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debm55

(56,339 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:51 AM Thursday

If you could be any animal for a day, which animal would you pick? I would like to be a dolphin. How about you?

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If you could be any animal for a day, which animal would you pick? I would like to be a dolphin. How about you? (Original Post) debm55 Thursday OP
Squirrel umroman Thursday #1
Thank you very much, umroman for sharing squirrel with us. Enjoy your fun filled day as a squirrel debm55 Thursday #5
Oh, yes, squirrel viva la Thursday #53
Thank you viva la. That sounds like you will be having a fun filled day. debm55 Thursday #55
My little squirrel-brain has already picked out just the perfect cat to torment by coming up against the window.... viva la Thursday #56
HAHAHAHAHHA. oh you, debm55 Thursday #58
cat. no explanation becessary. rampartd Thursday #2
Thank you very much, rampartd. for sharing with us. Enjoy your day as a cat debm55 Thursday #8
Dolphin would be my choice too. FalloutShelter Thursday #3
Thank you very much, FalloutShelter for sharing with us. Enjoy your day as a dolphin. debm55 Thursday #10
Polar Bear. sinkingfeeling Thursday #4
Thank you very much sinkingfeeling. Enjoy your day as a polar bear. debm55 Thursday #15
One of my cats. Ocelot II Thursday #6
Thank you very much, Ocelot ll for sharing with us. Enjoy for day as one of your cats. debm55 Thursday #16
A stud horse for a race track. gab13by13 Thursday #7
That's okay. gab13by13. Enjoy your day at the race track. debm55 Thursday #18
Dolphin SheltieLover Thursday #9
Thank you very much, SheltieLover. Enjoy your day as a dolphin. debm55 Thursday #20
A bird. A high-soaring bird. n/t Mister Ed Thursday #11
Thank you very much, Mister Ed. A bird would be a wonderful way to spend the day. Especially a high flying bird. Enjoy. debm55 Thursday #21
A gorilla. In the wild. Aristus Thursday #12
Thank you very much, Aristus and enjoy your day as a gorilla. debm55 Thursday #25
Gorilla' My Dreams Ocelot II Thursday #27
HAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you, Ocelot ll. debm55 Thursday #40
A Cedar Waxwing bird! mucifer Thursday #13
Beautiful. Thank you very much, mucifer. Enjoy your day as a Cedarwing bird. debm55 Thursday #26
a Coyote DBoon Thursday #14
Thank you very much, DBoon. Enjoy your day as a coyote. We have some here in southwest PA debm55 Thursday #29
Our Los Angeles Coyotes say "Hi" to your Southwest PA Coyotes DBoon Thursday #64
Thank you DBoon, The coyotes are not native to western PA. But they followed the Wiring from the west. debm55 Thursday #66
I'd want to be some kind of sea bird, maybe an albatross karin_sj Thursday #17
Thank you very much karin_sj for sharing with us. The albatross would be a great choice for the day. debm55 Thursday #41
A hummingbird Hey Joe Thursday #19
Oh, fantistic. Thank you, Joe for sharing with us. And enjoy being a beautiful hummingbird for the day. debm55 Thursday #42
Otters always look like they enjoy life. 3catwoman3 Thursday #22
Yes they do. Thank you very much for sharing, 3catwoman3. Enjoy your day in the bay as an otter. debm55 Thursday #43
Since it's only for a day EYESORE 9001 Thursday #23
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001. Stump all you want as a hippo for the day. debm55 Thursday #44
Tardigrade... MiHale Thursday #24
Thank you very much for picking the tardigrade, MiHale. But remember it is only for a day. Then have to come back to the debm55 Thursday #45
Lion LoisB Thursday #28
Oh wonderful. Thank you LoisB for picking a day as a lion. debm55 Thursday #46
A whale on a planet that didn't hunt them... justaprogressive Thursday #30
Thank you so much for sharing that piece from "Song of the Stars" , justaprogressive. I day as a whale would be debm55 Thursday #47
I'm a natural feline, I think Jilly_in_VA Thursday #31
Thank you very much, Jilly_in_VA. Enjoy your day as a jaguar or cheetah. and enjoy your adventure. debm55 Thursday #48
I would love to be a Wolf, though I've been told my spirit animal is a beaver. JMCKUSICK Thursday #32
I will give you two days, John. One day for a Wolf and another day for a beaver. Enjoy yourself and stay safe. debm55 Thursday #59
;-{) Timberwolf Goonch Thursday #33
Beautiful creature. Thank you very much for sharing choice. Have a great day as a Timberwolf. debm55 Thursday #61
A baby goat at a Hobby Farm. pandr32 Thursday #34
Well then enjoy your day, pandr32, as a baby goat. Having all kinds of fun. debm55 Thursday #51
Canada Lynx Endlessmike56 Thursday #35
Have fun, Endlessmike56 as a Canada Lynx.for the day. debm55 Thursday #49
Godzilla. n/t malthaussen Thursday #36
HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you, Malthussen. Please don't trample my house debm55 Thursday #39
Hawk Pisces Thursday #37
Thank you very much, Pisces and enjoy your day flying like a hawk. debm55 Thursday #38
A bichon frise Grim Chieftain Thursday #50
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHha, I love it. Thank you for your choices, Grim Chiftain. I will give you two days, One as a Bichon debm55 Thursday #54
A Cat Deep State Witch Thursday #52
HAHAHAH. Sounds like my cat. Thank you very much, Deep State Witch for sharing, Enjoy your day as a pampered house cat. debm55 Thursday #62
A cat, preferably in Key West DinahMoeHum Thursday #57
Thank you very much for sharing DinahMoeHum. It wouldn't be a Hemmingway cat would it? Enjoy yourself and have a debm55 Thursday #60
Doesn't have to be a 6-toed cat. DinahMoeHum Thursday #70
Thanks, DinahMoeHum. debm55 Thursday #72
I can't decide. Either Niagara Thursday #63
Thank you very much.Niagara, I will give you two days. On day for the Jaguar and and another day for the leopard. Have debm55 Thursday #65
Thanks, Debbie ROAR Niagara Thursday #69
Tree Sloth! Tim S Thursday #67
I love the Tree Sloth. Always chilling out. Thank you TimS for your choice. Enjoy your day as a tree sloth . debm55 Thursday #68
A hummingbird Rebl2 Thursday #71
Thank you Rebl2. Yes, they are beautiful creatures. Have fun and enjoy yourself as a humingbird for a day. debm55 Thursday #74
an otter surrealAmerican Thursday #73
Well surrealAmerican you will just have to see the amount of fun they have by being a river otter for the day. debm55 Thursday #75
A bird- maybe an eagle - to experience the joy of flight biophile Thursday #76
Thank you very much, biophile, for your selection of animal. Enjoy day with the birds. debm55 Thursday #79
A panda bear because then I'd be beautiful MIButterfly Thursday #77
Dear MlButterfly , you are beautiful inside and out. And don't you forget it.❤️ Thank you , for your choice of a Panda. debm55 Thursday #80
Thank you for your kind words, debm55. MIButterfly Yesterday #88
Dolphin Is Good ProfessorGAC Thursday #78
Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. They are beautiful creatures. Enjoy your day soaring through the sky. debm55 Thursday #81
A raccoon chowmama Thursday #82
Thank you chowmama. Two very unique creatures. I will give you two days --you can spend one as a crow and the other as a debm55 Yesterday #83
My dog. She's got it made! I could use a nice cozy, lazy, relaxing day being her. QueerDuck Yesterday #84
Thank you very much for sharing , QueerDuck. Enjoy your day as your dog. debm55 Yesterday #86
Otter, play all day long. Emile Yesterday #85
Thank you very much. Emile. They are very cute and playful. Enjoy your day as an otter. debm55 Yesterday #87

