What is currently your favorite *blank*?

I think its coming around about the time for a personal list update:
-My views are always changing.

..animal? Bryozoan

...mammal? Otter Civet
...cat? Still flat-headed cat
...canid? African Golden wolf or South American Zorros of any kind.
...bear? Cool subspecies: Tibetan blue bear (as always), Cinnamon bears, or Spirit bears. This may be controversial for some but I'm going for just physical appearance for these categorizations.
...hyena? Brown Hyena
...pinniped? Hooded seal- They're funky!
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Dibatag or Tibetan antelope (Why do I like middle asian species so much??)
...cetacean? Franciscana
...bat? Pond bat or Red bat
...rodent or lagomorph? I'll do both as last time: Crested rat or Florida water rat, Lagomorphs would actually just be pikas of any sort and Riverine rabbit as last time.
...primate? Blue-eyed black lemurs- Have loved them ever since I went to the Phillie zoo and saw them for the first time, and of course Mouse lemurs or Red colobus's.
...xenarthran? Maned sloth as last time
...marsupial or monotreme? Have gotten a stronger interest in Long-beaked echidnas now mainly because of conservation efforts I have been looking in to.

....bird? Bengal florican believe it or not
...ratite? Somali ostrich as last time
...bird of prey? Upland buzzard (their absolutely gorgeous)
...penguin? Any of the split rockhoppers, Loved them since as long as I can remember.
...parrot? Alwals are still beautiful.
...passerine? So difficult to choose, but Manakins (pipridae) and . . . . Tits. (Paridae). Keep immature comments to yourself I just like these little birds.
...waterfowl? Swan goose. The name is a contributing factor.

...reptile?
Legless lizards - Anguidae.
...lizard? Dopasia specifically
...snake? Arizona Black rattlesnake actually, but also still dragon snakes and Sunbeam snakes.
...crocodilian? Still Mugger crocodile.
...turtle or tortoise? Australian snapping turtles of any kind.

...amphibian? Caecilians
...frog or toad? Hairy frog still, but I do enjoy some of the More common Native Wetland species of the U.S. and Canada.
...salamander or newt? Mudpuppies of course. . . .

...fish? So hard. . . . Bombay Ducks are cool, So are Trout and salmon of sorts, and the honorary Key worm eel, just for-being(?) an- h0norary. -Key . . um. . w-w-orm e-eel. . . . . . This one's hard you guys!
...bony fish? Impossible.
...cartilaginous fish? Oh Megamouth sharks or Salmon sharks or Basking sharks.
...invertebrate? Bryozoan
...insect? Galls or Cicadas.
...arachnid? Small mites that no one cares about.
...mollusk? Giant or Colossal squid (since childhood).
...crustacean? Tanaids and Mysids are fun.
 
There's no way you like every single animal (and plant, bacteria, etc) in the entire world the same! :p:eek:

Surely you like some living thing (such as the Bengal Tiger) more than the millions of others.

Not equally no, But I would share the similar view that you are surprised about. People (On the forum and in real life) are constantly surprised that I love every animal in there own way (-Yes parasites, how would Parasitologists be passionate about there work anyway?). I like everything from unbelievabley small to Large, and I think everything does matter, wheather you personally like them or not.
Of course I'm not gonna go bathe in Nematodes, but I still love and Admire them as equally as say- Tanagers.
 
...animal? I couldn't possibly pick

...mammal? Can't pick
...cat? Persian or snow leopard
...canid? Aardwolf
...bear? Sun or spectacled bear
...hyena? Aardwolf
...pinniped? Southern elephant or leopard seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Nilgai or sable antelope
...cetacean? Orca
...bat? Large flying fox
...rodent or lagomorph? Arctic lemming
...primate? Red handed tamarin
...xenarthran? Giant anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? Platypus

....bird? Can't pick
...ratite? Southern cassowary
...bird of prey? Black chested buzzard or Harpy eagle
...penguin? King
...parrot? Hyacinth macaw
...passerine? Spangled cotinga
...waterfowl? Australian shelduck or Kelp goose

...reptile? Can't pick
...lizard? Komodo dragon
...snake? Reticulated python
...crocodilian? Saltwater crocodile
...turtle or tortoise? Radiated or Galapagos tortoise

...amphibian? Any caecilian species
...frog or toad? Pool or American bull frog
...salamander or newt? Great crested newt
 
