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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 25 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Probably red pandas. I'm still a bit surprised they are wild animals, they seem too silly to be like...doing their own thing out there.

I too want to domesticate a Firefox

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 17 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

A bear. They are just adorable and silly and cute until they eat you completely for no reason.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 5 points 15 hours ago

It's nice to be on even terms.

Penguin, I want to see a penguin wearing thigh highs and an arch linux shirt :3

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 13 hours ago

Zebras. It's just a bug that we can't, right? It's just a stripey horse!

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 12 hours ago

I'm gonna have to go with a miniature elephant, maybe the size of a Labrador.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 11 points 15 hours ago

Quokka.

I need that type of positivity in my life.

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 23 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)
[–] Wahots@pawb.social 5 points 15 hours ago

They are just irl pokemon :)

[–] shaggyb@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

This is the only correct answer.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Cats domesticated humans. Mine watches me clean her litter box. It's clearly a power play.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago

Exactly, mine sees me as a bed apparently.

[–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

Tigers are just big cats.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 8 points 17 hours ago

Don't know quite how things would work out, but definitely domesticat the North American beaver because they're one of the coolest animals and you can't convince me otherwise.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 10 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Fennec fox or fruit bat. Perhaps raccoon, or maybe otter. Seals are neat too if there’s water. There’s a lot honestly

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

Fennec fox

just LOOK AT THESE THINGS

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Assuming their domesticated enough to listen to my commands and ignore their pray drive, on like a magical level, Tiger. Hands down. I would go to the Renaissance Fair with them and commission a blacksmith to forge armor for them. I would ride it into battle whenever necessary.

Edit: I was also assuming no one else has a magically domestic animal. If everyone in this thread also has one, I'll choose Rhinoceros

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

With those conditions I would pick a bear/panda or platypus respectively.

[–] call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 14 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] confuser@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

I am trying to befriend crows right now so I agree with this haha

[–] Uninvited4586@lemmy.cat 17 points 23 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] coaxil@lemm.ee 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Stupid long horse, but yeah that would be a sick

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 19 hours ago

Get me a miniature giraffe and a miniature elephant and I'm good.

[–] beaverbacon@lemm.ee 5 points 18 hours ago

Red fox would be great assuming domesticated would render them not smelly xD

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 14 points 23 hours ago

WHAT THE FOX SAY?

[–] GenLe@lemmy.ml 2 points 15 hours ago
[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 22 hours ago

Fruit bats. Just no ebola, please.

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

Gorillas and monkeys. Just to watch them evolve. I think it would be nice to see them with glasses.

[–] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 7 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

Mountain Lion, for home defense. Hard to act tough when your buddy just got dragged up to the balcony by their broken neck and stairs weren't involved in getting him there.

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[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 4 points 18 hours ago
[–] griff@lemmings.world 12 points 1 day ago

the human one

[–] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 7 points 22 hours ago

One that's big enough to cuddle us. They also should get along fine in the increasingly small environments we are being shoved into. Having a newly domesticated animal that is limited to the ultra rich with giant estates is pointless, right? Bonus points if we can make it an environmental win as well.

Just about everything 'big' fails at being in an apartment though. Big cats, even the smaller ones among them, need more room. Same with bears, moose (cooool, dudes, am I right? Imagine lounging with a moose), elk, whales, dolphins... bah.

My idea, then? Giant birds. Big enough to lay on you when on the couch, but could be let loose to fly around while you're at work. It would take an incredible amount of domestication to get them to go and come back, but if we're talking hypotheticals and theoreticals and blue fantasy, I think giant birds would be the way to go. Take your pick of them. The steller's sea eagle and especially the phillipine eagle speak to me, but I wouldn't turn my nose up at a swan, a goshawk, or a red kite. Feed them well at home, pretend that during the domestication process we made the nesting area easy to clean, and imagine being able to set it loose on stupid fascist leaders.

[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

Red Panda. I want to steal one from the zoo every time I go.

[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Pallas cats look very soft, I'd love to be able to cuddle one

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[–] Exeous@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 8 points 1 day ago
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