debm55

(56,339 posts)
5. Thank you very much, umroman for sharing squirrel with us. Enjoy your fun filled day as a squirrel
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:57 AM
Thursday

viva la

(4,511 posts)
53. Oh, yes, squirrel
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:40 PM
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Climbing trees, jumping branch to branch... and most of all, driving indoor pets INSANE.

viva la

(4,511 posts)
56. My little squirrel-brain has already picked out just the perfect cat to torment by coming up against the window....
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:50 PM
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Kitty is sitting on my desk right now, gazing out at the trees.

FalloutShelter

(14,208 posts)
3. Dolphin would be my choice too.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:56 AM
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I would love to experience their world and their intelligence.
"So long and thanks for all the fish." (Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy)

debm55

(56,339 posts)
16. Thank you very much, Ocelot ll for sharing with us. Enjoy for day as one of your cats.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:37 AM
Thursday

gab13by13

(31,356 posts)
7. A stud horse for a race track.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:05 AM
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I apologize. When I was young was talking to an old guy about what he would like to come back as in reincarnation, that was the answer he gave me.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
21. Thank you very much, Mister Ed. A bird would be a wonderful way to spend the day. Especially a high flying bird. Enjoy.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:53 AM
Thursday

Aristus

(71,736 posts)
12. A gorilla. In the wild.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:17 AM
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Just a peaceful day of eating greens, laying around under the trees, playing with the baby gorillas, etc.

