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If you could be any animal.... What would it be?

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If you could be any animal.... What would it be?

Hypothetically, if you were reincarnated, warped into the body of, or allowed to exist as another species via virtual reality, etc.....

What animal would you be and why?

I would choose the owl.

Due to its heightened senses in the dark, ability to fly, and stealth.....

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man i have always thought of this. and i could never figure it out.

I would probably enjoy being a primate, or possibly a kangaroo.


wait skip that.. i want to be a bird that can fly!!! that would be the best~!
 
A raptor bird of some time, probably something like an eagle. The whole eating rodents thing would be unpleasant, but the flying would definitely make up for it.
 
The King of the Jungle.
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Male Lions are the true pimps of the animal kingdom....

Multiple wives and the wives do all the killing for dinner..... :)
 
Why are they called "King of the jungle", when most don't live in a jungle?

:-?

I could be a Liger, I guess...

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... happy to be a sheep of The Shepherd (and Judge)!

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Matthew said:
When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:31-32
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:)
 
I think I'd like to be just a regular old domestic cat. I could be lazy or lead a life full of excitement - whichever I felt like at the time.
 
I have always been drawn to water and love to fish. I find the fish to be a most amazing creature that is beautiful and mysterious. I would love to be a trout, albeit one that never sees a fish hook! :o
 
... happy to be a sheep of The Shepherd (and Judge)!
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Yes Gary, the sheep fits you VERY well!

And vic,

The liger is AWESOME! Have you ever saw Napolean Dynamite? The liger is "bred for its skills in magic"..... lolololol.....


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Soma-Sight said:
... And vic,

The liger is AWESOME! Have you ever saw Napolean Dynamite? The liger is "bred for its skills in magic"..... lolololol.....


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Yes, they are known for their disappearing act. 8-)
 
Liger males can be 900 lbs!!!!!

Can you believe that! :o :o

Large Size
Ligers grow much larger than tigers or lions and it is believed this is because female lions transmit a growth-inhibiting gene to their descendants to balance the growth-promoting gene transmitted by male lions (this gene is due to competitive mating strategies in lions). A male lion needs to be large to successfully defend the pride from other roaming male lions and pass on his genes; also, in prides with multiple male adult lions, a male's cubs need to be bigger than the competing males for the best survival chance. Thus, his genes favor larger offspring. A lioness, however, will have up to 5 cubs, and a cub is typically one of many being cared for in a pride with many other lions. As such, it has a relatively high survival rate, and need not be huge as it will not need to look after itself very quickly. Smaller cubs are more easily cared for and fed, are less strain on the pride and hence the inhibiting gene developed.

Male tigers do not compete for status and mates in the way lions do; a tigress only mates with one tiger when in season, so a tiger does not have the same genetic predisposition to produce large competing offspring. Also, a tigress typically has fewer cubs, and those have a much lower survival rate due to the tiger's solitary nature, so being large and growing quickly are an advantage; there is no need for a growth inhibitor. Being the offspring of a male lion and female tiger, the liger inherits the growth-promoting gene unfettered by a growth-inhibiting gene and typically grows larger than either animal; this is called growth dysplasia. Some male ligers grow sparse manes.

Because of the impossibility of a gene being inherited from only females, there is a competing hypothesis. This hypothesis (allthough not tested) is that the Lion's sperm is damaged somehow during fertilization and that a growth inhibiting gene is typically destroyed. It is impossible for a gene carried on a chromosomes to be passed along only from the mother. The reason for this is there are no chromosomes that only a female can have. Female Tigons and Female Ligers both posess a tiger X chromosme and a lion X chromosome, yet only the female Ligers will grow large, this means something must happen to either alter the genes or that the cause of the growth dysplasia lies at least partially outside of the genes.

Another possible hypothesis is that the growth dysplasia results from the interaction between lion genes and tiger womb enviroment. The tiger produces a hormone that sets the fetal Liger on a pattern of growth that does not end throughout his life. The hormonal hypothesis is that the cause of the male Liger's growth is his sterility - essentially, the male liger remains in the pre-pubertal growth phase. This is not upheld by behavioural evidence - despite being sterile, many male ligers become sexually mature and mate with females . In addition, female ligers also attain great size but are fertile.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger#Large_Size
 
Vic said:
Soma-Sight said:
... And vic,

The liger is AWESOME! Have you ever saw Napolean Dynamite? The liger is "bred for its skills in magic"..... lolololol.....


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Yes, they are known for their disappearing act. 8-)
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Man thats a big kitty!
 
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