# Reincarnation...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation/735858>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 27, 2015, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation/735858 "2015-10-27T09:13:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation/735858/21 "2015-10-28T01:54:04Z")

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I want to come back as a raven. Not only could I fly, but I’d also have a lot of habitat and lifestyle choices.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation/735858/22 "2015-10-28T02:57:38Z")

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> [@snfaulkner](#):
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> Ebola virus…'cause why not?

The obvious reason is because a virus is not an animal. 🙂

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation/735858/23 "2015-10-28T03:51:26Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#):
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> The obvious reason is because a virus is not an animal. 🙂

You are technically correct. Which is the best kind of correct.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation/735858/24 "2015-10-28T05:20:03Z")

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Bonobo. Because, casual sex.

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation/735858/25 "2015-10-28T07:18:10Z")

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An owl. It’s my favorite animal. They are awesome, live in abandoned buildings or can pick the coolest tree in the forest, and are able to rotate their heads in some creepy ways.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation/735858/26 "2015-10-28T09:09:49Z")

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> [@The Great Sun Jester](#):
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> Hummingbird. Can’t think of a reason I wouldn’t totally enjoy being a hummingbird.

Life span? 🙂

[QUOTE=wolfpup]  
I would like to come back as the young offspring of some northern wilderness creature, I’d have to think about which one …  
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Must be wolverine or Polar Bear. Certainly not wolf, since they can occur in virtually all latitudes. 😉

As for me, I’d probably go with Orca or something like it. Top predator, decent lifespan, highly intelligent.

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**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation/735858/27 "2015-10-28T13:37:23Z")

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I guess I’d have to come back as my dog’s dog, assuming he comes back as a human first.

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