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applegrove

(118,858 posts)
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 06:00 PM Mar 2012

What is your favourite non domestic animal? I like frogs. They remind me of the joy of my childhood.

They metamorphosize. They hop. They swim and they are cute. I once worked in a gift shop that had a huge inventory of frog themed things. I so wanted to redo their display window on a busy yuppy street with all their various frog products under a big sign that said "We Have Frogs". But I got shot down.

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What is your favourite non domestic animal? I like frogs. They remind me of the joy of my childhood. (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2012 OP
Otters Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #1
Aw and they are holding hands. So sweet. applegrove Mar 2012 #2
I know! So cute. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #3
except in Florida Enrique Mar 2012 #15
Moose. Chan790 Mar 2012 #4
Hummingbirds. ohiosmith Mar 2012 #5
So pretty. I love hummingbirds too. applegrove Mar 2012 #8
Tigers. Moondog Mar 2012 #6
Number one... pipi_k Mar 2012 #7
wild cotton-tailed rabbits... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #9
Snakes RebelOne Mar 2012 #10
Yeh but guitar man Mar 2012 #11
Oh you! LOL!videos don't play on my computer. applegrove Mar 2012 #12
Orcas Tabasco_Dave Mar 2012 #13
Dragons. Wait Wut Mar 2012 #14
applegrove's childhood was not like the rest of ours: MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #16
My daughter's bunny Major Nikon Mar 2012 #17
Elephants (nt) bigwillq Mar 2012 #18
I like coons Go Vols Mar 2012 #19
Yeti. n/t dimbear Mar 2012 #20
Leopards JitterbugPerfume Mar 2012 #21
Tortises Tripod Mar 2012 #22
Any big cat hyphenate Mar 2012 #23
giraffes elana i am Mar 2012 #24
I like frogs. And I love to hear them in the springtime. nt raccoon Mar 2012 #25
Well, as pets are concerned, cottontails. We have one who is now domesticated. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #26
Wolves. hamsterjill Mar 2012 #27
Yes. Wolves are the most gorgeous creatures. applegrove Mar 2012 #29
Message deleted by the DU Administrators KamaAina Mar 2012 #28
NARWHAL!!!!!1! bluedigger Mar 2012 #30
These little fellows blogslut Mar 2012 #31
 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
1. Otters
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 06:11 PM
Mar 2012


They're playful and smart, and there's something just comically adorable about them.

Otters are second in cuteness only to kitties, in my estimation.




 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
3. I know! So cute.
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 06:16 PM
Mar 2012

I guess that's not uncommon for otters to do that, so they can sleep without drifting away from each other.

hlthe2b

(102,447 posts)
9. wild cotton-tailed rabbits...
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 06:55 PM
Mar 2012

Deer, elk, and many others..

But my current residence is nearly overrun with these bunnies that burrow under my raised patio and scamper across the yard each morning and evening. I have a feeling I'm going to be wishing for some population control, eventually, but I look at it as having all the luck of a rabbit's foot X 4 for each of these funny little guys outside my door.

They've gotten used to the humans and dogs in the neighborhood and no longer flee--at least not very far when you walk by.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
10. Snakes
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 07:04 PM
Mar 2012

At one time, I had 2 boa constrictors as pets. They are great as pets. They don't bark, pee or shit on your carpet. And don't bite unless they mistake your hand for a mouse or a rat, which happened to me a few times. Finally, I had to get rid of them when they grew to 7 feet long. I donated them to the Miami-Dade Community College hands-on program for kids.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
14. Dragons.
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 07:51 PM
Mar 2012

I hate snow and dragons can melt it faster than salt. If there's no snow, they can make Crispy Republican snacks in a jiffy! Another great benefit is traffic. They can fly you to work, or...just get rid of it.

The problem is, those damned knights killed most of them.

MiddleFingerMom

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16. applegrove's childhood was not like the rest of ours:
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Go Vols

(5,902 posts)
19. I like coons
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 10:38 PM
Mar 2012

I have had 15 or so over the years.They last 12-15 months then just leave and never come back.

JitterbugPerfume

(18,183 posts)
21. Leopards
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 11:28 PM
Mar 2012

and other large cats. I can't imagine anything more beautiful.


Sometimes I see that beautiful wildness i my cats Lilith and cat-Mandu when they stalk and hunt.

Tripod

(854 posts)
22. Tortises
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 11:38 PM
Mar 2012

i had desert tortises as pets as a child. Fred used to knock on the back door, and go to the fridge for his food. He was an indoor, and outdoor pet. I loved Fred, Wilma, and Pebbles.

hyphenate

(12,496 posts)
23. Any big cat
Thu Mar 22, 2012, 01:28 AM
Mar 2012

i like all of them. I suppose my favorites are tigers.

I also like dogs, rabbits, ferrets, little mammals, big mammals, birds, elephants, rhinos, bears, deer, racoons, possums, kangaroos, wallabies, squirrels, chipmunks, toads, pretty much all animals.

I hate bugs. If it crawls, I hate it. Insects, annelids, nematodes, ugh. Anything that is disgusting. Entomophobic all the way. I confess I even find butterflies and dragonflies a little offputting.

hamsterjill

(15,224 posts)
27. Wolves.
Thu Mar 22, 2012, 11:32 AM
Mar 2012

First, they are simply gorgeous creatures.

Second, they have an amazing social structure that some humans from which many humans could learn a lot!

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