Currently the list is
-Animal, Okapi

-Mammal, Okapi
-Cat, Arabian Sand Cat
-Canid, Maned Wolf
-Bear, Sun Bear
-Hyena, Aardwolf
-Pinniped, Ribbon Seal
-Ungulate, Okapi
-Cetacean, Baird’s Beaked Whale
-Bat, Orange Leaf-Nosed Bat
-Rodent/Lagomorph, Patagonian Mara
-Primate, Proboscis Monkey
-Xenarthan, Southern Tamandua
-Marsupial/Monotreme, Numbat

-Bird, Southern Cassowary
-Ratite, Southern Cassowary
-Bird Of Prey, Secretary Bird
-Penguin, Little Blue Penguin
-Parrot, Kea
-Passerine, Vogelkop Bird Of Paradise
-Waterfowl, Black Swan

-Reptile, Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
-Lizard, Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
-Snake, Tentacled Snake
-Crocodilian, Gharial
-Turtle/Tortoise, Diamondback Terrapin

-Amphibian, Olm
-Frog/Toad, Surinam Toad
-Salamander/Newt, Olm

-Fish, Ornate Bichir
-Bony Fish, Ornate Bichir
-Cartilaginous Fish, Narrownose Chimaera

-Invertebrate, Mount Kaputar Pink Slug
-Insect, Hercules Beetle
-Arachnid, Peacock Spiders, No Specific Species
-Mollusk, Mount Kaputar Pink Slug
-Crustacean, Japanese Spider Crab

-Extinct Animal, Parasaurolophus
-Cenozoic, Macharachinia
-Mesozoic, Parasaurolophus
-Paleozoic, Hallucigenia
 
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Are you aware that this is like saying that your favourite birds are Nests, right?
I mean Gall midges, Gall wasps, etc. I always call them Galls for short. :)
I also believe the field usually refers insect galls just by "galls", as well.
 
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Animal: Wisent
Mammal: Wisent
Canid: Ethiopian wolf
Cat: Amur leopard
Bear: Sloth bear
Mustelid: Yellow-throated marten
Malagasy civet: Fanaloka
Pinniped: Walrus
Even-toed ungulate: Wisent
Odd-toed ungulate: Malayan tapir
Rodent: Rakali
Primate: Gelada baboon
Xenarthran: Tamandua
Marsupial: White-striped dorcopsis

Bird: Fischer's toucan
Ratite: Darwin's rhea
Penguin: Magellanic penguin
Waterfowl: Branta ruficollis

Reptile: Green mamba

Fish: Corydoras pygmaeus

Extinct animal: Platybelodon
 
...animal? Platypus

...mammal? Platypus
...cat? Leopard cat
...canid? African wild dog
...bear? Polar bear
...hyena? Spotted hyena
...pinniped? Ribbon seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Giant eland
...cetacean? Pacific white sided dolphin
...bat? Honduran white bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Prehensile tailed porcupine or Gundi
...primate? Golden lion tamarin
...xenarthran? Giant anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? Platypus

....bird? Blue naped chlorophonia or Green and gold tanager
...ratite? Southern cassowary
...bird of prey? California condor
...penguin? Emperor penguin
...parrot? Green winged macaw
...passerine? Blue naped chlorophonia or Green and gold tanager
...waterfowl? White faced whistling duck

...reptile? Greater madagascar day decko
...lizard? Greater madagascar day gecko
...snake? Emerald tree boa
...crocodilian? Cuvier's dwarf caiman
...turtle or tortoise? Malayan snail eating turtle

...amphibian? Green and black poison dart frog
...frog or toad? Green and black poison dart frog
...salamander or newt? Japanese giant salamander

...fish? Whale shark
...bony fish? Atlantic goliath grouper
...cartilaginous fish? Whale shark

...invertebrate? Goliath beetle
...insect? Goliath beetle
...arachnid? Cobalt blue tarantula
...mollusk? Common cuttlefish
...crustacean? Japanese spider crab

...extinct animal? Tasmanian tiger
...extinct Cenozoic animal? None
...Mesozoic animal? Brachiosaurus
...Paleozoic animal? None
 
What is currently your favorite...

...animal?

