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I think we may have had threads like this in the past, but there are many new forum members about, so I thought there was little harm in revisiting the subject

My question is prompted by two things actually. There are no less than three threads currently up that are specifically addressed to the angst of human relationships. Personally, I've always thought that cats and other creatures have it so much easier. I mean, in the case of cats, the female goes into heat, any male(s) in the vicinity happily oblige, they frolic to their heart's content, and off they go on their separate ways. If only it were so easy for humans

So, my question is, which animal would you like to be, and why?

I would probably enjoy being a cat...
Or, more seriously, perhaps a wolf, I love their beauty, intelligence and the way that they symbolise both community and the wilds..

[QUOTE=dragon wench] Personally, I've always thought that cats and other creatures have it so much easier. I mean, in the case of cats, the female goes into heat, any male(s) in the vicinity happily oblige, they frolic to their heart's content, and off they go on their separate ways If only it was so easy for humans

So, my question is, which animal would you like to be, and why?

I would probably enjoy being a cat...
Or, more seriously, perhaps a wolf, I love their beauty, intelligence and the way that they symbolise both community and the wilds.. [/QUOTE]

I agree, with both for the same reasons too. I've always loved cats and wolves. I've wanted to get myself a panther, wolf and siberian tiger as pets since I was little. They'd show the muts across the street what happens when they bark at me!

Maybe a hawk as well. I think it'd be fun to swoop down on my food and fly off with it. I'm sadistic at times though and I'd have fun just grabbing and dropping things though once in a while.

I've thought about this a lot and I can't think of any animals that don't have a downside but lately I think I'll go towards a sloth.

I just like the idea of not having to move if I don't want to. I could sit around all day. All Year!

I would be a rabbit(fast minipulation lol)

I think im going to agree with DW, too. Mainly about the wolf. I've alway's liked the the majestic life and beauty of the wolf.

[QUOTE=jopperm2]I've thought about this a lot and I can't think of any animals that don't have a downside but lately I think I'll go towards a sloth.

I just like the idea of not having to move if I don't want to. I could sit around all day. All Year![/QUOTE]

I just thought of another, Kuala bears. Anyone else know why your told not to go near them in the wild while they are happily munching away on their food? They just hang around, eat and catch a buzz of their food. That's life for me. So long as noone bothered me, I'd have my buzz, and my food, and my perch, all from one source and I'd be set.

I would be a gray wolf, preferably in black phase. Wolves in black phase are enchanting to meet.

We have Red Wolves at the local zoo I'm a member of and they are some of my faves.. Maybe I would be one of those. They like to run around the pen for fun. It's cute.

[QUOTE=Chanak]I would be a gray wolf, preferably in black phase. Wolves in black phase are enchanting to meet.

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That, is a gorgeous wolf! I got into trouble the last time I went to the zoo for trying to play with the new wolves they had there and wanting to let them out. I had my little sister on my shoulders and was trying to get one of them to get away from all of the people shouting at it and calm it down and to come over. The zoo keepers there lectured me about talking to the animals, while a family of 7 was throwing food at them and screeching not 15 feet down the fence from us.

I had some friends who rescued wolfdogs from bad situations, and they also kept 3 pure wolves as well. One of the pure wolves they had kept for a time was my own wolfdog's mother (she ended up being transported to a large wolf-rescue reserve, where they keep wolves who have been victims of humans). It's difficult to earn their trust. You have to demonstrate that you mean no harm, because wolves instinctively don't trust anything that walks on two legs, and for good reason. They had a big, beautiful, black-phase male that was obviously in charge. Everytime I went out into their acreage to visit, he would watch me like a hawk. I would sit down with my back to him, and did that for about 3 weeks. Every time I came out, he would come closer to me, but still keep his distance.

Then one day out of the blue, he trotted up behind me and licked my hand.

[QUOTE=Chanak]Then one day out of the blue, he trotted up behind me and licked my hand. [/QUOTE]

Nice, man.

Makes me think of the (if I didn't mistake its species) Red-Shouldered Hawk that was sitting right outside my house for about 15 minutes a couple of days ago.

I'd have to think that the animal I'd wish to be would more than likely be a bear. Powerful, enduring, and more capable than I'd look, which is generally how things have played out over the years.

Wellll, I think wolves would be cool to be. It's so funny when the wolf is standing before the father, it's all nervous and twitching.

I know the one wolf-dog I met I felt sorry for. The neighborhood was petitioning to have it put down. The neighborhood kids terrorized it upon finding out it was part wolf. The owner went house to house and introduced the dog, explained it was part wolf, and had the parents sign a petition saying the didn't mind it being around. Well, one of the kids was throwing rocks at it one day a few years after the person had moved there and the dog freaked. Why the kid was in the yard I have no clue, luckily the owner was already on his way outside to see what was making his pet bark and chased the two down. It broke it's leash and attacked the boy. Looking back on it, the dog could have maimed the boy in the time it had with him before the owner got there, if not killed him if he wanted to. He just grabbed him by the leg and shook him around, tore the skin pretty bad. The kid was scared and needed to be cleaned up, but didn't even need stitches. Luckily, the owners neighbor testified in court that the kid was pelting it with rocks and had been for some time and they didn't hurt the dog.

It just irritates me looking around and seeing houses and stores all over when this place here used to be the home of wolves. You won't see them around here except for the rare pet or at the zoo. Not to mention the fact people complain to no end about deers running rampant all over the place and being hit by cars and wondering why they're are so many. Maybe if people hadn't scared of their natural predator this wouldn't be a problem.