I wish I was a gorilla...

mucifer

(25,542 posts)
13. A Cedar Waxwing bird!
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:27 AM
Thursday

I want to fly and they are pretty much vegan. Also, they are very social . I wish I was more social. They hang out in big packs and are not aggressive to each other and are so damn beautiful! I love it when I see them in the forest preserve near my home. It's a joyful rare event!

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debm55

(56,339 posts)
29. Thank you very much, DBoon. Enjoy your day as a coyote. We have some here in southwest PA
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:12 PM
Thursday

debm55

(56,339 posts)
66. Thank you DBoon, The coyotes are not native to western PA. But they followed the Wiring from the west.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:23 PM
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karin_sj

(1,329 posts)
17. I'd want to be some kind of sea bird, maybe an albatross
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:39 AM
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Soaring high above the ocean and land. My first thought was an eagle, but then I remembered that they have to hunt, kill and eat small mammals to survive, so forget that!

debm55

(56,339 posts)
41. Thank you very much karin_sj for sharing with us. The albatross would be a great choice for the day.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:08 PM
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debm55

(56,339 posts)
42. Oh, fantistic. Thank you, Joe for sharing with us. And enjoy being a beautiful hummingbird for the day.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:10 PM
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debm55

(56,339 posts)
43. Yes they do. Thank you very much for sharing, 3catwoman3. Enjoy your day in the bay as an otter.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:12 PM
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EYESORE 9001

(29,467 posts)
23. Since it's only for a day
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:56 AM
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I choose hippopotamus. I have a long list of people I want to stomp

debm55

(56,339 posts)
44. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001. Stump all you want as a hippo for the day.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:14 PM
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MiHale

(12,652 posts)
24. Tardigrade...
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:59 AM
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I’d find a really cold place and go into a decades long cryptobiosis till this crap is over.
That would be a tardigrades ‘day’.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
45. Thank you very much for picking the tardigrade, MiHale. But remember it is only for a day. Then have to come back to the
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:20 PM
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crap

justaprogressive

(6,346 posts)
30. A whale on a planet that didn't hunt them...
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:13 PM
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Suddenly you are a great bubble-creature soaring upward
through a golden yellow sea to the roaring music of breakers in
strange syncopated harmony, and you break the surface and leap high
in the sweet warm air, dipping and turning with your great flippers,
hanging and laughing in glad to-be-alive greeting, gliding in on your
belly to a surfboarding landing on your own private swell.

You watch huge leaping brown creatures cavorting in a golden sea,
seal-like whales with noble brows and mighty eight-fingered hands on
the ends of their flipper-like arms.

"Statistically speaking by the rules of the game our species should not
have evolved into the galactic stage happy hotshots we are as we sing
this song-dive-dance into the sea of space. Airbreathing water creatures
evolve big brain big body complexity think noble thoughts but usually
don't develop external-world-manipulation-technology... natural kings of
the sea living pure mind and flesh but doing no galactic deeds remaining
eternally stable primary stage civilization in ignorant bliss."

You come bubbling up for air from the golden depths near low rocky cliffs;
you shoot up, into the intoxicating world of the gassy atmosphere hyper-
ventilating in rapture, grab the cliff edge with the hands of your flipperarms,
and vault up onto a grassy plain where your mates are
already waiting.

"Our species kept its hands when we returned to the sea for the land remained
our opiumdenboudoir-playground have you ever tried copulating swimming
around with no hands forget it."



From "Songs From The Stars" by Norman Spinrad

If you do or ever had an imagination, : it's recommended reading.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
47. Thank you so much for sharing that piece from "Song of the Stars" , justaprogressive. I day as a whale would be
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:25 PM
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fantistic.

Jilly_in_VA

(13,869 posts)
31. I'm a natural feline, I think
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:23 PM
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Maybe a jaguar, deep in the Amazon, or a cheetah on a reserve somewhere.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
48. Thank you very much, Jilly_in_VA. Enjoy your day as a jaguar or cheetah. and enjoy your adventure.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:29 PM
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debm55

(56,339 posts)
59. I will give you two days, John. One day for a Wolf and another day for a beaver. Enjoy yourself and stay safe.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:58 PM
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debm55

(56,339 posts)
61. Beautiful creature. Thank you very much for sharing choice. Have a great day as a Timberwolf.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:04 PM
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pandr32

(13,825 posts)
34. A baby goat at a Hobby Farm.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:34 PM
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I would love to spend a day full of baby goat antics. They seem to have the most fun of all the petting zoos and hobby farm animals. They climb to the top of everything, run, jump, skip, buck, and twist with glee. It would be quite a day!