...mammal?
...cat? Sand Cat
...canid? Fennec Fox
...bear? Asiatic Black Bear
...hyena? Striped Hyaena
...pinniped? California Sea Lion
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Indian Rhino
...cetacean? Blue Whale
...bat? Livingstone's Fruit Bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Capybara
...primate? Indian Gray Langur
...xenarthran? Giant Anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? Honey Possum

....bird? Hoopoe
...ratite? Emu
...bird of prey? Steller Sea Eagle
...penguin? Adélie Penguin
...parrot? Peach-faced Lovebird
...passerine? Common (Eurasian) Magpie
...waterfowl? Little Egret

...reptile?
...lizard? Madagascar Day Gecko
...snake? Indian Cobra
...crocodilian? American Alligator
...turtle or tortoise? Galapagos Giant Turtle

...amphibian?
...frog or toad? Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
...salamander or newt? Olm

...fish?
...bony fish? Sunfish
...cartilaginous fish? Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

...invertebrate?
...insect? Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
...arachnid? Brazilian Wandering Spider (Pheoneutria nigriventer), called "Araignée banane" (Banana Spider) in French
...mollusk? Giant Clam
...crustacean? Any Woodlouse species

...extinct animal? Passenger Pigeon
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Paraceraterium
...Mesozoic animal? Spinosaurus
...Paleozoic animal? Xenusion
 
...animal? Gray wolf/tiger

...mammal? Gray wolf/tiger
...cat? Sumatran tiger
...canid? Gray wolf
...bear? Polar bear
...hyena? Spotted hyena
...pinniped? Leopard seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Sable antelope
...cetacean? Orca
...bat? Malayan flying fox
...rodent or lagomorph? American beaver
...primate? Coquerel's sifaka
...xenarthran? Giant anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? Koala

....bird? Great horned owl
...ratite? Ostrich
...bird of prey? Great horned owl
...penguin? Emperor penguin
...parrot? Golden conure
...passerine? Blue jay
...waterfowl? Wood duck

...reptile? Mangrove snake
...lizard? Gila monster
...snake? Mangrove snake
...crocodilian? Nile crocodile
...turtle or tortoise? Green sea turtle

...amphibian? White's tree frog
...frog or toad? White's tree frog
...salamander or newt? Fire salamander

...fish? Garibaldi
...bony fish? Garibaldi
...cartilaginous fish? Shortfin mako shark

...invertebrate? Giant Pacific octopus
...insect? Praying mantis
...arachnid? Bold jumping spider
...mollusk? Giant Pacific octopus
...crustacean? American lobster

...extinct animal? Golden toad
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Woolly mammoth
...Mesozoic animal? Carnotaurus
...Paleozoic animal? Dimetrodon
 
Favourite Animal - Capybara
Favourite Cat - Jaguar
Favourite Canid - African Wild Dog
Favourite Ungulate - European Bison
Favourite Primate - Lar Gibbon
Favourite Marsupial - Red Kangaroo
Favourite Bird - Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Favourite Ratite - Greater Rhea
Favourite Bird of Prey - Peregrine Falcon
Favourite Penguin - King Penguin
Favourite Parrot - Green-winged Macaw
Favourite Waterfowl - White-faced Whistling Duck
Favourite Reptile - Panther Chameleon
Favourite Snake - Burmese Rock Python
Favourite Turtle/Tortoise - African Spurred Tortoise
Favourite Frog/Toad - Blue Poison Dart Frog
Favourite Bony Fish - Common Clownfish
Favourite Cartilaginous Fish - Tiger Shark
Favourite Insect - Leafcutter Ant
Favourite Arachnid - Chilean Rose Tarantula
Favourite Crustacean - Pacific Cleaner Shrimp
Favourite Cenozoic Animal - Woolly Mammoth
Favourite Mesozoic Animal - Ankylosaurus
 
...animal? Northern Rufous Hornbill

...mammal? West Indian Manatee
...cat? Amur Leopard
...canid? Chinese Dhole
...bear? Polar Bear
...hyena? Southern Aardwolf
...pinniped? Pacific Walrus
...ungulate? Nile Hippopotamus
...cetacean? Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin
...bat? Livingstone's Flying Fox
...rodent or lagomorph? Panay Cloud Runner
...primate? Aye-Aye
...xenarthan? Giant Anteater
...marsupial or monotreme? Dusky Pademelon

...bird? Northern Rufous Hornbill
...ratite? Southern Cassowary
...bird of prey? White-tailed Eagle
...penguin? King Penguin
...passerine? Scarlet-chested Sunbird
...waterfowl? Garganey

...reptile? Saltwater Crocodile
...lizard? Mindinao Water Monitor
...snake? Beautiful Pitviper
...crocodilian? Saltwater Crocodile
...turtle or tortoise? Galapagos Giant Tortoise

...amphibian? Chinese Giant Salamander
...frog or toad? Mountain Chicken
...salamander or newt? Chinese Giant Salamander

...fish? Mississippi Paddlefish
...bony fish? Mississippi Paddlefish
...cartilaginous fish? Japanese Wobbegong

...invertebrate? Flamboyant Cuttlefish
...insect? Malaysian Leaf Katydid
...arachnid? Tailless Whip Scorpion
...mollusc? Flamboyant Cuttlefish
...crustacean? Japanese Giant Spider Crab

