](https://health.allwomenstalk.com/who-knew-these-awesome-facts-about-breasts/) - [red head and anesthesia](https://hair.allwomenstalk.com/a-few-interesting-facts-about-redheads/) - [lips smack](https://love.allwomenstalk.com/jaw-dropping-facts-about-kissing/) - [real james bond](https://movies.allwomenstalk.com/amazing-facts-about-james-bond-you-need-to-know-now/) - [7 Facts about Cats ...](https://paranormal.allwomenstalk.com/7-facts-about-cats/) - [10 Funniest Animals ...](https://allwomenstalk.com/10-funniest-animals/) ## Site Information - [Main page](https://allwomenstalk.com) - [Contact us](https://allwomenstalk.com/contact.html) - [HTML article](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/these-animal-facts-will-make-you-happy-and-sad/)