I still think a fox is manageable. Cat software running on dog hardware seems...interesting
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Hmm, I would say a monkey would be an obvious choice since they can manipulate objects and do all kinds of things, are also fluffy/cuddly, and there's a potential for two-way communication. Possibly an ape, though it would be bigger--maybe too big and not as cute, and it could easily kill you if things don't go well.
Lowland gorillas are the new pitbull.
The Liger. It’s pretty much my favorite animal.
I couldn't afford to feed a Liger
Red panda
Foxes, Wombats, cats.
Give
Me
Giant
Pet
Salticids
Yeah but if they turned on you that would be fucking horrific
I like to think that jumping spiders could easily kill us with their bites, but they're simply too sweet to even think about attacking us
This applies to my hypothetical giant spider puppies
People
I think that's just called a sub.
we already have consumers.
yes I'm criticizing myself too.
Quokka of course.
Not domestication per se, but we should teach our ape cousins how to control fire and develop technology. Ascend, my brethren! Come and join your furless kin! Reach out your hands and grasp the tools that are your salvation! Reject the weakness of your flesh!
Ook
Raccoons are cool. They seem to be in the early stages of self-domestication, which is probably how we got cats.
There was a video being shared by someone who studies raccoons.
The tl;dr was they are too smart and tend to hold grudges to become domestic.
Still, they would be cool pets.
Hi I really like raccoons but have not seen this video. Do you have a link to this video?
I found the channel. It is all about raccoons.
This is the video that I saw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxgUOQRFjh8
(And this one is also à propos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E181sIZhhfA)
Thank you! Have a [raccoons photo] (https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4cd579d3-be4b-488e-9131-74d4810a9006.jpeg)
This argument is always so silly. Domestication is the process of changing animals so they become more suitable to living with humans. The fact that wild animals aren't domesticated and therefore have traits that are problematic for that is tautological.
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Red Pandas
You could have the most cuddlest creature with you.
Yeah, red panda would make for an adorable pet!
- They're cute and fluffy
- All they want is to nom nom on their yummy leaves.
- Have you seen that thing they do where they put up their arms to make them look more menacing? That doesn't really work, and to me, it just looks like the cute little panda want uppsies.
I want a red panda
Maybe a large seal species. Something to ride in the water, but that could still come on land and fall asleep by the fire.
I would love having a squirrel as pet. Unfortunately most squirrel types don't do well in captivity because they are too anxious. I nursed a baby squirrel once as a volunteer and it would just sleep in my shirt pocket or bra and be the cutest little thing until it was old enough to start learning to be a wild squirrel.
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For me, it's Racoons, Squirrels, or Crows.
I used to have a Robin friend, who would keep me company while I gardened, so he could grab a juicy worm from the ground I was turning. I'm currently friends with a pair of Sand Hill Cranes who spend every night in front of my house. I talk them nearly every night. They know me well, I stand right next to them, they aren't afraid of me at all.
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Giraffes of course.
Silly question.
Foxes. Like a dog, but not.
Thanks to Russia, we're already partway there.
I want to pet a fox, especially with its winter coat. Probably not own one though. Speaking of things I want to touch but cant, I wanna pinch a male orangutan's big flabby cheek pads.
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Bats. Imagine having a friendly familiar. They could also be used to carry messages.
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