...extinct animal? Patagotitan
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Paraceratherium
...Mesozoic animal? Patagotitan
...Paleozoic animal? Arthropleura
 
...animal? Penguin

...mammal? Asian elephant
...cat? Cheetah
...canid? Ethiopian wolf
...bear? Sloth bear
...hyena? Spotted hyena
...pinniped? Mediterranean monk seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Lowland nyala
...cetacean? Common minke whale
...bat? Indiana bat (I did a mist net survey for these animals last summer for a nature program I was in, super cool)
...rodent or lagomorph? Black-tailed prairie dog
...primate? Red ruffed lemur
...xenarthran? Northern tamandua
...marsupial or monotreme? Tammar wallaby

....bird? Penguin
...ratite? Greater rhea
...bird of prey? Cinereous vulture
...penguin? Adelie or chinstrap penguin
...parrot? Hyacinth macaw
...passerine? Blue jay
...waterfowl? American wood duck

...reptile? Gharial
...lizard? Panther chameleon
...snake? Emerald tree boa
...crocodilian? Gharial
...turtle or tortoise? Radiated tortoise

...amphibian? Hellbender
...frog or toad? Malayan horned frog
...salamander or newt? Hellbender

...fish? Shortfin mako shark
...bony fish? Alligator gar
...cartilaginous fish? Shortfin mako shark

...invertebrate? Luna moth
...insect? Orchid mantis/luna moth
...arachnid? Peacock spider
...mollusk? Lined chiton
...crustacean? Everglades crayfish

...extinct animal? Great auk
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Great auk/Arabian ostrich
...Mesozoic animal? Charcharadontosaurus
...Paleozoic animal? Meganeura
 
Anyone who does not think this is not true (I am 99.9% sure it is nobody) is weird.

Animal? Nile Hippo
Mammal? Nile Hippo
African animal? Nile Hippo
Four-legged animal? Nile Hippo
Pachyderm? Nile Hippo
Animal with exactly sixteen toes? Nile Hippo
Animal with poop shaped like a sphere? Nile Hippo
Animal to see in captivity? Nile Hippo
Animal to see in the wild? Nile Hippo
Animal that can't swim? Nile Hippo
Animal that grunts? Nile Hippo
Animal that can open their mouth bigger than a human? Nile Hippo
Animal that can't jump? Nile Hippo
Animal with tusks? Nile Hippo
Animal without hands? Nile Hippo
Animal that can't fly? Nile Hippo
Animal that can kill a person? Nile Hippo
Animal that smells? Nile Hippo
The list just goes on and on and on......................................................
 
...animal? Southern Cassowary or West African Dwarf Crocodile

...mammal? Clouded Leopard
...cat? Clouded Leopard
...canid? African Wild Dog
...bear? American Black Bear
...hyena? Aardwolf
...pinniped? Crabeater Seal
...ungulate (not including cetaceans)? Bactrian Camel or Indian Rhinoceros
...cetacean? Vaquita
...bat? Ghost Bat
...rodent or lagomorph? Patagonian Mara or Rock Hyrax
...primate? White-handed/Lar Gibbon
...xenarthran? Brown-throated Sloth
...marsupial or monotreme? Matschie's Tree-kangaroo

....bird? Southern Cassowary
...ratite? Southern Cassowary
...bird of prey? Harpy Eagle
...penguin? Southern Rockhopper Penguin
...parrot? Australian King Parrot
...passerine? Red-winged Blackbird
...waterfowl? Mandarin Duck

...reptile? West African Dwarf Crocodile
...lizard? Komodo Dragon
...snake? Blue Malayan Coral Snake
...crocodilian? West African Dwarf Crocodile
...turtle or tortoise? Diamondback Terrapin

...amphibian? Axolotl
...frog or toad? Cane Toad
...salamander or newt? If it counts, Axolotl. If not, Iberian Ribbed or Danube Crested Newt

...fish? Sarcastic Fringehead
...bony fish? Sarcastic Fringehead
...cartilaginous fish? Cookiecutter or Goblin Shark

...invertebrate? Peacock Mantis Shrimp
...insect? Asian Giant Hornet
...arachnid? Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula
...mollusk? Giant Clam or Blue-ringed Octopus
...crustacean? Peacock Mantis Shrimp

...extinct animal? can't decide
...extinct Cenozoic animal? Procoptodon or Arctodus
...Mesozoic animal? Quetzalcoatlus or Yutyrannus
...Paleozoic animal? Edaphosaurus
 
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