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animal - nyanchan - 10-01-2006 01:39 AM
What's your favourite animal(s)? :happyjump:
- aspie44.8 - 10-01-2006 01:54 AM
Cats!!! :grin: :jump:
- Natalia - 10-01-2006 03:34 AM
Practical to have in the house: Cat
Liked when had in the past: Goats, pet Turtles
Like in theory: Galapagos tortoise, Platypus, Hippopotamus, Kangaroo...
- couldbecousin - 10-01-2006 06:10 AM
In no particular order: dogs (esp. golden retrievers, schipperkes, shelties & wonderful mutts), cats (esp. fat black & white longhairs & big warm orange tabbies), guinea pigs, teddybear hamsters, cardinals, giraffes, bumblebees, koalas, manatees, Emperor penguins, and those are just the first that come to mind. :smile:
- Chaosopher - 10-01-2006 06:36 AM
cats & hamsters, they're so interesting to watch :wink:
- couldbecousin - 10-01-2006 06:42 AM
Uhhh, you mean separately, right? :shock:
- StuartM - 10-01-2006 02:05 PM
My favourite animals are cats and I've got one for a pet. I used to also have rats which I really liked but they sadly only lived for 2 years.
- Gareth - 10-01-2006 02:27 PM
BUNNIES AND KITTENS!
- ozymandias - 10-01-2006 09:34 PM
Cats
- Chaosopher - 10-01-2006 11:56 PM
Uhhh, you mean separately, right? :shock:
yes :lol:
- nyanchan - 10-02-2006 09:25 AM
PHEW (Sigh of relief). I once saw a poodle chase a wallaby joey. That was... er... Interesting.
My favourites are cats, dolphins, cheetahs, meerkats, and tanuki (That's a Japanese raccoon dog -- apparently related to foxes.) And seahorses because they have the best shape and because it's the male that gets pregnant. :lol:
- Chaosopher - 10-02-2006 04:06 PM
My favourites are cats, dolphins, cheetahs, meerkats, and tanuki (That's a Japanese raccoon dog -- apparently related to foxes.) And seahorses because they have the best shape and because it's the male that gets pregnant. :lol:
Interesting indeed.
Seahorses are really cool, always makes me think of that scene from Pinnochio :grin:
- tenaciouscj - 10-08-2006 02:01 PM
Caterpillars.
- TheDifferenceEngine - 10-08-2006 04:26 PM
Honey Badgers!
Those things are indestructible.
- nyanchan - 10-09-2006 09:08 AM
:shock: I forgot to say. Penguins!
- TheDifferenceEngine - 10-09-2006 06:27 PM
EVIL
- couldbecousin - 10-15-2006 03:20 AM
EVIL
:lol: They can't even chase you, much less do anything to hurt you! :lol:
I love the Emperor penguins...so elegant in their geeky way.
- TheDifferenceEngine - 10-15-2006 06:42 PM
EVIL
:lol: They can't even chase you, much less do anything to hurt you! :lol:
I love the Emperor penguins...so elegant in their geeky way.
that dosen't stop them from being the very personification of evil itself.
- Natalia - 10-17-2006 07:54 PM
PINGUINS are the most fun animal to pronounce (if you say it like that). not evil not evil not evil.
Except in Spanish it's gotta be, ORNITORRINCO which is, again, the duck-billed platypus.
- I_like_kittens - 10-18-2006 04:51 AM
Bears, Cats, Koalas, Sloths...
hmm I see a theme forming here..
- nyanchan - 10-20-2006 10:29 PM
PINGUINS are the most fun animal to pronounce (if you say it like that). not evil not evil not evil.
Japanese is Pen-gin. (Actually, looks much cuter written in katakana.) I like the little ones, like Fairy penguin, Little Blue.
U know in Australia and New Zealand we don't say "Duck-billed" platypus, because actually there is no other kind? (Platypus = Flat-foot)
I like them too. They're cute and unusual (one of only two species of monotreme left in the world) and their beaks can find worms by sensing the electric impulses of the worms themselves. (The same impulses that happen in people's brains)
So I guess you might even call that "mind-reading" :lol:
- Natalia - 10-31-2006 08:06 PM
hmm I see a theme forming here..
sleeps a lot?
