Fennec fox or fruit bat. Perhaps raccoon, or maybe otter. Seals are neat too if thereβs water. Thereβs a lot honestly
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Tigers are just big cats.
WHAT THE FOX SAY?
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.
I'm gonna have to go with a miniature elephant, maybe the size of a Labrador.
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Capybara
Straight up, chill coconut,
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.
That is not domesticated. It has dual passive income, no housing costs, and a source of free meals that is more convenient than eating said source of meals. That thing will maul somebody if the arrangement is no longer convenient and aligned with it's interests.
i get you but it seems the animal has some kind of sickness that makes it weak
Point taken. I still think it's cool though.
this is crazy
Fruit bats. Just no ebola, please.
the human one
Red Panda. I want to steal one from the zoo every time I go.
Pallas cats look very soft, I'd love to be able to cuddle one
manul
Manul!
Manul
Wolf, I call dog
Tbh, a pet that's friendly and tameable like a dog but physically a wolf would be cool. I think wolves are very cute.
They are sweet creatures. But they need to run! And are social creatures like humans. They need to have families with them :)
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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.
Red fox would be great assuming domesticated would render them not smelly xD
Kind of surprised that I'm not seeing honey badger or wolverine or tasmanian devil.
Gorillas and monkeys. Just to watch them evolve. I think it would be nice to see them with glasses.
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Opossums.
Otters
Snow leopard
Parrots can be extremely intelligent, but are still dinosaurs.
Tiger!
Yeah, bears for sure. Little teacup-size pet bears.
Miniature gm giraffe, about waist height. Cantering about with its tiny blue tongue. I love that little freak.
A pet kangaroo would be cool
a fluffy wallaby!
Having a pet sloth would be pretty cool
It will be a long process.
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.
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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).