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[โ€“] Squeezer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Miniature gm giraffe, about waist height. Cantering about with its tiny blue tongue. I love that little freak.

[โ€“] FireWire400@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A pet kangaroo would be cool

a fluffy wallaby!

[โ€“] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[โ€“] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Lana! He remembers me!

[โ€“] Xamith@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

How do you titilate an ocelot?

[โ€“] Gerudo@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago
[โ€“] badbytes@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I'd take a unicorn or dragon.

[โ€“] GenLe@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago
[โ€“] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Zebra. Many have tried and gotten killed in the process.

Alternatively, Triceratops.

EDIT because I brainfarted: I meant zebra. Donkeys are perfectly stable and friendly. Zebras are assholes.

[โ€“] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I once had to help an ass that had either been dumped or escaped and ended up at a park until the animal wrangling guy came. It was the sweetest creature I could ever imagine. All it wanted was to stand next to me and lightly push its head against my arm until I gave it pets and scratches. One of the best 30 minutes of my life.

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[โ€“] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Zebra or giraffe. Not to ride, just to go on walks with.

[โ€“] gnu@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

I think a wombat would be cool to have around the place, assuming domestication allowed for some level of trainability.

One of my old uni lecturers was very keen on the idea of domesticating the spotted quoll. He reckoned they would make a great pet for those who would otherwise get a cat (a convincing argument actually).

[โ€“] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[โ€“] Reil@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Domesticated microraptor. It would be cool as hell, and also imply that we've somehow resurrected a dead species.

[โ€“] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Get a chicken. They still know they're dinossaurs.

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wasps; I'm going to be a supervillain now.

Edit: Scratch that. Termites have better crime potential, if that's the idea I'm going with.

Even if not, a large quadruped is the wrong answer when we already have dogs, horses and elephants. Something flying, digging, tiny or aquatic is where we should all be thinking.

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