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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 28 points 22 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 19 points 21 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 21 hours ago

It's nice to be on even terms.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 10 points 20 hours ago

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

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

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 12 points 21 hours ago

Quokka.

I need that type of positivity in my life.

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)
[–] Wahots@pawb.social 6 points 22 hours ago

They are just irl pokemon :)

[–] shaggyb@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

This is the only correct answer.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 18 hours ago

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

[–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Tigers are just big cats.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 8 points 20 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 20 hours ago

Exactly, mine sees me as a bed apparently.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 9 hours ago

Fennec fox

just LOOK AT THESE THINGS

[–] call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] confuser@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 hours ago

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

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 10 hours ago

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

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] coaxil@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Stupid long horse, but yeah that would be a sick

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

[–] Uninvited4586@lemmy.cat 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 15 points 1 day ago

WHAT THE FOX SAY?

Fruit bats. Just no ebola, please.

[–] beaverbacon@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

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

[–] griff@lemmings.world 12 points 1 day ago

the human one

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day 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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[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 7 points 1 day 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.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago
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[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

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[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Kind of surprised that I'm not seeing honey badger or wolverine or tasmanian devil.

[–] Exeous@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago
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