[QUOTE=Magrus]It just irritates me looking around and seeing houses and stores all over when this place here used to be the home of wolves. You won't see them around here except for the rare pet or at the zoo. Not to mention the fact people complain to no end about deers running rampant all over the place and being hit by cars and wondering why they're are so many. Maybe if people hadn't scared of their natural predator this wouldn't be a problem.[/QUOTE]That's what happens when people mess with the eco-system. Oh and I know of a place that used to have wolves. They were driven out ages ago, but now finally they have been brought back to their natural habitat, and it was a great success.

Thats good to hear, they tried that near here in the past 7 years or so and it failed. People got all sorts of upset about having wolves around and fought it in court. Idiots still believe wolves will hunt down people. I can't think of any animals which happen to reside on this continent that will actively go after a human being for any reason whatsoever without the person attacking them or hurting their young. Granted, if the animal is rabid yes, or if there is absolutely no food within a very large aread. Predators move around if they can't find food though, the whole area would have to be completely devoid of what they eat to cause a situation like that. They'd be more likely to wander miles out of their way hunting down more deer than to go after a person near them.

@Magrus: Myths abound about wolves, and I can testify they're superstitious fears without basis that mainly originated in medieval Europe. A wolf by nature is shy and avoids confrontations. My own wolfdog was teased by a group of children from the surrounding area while I was out on a job. He knew them, and they knew him as well, but they were throwing mud clods at him and waving sticks in his face. From what the kids had told me afterwards, they were at it for quite a while, and Zabiel was rather upset. He ended it when he broke his cable, trotted up to the closest kid, and pushed him down with one of his big front paws. That's all he did, amazingly enough. He was larger than the kids teasing him. I found out about it when I came home that evening, and found Zabiel a muddy mess.

He was *always* breaking cables and chains, and even invented a way to unlatch hooks from his collar. He would dig a shallow hole in ground, lay down, and push the hook assembly into the hole, snagging the hook latch against the side of the hole. He would then roll slightly, letting the hook latch free of the loop on his collar. I watched him do it one time, and I was dumbfounded. That damn troublemaker!

I would want to be a silverback gorrila. It would be cool just to know how it feels to be that strong and powerful. Or a Malamute. That was what my last dog was. He weighed over 150 pounds before we had to give him to a man who had enough land to keep him.

[QUOTE=Chanak]@Magrus: Myths abound about wolves, and I can testify they're superstitious fears without basis that mainly originated in medieval Europe. A wolf by nature is shy and avoids confrontations. My own wolfdog was teased by a group of children from the surrounding area while I was out on a job. He knew them, and they knew him as well, but they were throwing mud clods at him and waving sticks in his face. From what the kids had told me afterwards, they were at it for quite a while, and Zabiel was rather upset. He ended it when he broke his cable, trotted up to the closest kid, and pushed him down with one of his big front paws. That's all he did, amazingly enough. He was larger than the kids teasing him. I found out about it when I came home that evening, and found Zabiel a muddy mess.

He was *always* breaking cables and chains, and even invented a way to unlatch hooks from his collar. He would dig a shallow hole in ground, lay down, and push the hook assembly into the hole, snagging the hook latch against the side of the hole. He would then roll slightly, letting the hook latch free of the loop on his collar. I watched him do it one time, and I was dumbfounded. That damn troublemaker! [/QUOTE]

Thats amazing how he reasoned out how to get out that off of him. Wild animals do NOT like being tied up or restricted at all. My old cat was part bobcat and would knock on my door to get inside.

Thats good how your dog didn't really rough those kids up. He probably didn't just because it was mud he was being hit with. The dog I saw was being hit with rocks thrown by kids on the baseball team, they were drawing blood on him. I didn't see it happening, but he still had sores when I saw him a few days later after hearing what had happened. They did it quite often and that last time it was just the one kid and he snuck into their yard to get closer while the dog was asleep rather than outside the fence like usual. Personally I would have done more to the kid myself, they put that dog through quite a lot over probably a 3 month time span tormenting it. Normally it would bark and just go inside and avoid the situation. I think being pelted in its sleep and finally having someone in sight, in the yard made it want to teach the kid a lesson.

Seeing the size of that dog though, and the wounds on the kids leg in school, it made me think of a K-9 cop dog pulling someone down. Only this dog was far bigger than any German Shepard I've seen. I'm pretty sure he could have snapped his leg in half if he had the inclination to do so.

The place my uncle used to live at was also the home of coyotes and such. It was really pretty neat, because sometimes you would be able to get a glimpse of them. This one time, he was driving down the dirt road-thing, and for some reason (I can't remember why) stopped. At that moment, a baby coyote, along with an adult coyote, crossed the road. But the sad thing is, I think there was a petition going around to get the coyotes out of the area. I can't remember what happened of it, though.

If I were an animal, though, I'd probably be a peregrine falcon. I've always admired them. If anything, they're my favorite of all raptors. I wouldn't mind being any raptor, come to think of it.

If I were to ever be an animal, my first pick would be a viper.



More specifically, I would be a Russell's Viper.





I'd wanna be a viper because they are sleek(sp?), sneaky, and deadly.

Specifically Russell's Viper because they are found in parts of my home country, Bangladesh. (But mostly India)