Grim Chieftain

(1,293 posts)
50. A bichon frise
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:31 PM
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I have had four in my life and loved each one of them dearly.

Aside from that, I'd be an American bald eagle so I could fly over he who cannot be mentioned in The Lounge, and drop brown blessings on his hatless head.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
54. HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHha, I love it. Thank you for your choices, Grim Chiftain. I will give you two days, One as a Bichon
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:45 PM
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Frise and one as an American Bald Eagle to drop a load on you know who.

Deep State Witch

(12,596 posts)
52. A Cat
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:38 PM
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Specifically, a pampered house cat that gets fed twice a day, litter box scooped, and snuggled.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
62. HAHAHAH. Sounds like my cat. Thank you very much, Deep State Witch for sharing, Enjoy your day as a pampered house cat.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:07 PM
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debm55

(56,339 posts)
60. Thank you very much for sharing DinahMoeHum. It wouldn't be a Hemmingway cat would it? Enjoy yourself and have a
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:01 PM
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relaxing day.

Niagara

(11,584 posts)
63. I can't decide. Either
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:10 PM
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a Panthera Pardus also known as a Leopard.

Or

a Panthera Onca also known as a Jaguar.


Both have similar but different rosette pattern coats. Both will take advantage of water and trees. Both can have melanistic coats if at least one parent is melanistic. unfortunately, both are poached by humans for their coats.




The leopard isn't an apex predator with a long tail and slender body with a rosette patterned coat. Has special muscles in the neck and shoulders that allows it to drag prey and climb trees.








The jaquar is an apex predator with a shorter tail with a shorter and stockier body. Has a rosette pattern with tannish and black spots inside the rosettes. This beauty doesn't need to climb trees being the top cat in the wild but absolutely can and will loaf around in trees and use trees to their full advantage.







**Roar** 😺





debm55

(56,339 posts)
65. Thank you very much.Niagara, I will give you two days. On day for the Jaguar and and another day for the leopard. Have
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:20 PM
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fun. ROAR

Tim S

(55 posts)
67. Tree Sloth!
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:28 PM
Thursday

My first thought was “some kind of non-carnivorous bird” because the idea of gliding for miles sounds wonderful.

But then I remembered my spirit animal — the Tree Sloth. I’d love to spend most of my life, hanging hammock-like under the top canopy of the rain forest. Food? Just eat the lichen that grows on me and once a week, climb down to go to the bathroom. Then climb back up and start all over again. Ahhhhh…..

debm55

(56,339 posts)
68. I love the Tree Sloth. Always chilling out. Thank you TimS for your choice. Enjoy your day as a tree sloth .
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:31 PM
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Rebl2

(17,441 posts)
71. A hummingbird
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:40 PM
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I love how they flit around and defend their territory. They are beautiful little jewels!

debm55

(56,339 posts)
74. Thank you Rebl2. Yes, they are beautiful creatures. Have fun and enjoy yourself as a humingbird for a day.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:01 PM
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debm55

(56,339 posts)
75. Well surrealAmerican you will just have to see the amount of fun they have by being a river otter for the day.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:04 PM
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debm55

(56,339 posts)
79. Thank you very much, biophile, for your selection of animal. Enjoy day with the birds.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:31 PM
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MIButterfly

(2,172 posts)
77. A panda bear because then I'd be beautiful
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:28 PM
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and I could sit around eating bamboo all day and nobody would expect me to do anything except sit there and look pretty.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
80. Dear MlButterfly , you are beautiful inside and out. And don't you forget it.❤️ Thank you , for your choice of a Panda.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:38 PM
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Enjoy you day as a Panda , playing and eating bamboo. Love you

MIButterfly

(2,172 posts)
88. Thank you for your kind words, debm55.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:40 AM
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You, too, are beautiful inside and out. Love you right back!

ProfessorGAC

(75,895 posts)
78. Dolphin Is Good
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:31 PM
Thursday

I'll go with hawk.
Soaring for 30 or 40 seconds at a time without flapping my wings seems pretty cool.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
81. Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. They are beautiful creatures. Enjoy your day soaring through the sky.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:41 PM
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chowmama

(1,014 posts)
82. A raccoon
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:52 PM
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Smart, tough, and good with their hands. However, a crow would also be a choice.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
83. Thank you chowmama. Two very unique creatures. I will give you two days --you can spend one as a crow and the other as a
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:31 AM
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raccoon. Enjoy your two days.

debm55

(56,339 posts)
87. Thank you very much. Emile. They are very cute and playful. Enjoy your day as an otter.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:57 AM
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