If you could be any animal in the world, which animal would you be? Why?

[LadyZen]

I woke up this morning, wishing I was a bird, so I could fly to warmer weather when it got cold. Then I could fly away from my house and its problems, and simply live in a nest, fulfilling my minimalist dream. I could also build several nests, and travel from nest to nest, because I love to travel. I imagine that flying is similar to swimming, and that's also something that relaxes me. I'd want to be a smart bird though, like a raven or a crow.

If you could be any animal in the world, which animal would you be? Why?

[kenster1]

I was once described as an OX for being strong but I`d love to be a bird or a Tiger.

[LadyZen in reply to kenster1]

It sounds like you'd be a big bird, given that you've been described as an ox, like the birds with talons, not the one on Sesame Street.😆

[Dolphin14]

I would be a 🐬 of course

Freedom in the ocean traveling with my pod

❤️🐬

[LadyZen in reply to Dolphin14]

A water animal was my second option because I love swimming, but I'd just catch a ride on your back if I was a raven.

[Dolphin14 in reply to LadyZen]

Nice

We could travel lots of places

[LadyZen in reply to Dolphin14]

Warm places only, please.

[Dolphin14 in reply to LadyZen]

Totally

[Sillysausage234]

lone wolf ….just wander around talking to myself and doing general wolf stuff

[LadyZen in reply to Sillysausage234]

I change my answer. I'm going to be a lone wolf too, and follow you around, so you can't be a lone wolf 😆. But then I guess I won't be a lone wolf either 🤔?

[Sillysausage234 in reply to LadyZen]

😂

[HopeforMiami in reply to Sillysausage234]

You silly sausage! Doing general wolf stuff. 😂 Are you British?

[Isinatra in reply to LadyZen]

You’d be a considered a couple if you hooked up with another lone wolf. Then in time, there’d be little mouths to feed and then the couple would become a pack. A pack is a good thing. Safety in numbers and the conversation wouldn’t go stale. Lol

I’d be a black stallion mustang…roaming freely, the wind in my long mane, doing what wild horses do. Probably someplace in Montana where mustangs aren’t culled or captured. Being free is a hard life sometimes, but from a mustangs point of view…..it’s so worth it. Even Robert Redford couldn’t change my mind. He talks too quietly, anyway. 🐎💨

[Dolphin14 in reply to Isinatra]

google.com/search?q=wild+ho...

[Isinatra in reply to Dolphin14]

Something went glitzed when I tried to access the video. Beautiful song youtu.be/SQTHB4jM-KQ?si=d-m...(Not working as expected?)

[Dolphin14 in reply to Isinatra]

What the heck is my problem? I need to practice more.

Yes my friend it is a great song

I hope you have a wonderful day

❤️🐬

[Isinatra in reply to Dolphin14]

I think it’s a google thing .

Enjoy your swim around the depths of the big blue sea. 🎃🩵

[Dolphin14 in reply to Isinatra]

Thank you for having my back.

Woah I could offer you a ride but don't think my back can handle it

[Isinatra in reply to Dolphin14]

I’m a horse…you ride ME (I’m pretty heavy)

[Dolphin14 in reply to Isinatra]

Are your heavier than me? Ima 🐬 I have some blubber. Please don't spread that around

[Isinatra in reply to Dolphin14]

I guess we’ll have to have a weigh out or something. I can’t imagine a horse propped up on your back. Maybe in the water, though……

Blubber is functionable and quite fashionable in the world of dolphins. But under the blubber, there’s muscle of iron.

[LadyZen in reply to Isinatra]

I don't want to be a lone wolf now. [Transforms to a mustang for now.]

[Dolphin14 in reply to LadyZen]

Haha.... you can't decide

[LadyZen in reply to Dolphin14]

I just want to try everything now. [tranforms into raven-wolf-dolphin-mustang] Weeeeee!

[Dolphin14 in reply to LadyZen]

LOL

[Isinatra in reply to LadyZen]

😂

[Redgreenblue]

I would be an Otter....

They play all day, have a super fast metabolism, they hold hands when they sleep and it is socially acceptable to eat off your belly 😆

[LadyZen in reply to Redgreenblue]

Did not know that. That sounds so fun. And to finally be able to eat a good size meal would be nice. 🙂

[Isinatra in reply to Redgreenblue]

Otters are so cute.

[HopeforMiami]

I always wanted to fly. So I went sky diving. I would like to be a bird that migrates. Plus, they usually mate for life, so you'd always have a buddy!But ... If I could morph into a horse, because I love riding, that would be the dream!