- nyanchan - 11-01-2006 04:28 AM
hmm I see a theme forming here..
sleeps a lot?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
... Or furry, clawed, and climbing trees?
- Cindy - 11-01-2006 04:49 AM
I like cats.
- I_like_kittens - 11-02-2006 08:15 AM
I_like_kittens wrote:
Bears, Cats, Koalas, Sloths...
hmm I see a theme forming here..
sleeps a lot?
Laughing Laughing Laughing
... Or furry, clawed, and climbing trees?
A little from column A. a little from column B. :grin:
- tenaciouscj - 11-05-2006 04:46 PM
I like rats. They are cute, friendly and cheeky. I especially like big fat rats but baby rats are also very sweet. I have a number of hooded bicolour rats and some mostly black and brown rats with little white or cream "socks" and a bit of white or cream on their tummies.
The brown rats look almost identical to wild brown rats but are in fact descended from coloured rats (although no doubt their original ancestors were wild brown rats too).
Rats make good pets for people with small homes but it's usually best to get two litter mates to keep each other company (but both the same sex unless you want lots of baby ratties within a short time). If you play with the rat a lot (and they can be very playful), one is okay on its own.
- Miss Aspiette - 11-06-2006 01:26 AM
Pigeons!
Not sure if there are any pigeon caretakers or fanciers here.
- nyanchan - 11-07-2006 09:24 AM
Rats like strips of calico fabric to make their nests.
- tenaciouscj - 11-07-2006 12:46 PM
Yes that's true and they also like shredded paper and cut grass (probably best if dried out a bit first). They are really cheeky with food. If one has a piece of food and the other wants it, they will snatch it and run away with it. They are also so cute, holding the food in their little "hands".
- tenaciouscj - 11-18-2006 04:36 PM
I also like green frogs. I don't keep pigeons but in the mall in the city centre, there are always lots of wild pigeons that want to be fed. If you hold out a chip, some of them are so tame they will sit on your hand and take the chip from your fingers.
- nyanchan - 11-19-2006 10:45 AM
Did you know that in some languages, Pigeon and Dove use the same word? :grin:
- Natalia - 11-21-2006 09:01 PM
¡PALOMA!
RE: animal - ichtms - 12-10-2006 08:07 PM
I adore magpies. A former neighbor had two cats which used to hang out on the lawn. The magpie couple would sit on either side of one of the cats and when he looked at one of them the other raced forward and pecked him on his tail only to retreat as the cat reacted and then the other magpie would do the same and this would happen again and again until he got fed up or someone interfered. The magpies always picked this cat to pick on. We theorized that he had been up in their tree messing with them and that they only did this as a means to get even.
RE: animal - nyanchan - 12-11-2006 10:48 AM
Magpies are hoons.
Crow / Magpie = Kurasu
Pigeon / Dove = Haato
Duck = Kamo
Chicken = Niwatori (garden-bird)
Penguin = Pengin
watashi wa koneko da. mai-asa taiyou ni "nyaan"-te iu-no. neko wa itsumo neko-de aru nyaaaa....
RE: animal - Bob Bobson - 12-11-2006 11:38 AM
What does that mean?
My Japanese is fairly poor. I decided to try to teach myself, but I got bored after a few hours so I can only read katakana and say a few things like oyasuminasai.
RE: animal - ichtms - 12-11-2006 02:44 PM
Crow / Magpie = Kurasu
Pigeon / Dove = Haato
Duck = Kamo
Chicken = Niwatori (garden-bird)
Penguin = Pengin
watashi wa koneko da. mai-asa taiyou ni "nyaan"-te iu-no. neko wa itsumo neko-de aru nyaaaa....
nyanchan. What does "hoon" mean.
The evolution has only just begun...
RE: animal - wolf - 12-11-2006 03:53 PM
Ummm..... Wolves? =P. I also like birds a bit, And I love my pet cockatoo ((Yes, That's a type of bird))
RE: animal - nyanchan - 12-12-2006 09:40 AM
Very vague translation
"I am a kitten. Every morning I meow at the sun. Cats are always cats, aren't they...?"
I was just being silly for a bit.
ichtms, a "hoon" is... um... kind of like a hooligan.
RE: animal - Bob Bobson - 12-12-2006 09:49 AM
Thanks, its nice!
