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12. Elephants are awesome!

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What is your favorite wild animal from any place in the world? I like hedgehogs, What about you? It can be any animal [View all] debm55 Nov 2023 OP

I like otters EYESORE 9001 Nov 2023 #1

They are so cute, I read that they tie themselves to sea grass, so they don't float away when they are sleeping. debm55 Nov 2023 #3

Narwhals n/t sazemisery Nov 2023 #2

Beautiful animals. debm55 Nov 2023 #4

Pallas Cats ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Ziggysmom Nov 2023 #5

Beautiful. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #9

Squee! I love Pallas cats too! ironflange Nov 2023 #50

Oh jeez, how cute when he checked out the camera close up! My kitties make a grumpy, Ziggysmom Nov 2023 #107

You beat me to it. Warpy Nov 2023 #101

Yeah, the round pupils add to their cute and crazy appearance. Great video. Ziggysmom Nov 2023 #108

They look like grumpy old men to me Warpy Nov 2023 #109

I never had hedgehog, though Middle Age reenactors have recipes from the era bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #6

I think hedgehogs are found in England. debm55 Nov 2023 #16

I never realized that. hedgehog vs groundhog bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #22

They are found here in Germany, too DFW Nov 2023 #68

Thank you for your post DFW. They are so cute. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. debm55 Nov 2023 #72

Pikas we can do it Nov 2023 #7

So sweet. TY for posting. debm55 Nov 2023 #15

Coyotes DBoon Nov 2023 #8

We have them here in Western PA.,They are very smart. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #11

Cats, all of them. Ocelot II Nov 2023 #10

True, very true. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #13

Elephants are awesome! JoseBalow Nov 2023 #12

Thank you Jose. That is so cute. I love it. debm55 Nov 2023 #14

First on my list, wolves.Then: bears, coyotes, Polly Hennessey Nov 2023 #17

Oh yes, I love wild horses. We do have wolves around here too, I have to be careful when walking Dolly. All of your debm55 Nov 2023 #18

Bush dog Tom Kitten Nov 2023 #19

It does sort of look like a dog. I like it. debm55 Nov 2023 #24

hyrax AnnaLee Nov 2023 #20

Oh my so cute. Love it. debm55 Nov 2023 #25

Big Cats ....all of them in a dead heat tie with elephants yellowdogintexas Nov 2023 #21

Agree, especially Baby Elephants--so cute. debm55 Nov 2023 #33

Lemurs... so elusive and rare, and adorable!... Jrose Nov 2023 #23

Thank you for your selections . They are are adorable. Though I have to had I am not really fond of ravens. debm55 Nov 2023 #27

Land: wild horses, Water: dolphins electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #26

Yes, love wild horses and dolphins--so intelligent. TY. debm55 Nov 2023 #28

Being from The Outer Banks... OldBaldy1701E Nov 2023 #58

The Snow Leopard justaprogressive Nov 2023 #29

Beuatiful, really beautiful. debm55 Nov 2023 #35

Wolves Bayard Nov 2023 #30

Lovely. We have some in our neighhood in SW PA debm55 Nov 2023 #36

No kidding? Bayard Nov 2023 #66

Lions claudette Nov 2023 #31

They are really majestic creatures. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #37

I fell in love with magpies out west on one MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #32

Thank you MOMFUDSKI, debm55 Nov 2023 #38

Actually its wild dogs milestogo Nov 2023 #34

I couple of years ago at the Pittsburgh Zoo, they are in their grounds. A mother had her young son on the railing. debm55 Nov 2023 #41

After the accident at the Pittsburgh Zoo they were called Painted dogs from Africa. I will have to look that story up. debm55 Nov 2023 #42

I saw them in the wild in Botswana a few years ago. milestogo Nov 2023 #45

Thank you milestogo and have a great Thanksgiving debm55 Nov 2023 #60

Thank you debm and i hope you have a great Thanksgiving too! milestogo Nov 2023 #71

Honey badgers! They are just crazy. nt Shermann Nov 2023 #39

Are they like regular badgers? debm55 Nov 2023 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author (2011 called and wants its meme back) Shermann Nov 2023 #49

