...never quite understood, is why every single person I met in my life loves pandas.

In my opinion pandas are pathetic, really. And for this reason I made up a list about the most pathetic animals out there. I'll include the panda in it, just so I can explain why they are so pathetic. Yeah, sure, they are almost extinct and kinda cute, but still...

1. Giant Panda
The Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally meaning "black and white cat-foot" is in my opinion one of the laziest, and most idiotic animal out there. And here is why I think this.
Pandas are bears, and thus (should be) carnivore. Their whole body is made for eating meat. Their teeth are made for ripping your face off. But no, these animals are so freaking lazy, they rather sit around, munch bamboo and sleep all day. And, of course, because of this they don't get the neccesary energy for running around, thus ending up in a viscous cycle made up of living for eating and eating for living. Also, for some reason they usually lose their interest even for mating. I read some cases where they were even given Viagra, and shown videos about giant pandas mating just to see some action. No wonder they are mostly extinct, right?

2. Sloth
Oh, my god. I cannot even describe how pathetic the sloth is. I mean, the fact that it's name is a synonym for laziness should clue us in, but the idiotic grin on it's face, and the fact that it mostly hangs around a single tree doing nothing takes all this to a whole new level. Also, as far as I can tell, about the only notable thing scientists have to say about a sloth is whether it has two toes or three, thus making this the other vital component in the naming process.

3. Naked mole-rat
This animal is in fact neither a mole, nor a rat. Apparently it lacks pain sensors in it's skin, so you probably won't have the satisfaction of seeing it shed huge tears as you rip it's inside out as soon as you come across it. Fu*k, I think this animal would give me nightmares for years if I would come across it. Also, what “naked” actually means here is that the animal is hilariously hairless, making it at least as pathetic as your average bald man. (I wonder if these animals were the ones video game makers thought about when making zombie rats)

4. Domestic turkey
Now this animal made the list because it's so stupid, it hurts. Literally. Some have been known to drown in a heavy rain shower because they didn't realize that it would be dry and safe inside their hutches! Others are so brainless that they can't even remember how to eat, and must be fed by the farmer. Also, frightened turkeys, when frightened tend to run as fast as they can to a corner or a fence, where instead of going somewhere else they continue their efforts to escape, piling onto each other and suffocating the ones that end up on the bottom.

5. Blobfish
This is probably the most miserable looking marine animal out there. It looks the way it looks, because it's made up of some sorts of gelatinous mass, so it can withstand the the high pressure of deeps seas. They do nothing but float wherever the water pushes them, and they eat whatever floats around them. To tell you the truth, I don't even know why these fishes exist. Probably to make us laugh at their crazy faces...
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