# Your favorite non-domesticated critter **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 17, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995 "2008-09-17T16:54:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/41 "2008-09-17T22:44:19Z")
I’m going to go ahead and say crows. Very intelligent they are, and as somebody heres sig states, they keep the roads clean of roadkill. Or mountain lions. I’ve seen them in action. Wicked crafty, they are. Well crows, too. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/42 "2008-09-17T22:45:51Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > I love bats. The only mammal capable of flight, the echolocation of the microchiroptera, the cuteness. Bats _are_ pretty cool. You don’t often get to see them up close though. Thier like mice with fangs. At least in my neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/43 "2008-09-17T22:56:04Z")
Wolverines, for the same reason as featherlou. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/44 "2008-09-17T23:39:57Z")
Bear Owl Elephant Bat Otter Octopus Squid Praying Mantis Fox Scorpion Whale Hammerhead Shark ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/45 "2008-09-18T00:31:09Z")
Turtles and tortoises. No good reason- I just likes 'em. ---
**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/46 "2008-09-18T00:47:30Z")
Whales, dolphins and sea turtles 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/47 "2008-09-18T01:07:15Z")
The hummingbird hawkmoth. [![](https://karennovak.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/hummingbird-hawk-moth.jpg) ](https://karennovak.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/hummingbird-hawk-moth.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/48 "2008-09-18T01:11:46Z")
Since the chupacabra has been mentioned, why not the jabberwock? [http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettlove/1215149167/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettlove/1215149167/) ETA Another pic: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettlove/1215162303/in/photostream/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettlove/1215162303/in/photostream/) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/49 "2008-09-18T02:36:37Z")
[Ocelots](http://www.gotpetsonline.com/pictures-gallery/exotic-pictures-breeders-babies/ocelot-pictures-breeders-babies/pictures/ocelot-0008.jpg). I’ve loved them since I was a kid. If it were legal here, I’d have one as a pet. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/50 "2008-09-18T02:44:48Z")
Wolves, Sharks and Orcas. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/51 "2008-09-18T03:07:34Z")
I like kangaroos and [oryx](http://travel.mongabay.com/pictures/rob_roy/Beisa_Oryx_004.shtml). ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/52 "2008-09-18T03:16:02Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > The weirdest animal I know of in the U.S. is the alligator gar (link below). It really is a freak of nature. They can grow to be huge, they have teeth, and they sometimes swim with their heads above water. The first time I took my wife fishing in Louisiana, one stuck his giant dinosaur head above the water and chased her. She must be Jesus because I have never seen anyone run on water before. > > [File:Alligator gar.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Alligator_gar.jpg) That’s not a critter, that’s a monster! Note to self: never go near the water in the Southeastern US. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/53 "2008-09-18T03:32:29Z")
Sea slugs, squid, and octopuses. Slugs and snails. ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/54 "2008-09-18T08:14:11Z")
Monkeys – the whole crew, Old World and New Coyotes Elephants Chimps Frogs Wolves Binturongs Gorillas Crows Rattlesnakes Kinkajous Octopi Bonobos Spiders Otters Box Turtles Wild Budgies ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/59ef9b/32.png) [@FlyingRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/55 "2008-09-18T08:46:11Z")
[Deer mice](http://flickr.com/photos/insomniac_lens/2242251365/in/set-72157594353857959/). Adorable, smart, and elegant. (Note: the picture is of a pet deerie, but they are not domesticated.) ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/56 "2008-09-18T14:21:11Z")
My current top 5: 1. grey wolf 2. grey squirrel 3. ring-tailed lemur 4. hyacinth macaw 5. indigo snake ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/57 "2008-09-18T15:16:34Z")
Well, I sponsor the ones at the zoo here, so it has to be a [tapir](http://www.flickr.com/photos/17270214@N05/2545362700/in/set-72157602847582379/)! Followed by a [wolverine](http://www.flickr.com/photos/17270214@N05/2724319659/in/set-72157602847582379/)… ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/58 "2008-09-18T16:27:50Z")
> [@PeskiPiksi](#): > > Okay, I certainly don’t claim to be an expert on elephants, although of course I knew they’re \*capable \*of violence. But I will just note that the elephants in the first and third videos were captive elephants, and the third one was provoked. We don’t know about the first. Who knows what kind of conditions they were living in. And in the second video, the other elephants came to the baby’s rescue, so it’s hardly a condemnation of the whole species. > > Sorry, but you’re not going to be able to talk me out of my love of elephants. 🙂 I like elephants too; I just don’t think they’re especially nice. But I’d like them less if they were all sweetness & light. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/59 "2008-09-18T21:44:15Z")
Moles Naked Mole Rats Rhinos Snakes - small non-poisonous constrictors for preference, like Mole Snakes Tortoises ---
**Author:** ![lynxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e99b99/32.png) [@lynxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynxie)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995/60 "2008-09-19T01:01:29Z")
The Lynx. 😃 Most of the great cats. Zebras and Giraffes. Mythological creatures. Daffy Duck. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-domesticated-critter/463995.md?page=4)