What is the most gorgeous animal out there? I think it is wolves. I saw them

[applegrove]

at the toronto zoo a generation ago and have yet to find an animal that took my breath away the way those suckers did. Their eyes are amazing..not predator like at all.

[Kali]

1. horses

[applegrove]

4. Paliminos are my favourite horse. Such pretty blond mane and tails.

[sarge43]

18. Arabian horses

"Allah took a handful of south wind and made the horse." Bedouin saying

[Boudica the Lyoness]

36. Yes horses!!

They are not only good to look at they are also lots of fun.

[Aerows]

2. I'm more partial to felines

I saw these beautiful Siberian tigers at the zoo playing in the water with this ball and I still think of them as the most powerful, beautiful animals I've ever seen.

[applegrove]

3. Yes tigers are amazing animals. They are much, much bigger than I ever imagined.

[pipi_k]

20. Imagine running into

a "liger"...

[fizzgig]

24. someday i will have a liger

and ride it around town like a horse.

[pipi_k]

26. I'll bet

people will clear a path for you, too...

[fizzgig]

28. it will definitely up my badass quotient

[Angry Dragon]

5. I agree

[hifiguy]

42. Yep, tigers are the critters that

take my breath away. So gorgeous.

[center rising]

6. Definitely the Cheetah, fast, sleek!!!

[rrneck]

10. Beat me to it.

The very definition of form following function.

[Tom Ripley]

15. Born to prey

[begin_within]

35. I took this photo

of "Tango," a cheetah at the Sierra Endangered Cat Haven in July 2010. http://cathaven.com

[elleng]

7. Point of personal privilege:

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~btca/BTCA-Liberty's%20Devonshire%20Temptress.htm

[applegrove]

8. Sweet. But it looks more like a lamb that a dog to me LOL!

[elleng]

11. You and the rest of the world!

Really whippet/greyhound body + poodle/Porto Water Dog hair. and NO SHED!

[TheCruces]

39. What was it bred for?

[elleng]

40. Going to ground (terre) for rodents,

like many terriers.

[TheCruces]

41. Looks way too tall to go to ground to me

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[TheCruces]

55. Have you ever read any of Patrick Burns' stuff?

I think his blog on dogs in general is great. He also has published a book about hunting with terriers. It's so sad how the show ring has destroyed so many breeds of dogs from their original purpose.

http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/

[bigwillq]

9. I like the elephant.

I know, not a popular choice on a democratic website, but elephants are amazingly beautiful and intelligent creatures.

[quakerboy]

12. FOSSA!!!

Ok, ok, I'll give you that its not classically beautiful. But for cool factor, I dig the fossa a lot.

[marzipanni]

13. Can't pick just one most gorgeous, but here's one of the cutest babies-

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/adorable-pictures-of-man-taking-care-of-an-orphane

[unapatriciated]

14. That is cute.

[HopeHoops]

16. Siberian tigers

[hobbit709]

17. Here's your siberian

[HopeHoops]

22. Meow.

[hunter]

23. Big cat's eyes always say to me, "If I choose to eat you, I will."

Wolves always seem more open to negotiation.

"Come, Raven saw a mammoth... Help us kill it. Maybe then we don't eat you."

[La Lioness Priyanka]

52. that's cute

[pipi_k]

19. Oh yes!!!

Definitely wolves! I've loved them for ages, since I was a young girl.

Their souls are beautiful.

Next on my list of most beautiful animals... tigers.

[Rob H.]

21. Snow leopards

[fizzgig]

25. they are gorgeous

[geardaddy]

27. I can't narrow it down.

Wolves absolutely, felines of all types, but for me the bear seems closest to me. I think it might be my spirit animal.

[KatyaR]

29. Owls.

So beautiful, especially in flight....

[Lionel Mandrake]

30. Salamander!

At least it's not a Newt.

[pokerfan]

31. mountain lion

[applegrove]

32. Awww Sweet!

[sofa king]

33. Leafy Seadragon?

http://tinyurl.com/6npavo5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafy_sea_dragon

[applegrove]

34. Cool.

[begin_within]

37. I'm going to say the Painted Bunting

[applegrove]

38. Oh yeah. I totally forgot how beautiful birds are.

[yellowcanine]

44. Lilac Breasted Roller is pretty awesome also...

[begin_within]

48. wow that bird is a work of art

[yellowcanine]

53. We used to see them in Kenya and Tanzania.

[progressoid]

43. It's a tie between...

The Ayeaye



and the Axolotl Salamander

[hedgehog]

45. You need to ask?

[geardaddy]

46. The naked mole rat wins this competition.

[DFW]

47. Her, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...........

I have always been partial to Bengal tigers, myself, although it sickens me to see one penned up in some zoo cage.

Another favorite cat is this one, although they are threatened with extinction, I'm told:
[IMG][/IMG]

[Wait Wut]

49. All of them.

Well, the platypus has some issues, but I bet they have great personalities.

[Tikki]

50. Love these families...their devotion awes me...

Tikki

[La Lioness Priyanka]

51. my cat

she is gorgeous and perfect and sweet, so overall a real winner!

[riderinthestorm]

54. Dolphins, panthers, manta rays (come on, you know they are), jelly fish

cheetahs, snowy owls... do we have to pick just one??!!

Horse foals however, may top all of them for the most gorgeous, charismatic creature....(aside from horses)