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debm55

(56,247 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:51 AM 23 hrs ago

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

debm55

(56,247 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
23 hrs ago

viva la

(4,508 posts)
53. Oh, yes, squirrel
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:40 PM
18 hrs ago

Climbing trees, jumping branch to branch... and most of all, driving indoor pets INSANE.

viva la

(4,508 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
17 hrs ago

Kitty is sitting on my desk right now, gazing out at the trees.

FalloutShelter

(14,206 posts)
3. Dolphin would be my choice too.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:56 AM
23 hrs ago

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

(56,247 posts)
10. Thank you very much, FalloutShelter for sharing with us. Enjoy your day as a dolphin.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:10 AM
23 hrs ago

debm55

(56,247 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
23 hrs ago

gab13by13

(31,340 posts)
7. A stud horse for a race track.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:05 AM
23 hrs ago

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

(56,247 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
22 hrs ago

Aristus

(71,715 posts)
12. A gorilla. In the wild.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:17 AM
23 hrs ago

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
23 hrs ago

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

(56,247 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
21 hrs ago

debm55

(56,247 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
17 hrs ago

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
23 hrs ago

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

(56,247 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
18 hrs ago

debm55

(56,247 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
18 hrs ago

debm55

(56,247 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
18 hrs ago

EYESORE 9001

(29,467 posts)
23. Since it's only for a day
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:56 AM
22 hrs ago

I choose hippopotamus. I have a long list of people I want to stomp

debm55

(56,247 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
18 hrs ago

MiHale

(12,648 posts)
24. Tardigrade...
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:59 AM
22 hrs ago

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

(56,247 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
18 hrs ago

crap

justaprogressive

(6,332 posts)
30. A whale on a planet that didn't hunt them...
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:13 PM
21 hrs ago


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

(56,247 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
18 hrs ago

fantistic.

Jilly_in_VA

(13,852 posts)
31. I'm a natural feline, I think
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:23 PM
21 hrs ago

Maybe a jaguar, deep in the Amazon, or a cheetah on a reserve somewhere.

debm55

(56,247 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
18 hrs ago

debm55

(56,247 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
17 hrs ago

debm55

(56,247 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
17 hrs ago

pandr32

(13,821 posts)
34. A baby goat at a Hobby Farm.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:34 PM
21 hrs ago

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

(1,287 posts)
50. A bichon frise
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:31 PM
18 hrs ago

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

(56,247 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
17 hrs ago

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
18 hrs ago

Specifically, a pampered house cat that gets fed twice a day, litter box scooped, and snuggled.

debm55

(56,247 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
17 hrs ago

debm55

(56,247 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
17 hrs ago

relaxing day.

Niagara

(11,580 posts)
63. I can't decide. Either
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:10 PM
17 hrs ago

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

(56,247 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
17 hrs ago

fun. ROAR

Tim S

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

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

(56,247 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
17 hrs ago

Rebl2

(17,436 posts)
71. A hummingbird
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:40 PM
16 hrs ago

I love how they flit around and defend their territory. They are beautiful little jewels!

debm55

(56,247 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
15 hrs ago

debm55

(56,247 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
15 hrs ago

debm55

(56,247 posts)
79. Thank you very much, biophile, for your selection of animal. Enjoy day with the birds.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:31 PM
14 hrs ago

MIButterfly

(2,158 posts)
77. A panda bear because then I'd be beautiful
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:28 PM
14 hrs ago

and I could sit around eating bamboo all day and nobody would expect me to do anything except sit there and look pretty.

debm55

(56,247 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
14 hrs ago

Enjoy you day as a Panda , playing and eating bamboo. Love you

ProfessorGAC

(75,888 posts)
78. Dolphin Is Good
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:31 PM
14 hrs ago

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

debm55

(56,247 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
14 hrs ago

chowmama

(1,011 posts)
82. A raccoon
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:52 PM
11 hrs ago

Smart, tough, and good with their hands. However, a crow would also be a choice.

debm55

(56,247 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
1 hr ago

raccoon. Enjoy your two days.

debm55

(56,247 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
46 min ago
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