From that I can get that koneko means kitten, neko means cat and nyan means meow. My vocabulary is growing by the day.
The Annual House Fly (or the ghost of one). - ichtms - 12-28-2006 09:50 PM
One of my favorite animals is the common house fly. I have had one visiting me for a few weeks every fall for several years. This year I attempted to feed the little guy. Smeared strawberry jam on the window. It's still there. The fly is hibernating somewhere. At least that's what I like to think..
RE: The Annual House Fly (or the ghost of one). - nyanchan - 01-06-2007 10:48 AM
Ooh. Sorry. That's one I can't like. They make the worst horrible noise.
My favourite insect is the Ulysses butterfly. (Those are the satin-blue ones with black edges to their wings.) My grandpa had a really large one in the centre of a glass table. It is something I remember really well.
RE: animal - ichtms - 01-07-2007 06:11 AM
My annual house fly visitor doesn't buzz at all. It could be that there's something wrong with my hearing. If not, something could be wrong with the fly. Worse is that there could be something wrong with the both of us. Or nothing is wrong at all.
A guy once told me how he found out that he had tinnitus. He heard a buzzing noise one summer day but he just thought it was wasps so he forgot about it. Next time he thought about the buzzing it wasn't a summer day but a winter day.
Even a mild tinnitus is to much of a bad thing, but I've grown accustomed to it.
RE: animal - nyanchan - 01-09-2007 09:36 AM
...Or maybe it was just a different sort of fly.
Even a mild tinnitus is to much of a bad thing, but I've grown  accustomed to it.
Basically, tinnitis is generally caused by damage to the hair cells on the inside of your ears. So, yeah. It's not good.
RE: animal - caanilorac - 01-14-2007 03:28 AM
Geckos!!
Cats are ok as long as I don't have to touch them... they're awesome to take pictures to.
RE: animal - Moon Baby - 01-30-2007 11:32 PM
I find I "like" a whole lot of animals, and I also feel the same about them as you would have a "favorite" person, like a friend or someone. Or how you might be more inclined towards, say, French or Spanish.
In that way, I like Wolves, any canine really, Horses, Lions, Tigers, Otters, Ferrets, and Kangaroos.
RE: animal - animalpers0n - 04-22-2007 01:56 AM
If my user name is any indication, I ADORE animals. Except insects (butterflies are alright to look at), I'm scared to death of insects. I especially love furry animals that are cuddly. I have two chinchillas that are so nice to hold. I also like rubbing my cat against my face (she doesn't seem to mind). It's probably a form of stimming.
RE: animal - couldbecousin - 04-22-2007 02:12 AM
Hi animalpersOn, welcome to AFF!
I love soft cuddly animals too; I've never held a chinchilla but I've seen some and the fur is gorgeous...looks so soft! 
RE: animal - silky - 04-22-2007 03:10 AM
Yes, chinchilla fur is considered the softest in the world and is thirty times softer than human hair. Chinchillas have the highest fur density of any land animal with more than 20,000 hairs per square cm. Whereas humans grow one hair from each follicle, a chinchilla has more than fifty hairs from a single follicle.
But, I love dogs best :-)
RE: - Beammeup - 04-22-2007 03:16 AM
Hah!  My kids have, in the past, set up a habitat for them, then collect a few (easy around here), then stare with anticipation of the expected metamorphous!
Border Collie for me.  Great at rounding up the kids... and chasing away cats...
RE: animal - Ceri Chaos - 04-25-2007 11:36 PM
Penguins and Pandas.
I have an odd obsession with black and white animals. No idea why.
RE: animal - nyanchan - 04-26-2007 08:09 AM
Hehe. That's cool.
Maybe cats are kind of stimming too when they rub you against their faces.
RE: animal - Athlynne - 04-30-2007 09:09 AM
I adore zebras.
<hugs>
Athie
RE: animal - Ceri Chaos - 05-03-2007 01:03 AM
Ooohh, zebras are good too, and raccoons, and ring tailed lemurs, and badgers....
and hedgehogs (although they aren't black and white)
RE: animal - couldbecousin - 05-03-2007 02:24 AM
I have an odd obsession with black and white animals. No idea why.
Killer whales are black and white too! 