A flying horse in a heard of flying horses! 😃

[LadyZen in reply to HopeforMiami]

Having gone through a divorce, I'd have to be a lone raven. 😁

[Boston001]

I have to agree with Bird. Having been a documentary buff my whole life I've seen how a lot of creatures live and what they eat, so more specifically I would like to be a Wild Scarlet Macaw, living in Costa Rica. I love eating fruit, seeds, and nuts. They seem to live a pretty good life in the wild from what I've seen.

Macaw

[Dolphin14 in reply to Boston001]

That's one beautiful bird

🐬

[LadyZen in reply to Boston001]

That is a gorgeous bird. I've never seen anything like it. It must live in a colorful place or have no predators.

[Charmquark]

I would be a Perch (fish) they are stunning and the thought of spending my days swimming and getting fed all day is a great idea lol.

[LadyZen in reply to Charmquark]

I want to go swimming now. Something so relaxing about it.

[Charmquark in reply to LadyZen]

My hubby is a fisherman, I go with him and sit on the riverbank. I get so excited when he catches a perch lol. Beautiful fish!

[LadyZen in reply to Charmquark]

I use to go fishing with my dad all the time. I appreciate the memories now more than the actual fishing.

[Charmquark in reply to LadyZen]

Oh I bet you do.

I never in a million years thought I would take to it. But I find it very relaxing especially when my head isn't in a good place. What sort of fishing did you and your dad do? Cherish them memories! X

[LadyZen in reply to Charmquark]

We did saltwater in the east coast shores of Delaware and Maryland. We also caught crabs. Truthfully, my dad did most of the work. Me and my brother were too afraid to handle the bait and fish. But when the line tugged, we reeled the fish in. Sometimes, I'd feel bad for the crabs and set them free. My dad set most of our catches free though, especially if they looked too young. We'd take home just a few for dinner.

[Charmquark in reply to LadyZen]

How lovely!

Yeah it's catch and release here in the UK. I've not actually tried fishing properly lol. I will one day and probably get excited when I catch a tiddly one Haha. Hubby and I went crab fishing a few years ago in the rock pools. It was fun. X

[LadyZen]

🤣 I didn't think about the benefit of dropping crap when I wished to be a raven.

[LadyZen]

By the way everyone, thanks for all these responses. I was feeling like crap this morning, but I'm feeling much lighter now from these responses, like I can make it through the day.

[LifeIsThePitts]

Dog cuz they're unconditional love personified, or dog-sonified. They don't have to talk to understand you and would give their loyalty to you without an agenda or expectation for anything in return from you but your love.

[LadyZen in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

So you'd want to be a dog to give conditional love and loyalty and not expect anything in return?

[LifeIsThePitts in reply to LadyZen]

To me they represent the best parts of myself that seem to get buried underneath my mental health challenges. Dogs don't have mental health problems and I wish I could be more like that.

[LadyZen in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

Oh gosh, I wish that were true. I fostered a couple of dogs. One had been a street dog for so long, he didn't trust anyone. Spent most of his time with his back to the wall. Another, I have no idea what happened to him, but he bit me, and the two owners that adopted him. He was ultimately returned both times, and I don't know his fate. But I do know what you mean. The ones that have only known love or at least some level of security are wonderful.

[Artistfriend]

Lately Ive been watching Youtube short videos of Gorillas eating. They always make me smile, they look so relaxed and comfortable crunching away on fruits and vegetables

[LadyZen in reply to Artistfriend]

I love gorillas. They are one of my favorite animals. There's this really sweet documentary on youtube about a single dad gorilla raising his daughter by himself.

[primrose81]

I would be a dragonfly because as well as being beautiful! they are the most accomplished pilots ever and they can fly forwards and backwards and also sideways, I just love to watch them darting about with their beautiful iridescent wings. Also they have 300 degree vision, now that is really cool…

[LadyZen in reply to primrose81]

Wow, that is cool. I don't know too much about insects other than bees and ants, and they are such unusual creatures.

[designguy]

The most amazing and wonderful dreams I have had are of my being able to fly like a bird and fly anywhere I wanted and land and take off again with ease. I could fly up onto tall buildings and towers and just look at the view or fly over tree tops and valleys and see what I wanted. They were invigorating dreams and I wish I had more like that, they seemed so real. I read later that they can mean that I had a good emotional healing spurt, so my answer is an eagle.

[LadyZen in reply to designguy]

I've had quite a few dreams of flying. There were two in particular, one where I was flying through clouds and another through a golden city, that left me with a great sense of peace I had never felt before in my life. I experienced this probably in the absolute darkest period of my life. But whatever it was, biological or spiritual, it gave me the will to survive.But I've also had nightmares of flying that brought so much fear, I willed myself to wake up immediately.

These experiences were certainly very strange.

[designguy in reply to LadyZen]

I've read that the flying dreams can mean that we have made progress in our healing journey, sounds good to me.