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Which animal would you domesticate if you could pick one? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 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

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

So, essentially, you chose violence, be it through He-Man (Battle Cat) or the Teenage Mutant Turtles (Rocksteady).

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I just want to be ready, in case everyone else chooses violence.

If, all of a sudden, there were a handful of people that had a magical connection with an otherwise dangerous animal; I imagine, either those people would fight each other or team up against someone with a robot army. Either way, a tiger would have a lot of weak points, even with armor.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 hours ago

Fair point.

For a truly scary animal to have on your side, what do you think of wasps? Airborn, vicious and capable of team work.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

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