It's a neck-and-neck three-way tie . . . hatrack Nov 2023 #40

Beautiful creatures. I don't know why but the raven always frightened me. Perhaps it was because of the role in played debm55 Nov 2023 #44

Also smart as hell - they'll be taking over in a few millenia, I suspect . .. hatrack Nov 2023 #47

Don't understand. debm55 Nov 2023 #51

I live in the high desert with lots of ravens womanofthehills Nov 2023 #94

Sounds like a beautiful area. We have coyotes here in SW PA . People bring their pets in when they roam around. Thank debm55 Nov 2023 #96

No way to choose: LakeArenal Nov 2023 #46

Oh, Lake they are beautiful. I love them. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #52

Definitely Quokkas. Talitha Nov 2023 #48

They do sound cute. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #53

Far too many to name ailsagirl Nov 2023 #54

I love tigers. viva la Nov 2023 #55

Yes, I agree, Our house cats are just little tigers. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #56

Black panther. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2023 #57

Beautiful creatures. Have a great Thanksgiving debm55 Nov 2023 #61

Giraffes LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #59

They are so adorable--especially the little one, Have a special Thanksgiving debm55 Nov 2023 #62

You too, deb. LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #65

Polar bears, big cats, and elephants. sinkingfeeling Nov 2023 #63

Thank you for remembering creatures we are destroying. Have a special thanks giving my friend. debm55 Nov 2023 #64

hmm, coons + chippies, tho, flying squirrels are awesome. pansypoo53219 Nov 2023 #67

Yes, they are all unique creatures. debm55 Nov 2023 #75

+ extremely soft. one was getting seeds off the cottage patio + i touched it. pansypoo53219 Nov 2023 #110

Otters Emile Nov 2023 #69

Yes, there play nature is wonderful. debm55 Nov 2023 #74

Aardvarks malthaussen Nov 2023 #70

Yes, they are some different looking creatures. debm55 Nov 2023 #73

Giraffes 🦒 maptap22 Nov 2023 #76

I love Mountain Lions Alpeduez21 Nov 2023 #77

I went to school at Penn State University in the center of PA .We had mountain lions up in the Nitanny Mts. surrounding debm55 Nov 2023 #78

Smart (n/t) Alpeduez21 Nov 2023 #79

There is a hill at University of Edinburgh (the Scottish one) that looks like a reclining lion. n/t malthaussen Nov 2023 #92

Thanks malthaussen. debm55 Nov 2023 #95

In general, ducks. grumpyduck Nov 2023 #80

They are so beautiful. Thank you. debm55 Nov 2023 #82

Roadrunners. Paladin Nov 2023 #81

I have never seen a live one. They sound wonderful. debm55 Nov 2023 #83

Terrific birds. Paladin Nov 2023 #93

Thank you, was just going to post where they are located ---so the SW? debm55 Nov 2023 #98

The SW part of the U.S., from TX to CA. Paladin Nov 2023 #99

Thanks Paladin, One question --do they run fast? debm55 Nov 2023 #100

Very fast, indeed. Paladin Nov 2023 #104

Moose Easterncedar Nov 2023 #84

Oh no, What you have is an excellent selection. I have seen moose and have heard the sound of them. Beautiful. I live debm55 Nov 2023 #86

Tigers Mad_Dem_X Nov 2023 #85

Cuttlefish Goonch Nov 2023 #87

And firefly squid Easterncedar Nov 2023 #88

I think firefly squids are breathtaking. Here in SW PA we call them lightening bugs. same beauthy, though. debm55 Nov 2023 #90

Beautiful. Aren;t they located a little deeper in the ocean. If you want to see some unique look up Lantern Fish. debm55 Nov 2023 #89

The Flying Lemur Rincewind Nov 2023 #91

What is it, then??? TY debm55 Nov 2023 #97

The Cheetah bamagal62 Nov 2023 #102

Magnificent creature debm55 Nov 2023 #103

Polar bears. I was born in Alaska. LiberalLoner Nov 2023 #105

Thank you LiberalLoner. They are in a very sad situation. debm55 Nov 2023 #106