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dream pets, documentaries and all things animal

Good_Vibes365

Good afternoon everyone. I wonder if there are any animal fans out there. For me, I would love to adopt a puppy of any breed, as my heart melts watching pups showering love and affection onto people through hugs, tail-ear wags, paw pumps, nuzzles etc.

I also love watching a variety of content about wildlife and nature on National Geographic. At the moment, some of my favourites would include the Clan of the Meerkats, Return of the Clouded Snow Leopard (films), Kingdom of the White Wolf, Wild Babies of Africa, and Dog Impossible (series).

I enjoy all of them for their vivid cinematography, deeply expressive storytelling of individual animals (celebrating their unique talents, traits and top triumphal moments) and promotion of a plethora of positive values, many including deeper compassion for different living beings, community ties, collaboration, resourcefulness, resilience in the face of adversity, greater appreciation and ambition to protect our natural world.

What animal(s) would you like to adopt as your dream pet, and why? However, If you don't want a pet, no probs.

Do you have any funny or fond memories about any animals in your own life? 

Do any of you happen to have any particular animal podcasts/films/documentaries/TV shows/videos you enjoy watching in your spare time (e.g., Nat Geo, Blue Planet, cat videos etc.)?

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  • Animals are terrific and captivating to watch live or on TV. I like your choice of wildlife and nature programmes and would watch more if I had the time. Cinematography and videography using drones and camera traps have enabled viewers to experience some incredible moments of animal behaviour. However, I am rather put off by so much graphic material of animals killing their prey for food, and material with animal cruelty inflicted by humans. I know it is natural and important to show these moments, but I can’t bear watching that sort of thing and usually close my eyes and cover my ears. The TV series about Orang Utan jungle school was great and Blue Planet was an extraordinary series.

    My favourite animals are cheetahs, lions, tigers, leopards and snow leopards, elephants, orang utans and mountain gorillas. I also like hippopotami and my dream pet would be a baby mountain gorilla, but it would definitely be a dream as the gorilla wouldn’t be happy living in a house.

    I have a dog who means the world to me. I have had him since he was a puppy and he is 11 years old now. I endeavour to make his environment happy, comfortable and as interesting as possible, allowing him choice and freedom where practical. Canine behaviour is one of my interests so I enjoy learning about new ways to enrich my dog’s day and keeping up to date with some research into matters relating to his happiness. In reality, it is my dog who has trained me, he is a manipulater, which sounds negative if applied to a human, but as a dog, he has learned how to get me to to do what he wants, without the underhand streak that can afflict humans, and that is all fine by me.

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