My Favourite Animal
My favourite animal is gregarious and cheerful almost always.
What he will do for company and stimulation is almost limitless, as he is happiest when in a noisy, boisterous atmosphere.
He is loving and carefree, talkative and almost always in the mood for play. He responds to stimulus with affection and excitement.
He will happily come and sit by you, but he has to make the first move always.
If only I could get him to stop taking a crap all over the house.
He loves music, preferably loud music, it excites him beyond belief.
If I reveal his coat or colour, food or favourite plaything it would give the game away.
In his own way, he speaks to me.
What is he?
It's said that they have the mentality of a human toddler. Looking into their eyes you can see the intelligence and love shining through. If the time is taken, they can be taught to communicate using sign language. This allows them to express joy, sadness, and even to tell jokes. They've even been known to lie.
Thick muscles covered by coarse black fur, they are intimidating large beasts. If you stumbled upon one in the wild, a grown man would weep in distress. But there is no need to fear. They are gentle despite their intimidating size.
Do not mistake their gentleness for weakness. When the family is in threatened their leader will not hesitant to defend. Ruthless in battle, they can tear the limbs from their opponents with barely an effort.
Few know of their smell, a thick pungent musk that clings to the air. It's only amplified by the sweltering tropics of Africa, where exclusively live.
They are a critically endangered species, poaching and a recent outbreak of the Ebola virus making their numbers scarce.
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My favorite animal loves a sense of community.
It would rather be with other members of its community than off my itself.
It's laugh is, in my opinion, the greatest sound on Earth.
It is capable of unbelievable acts of kindness, and unimaginable acts of cruelty, but I love them nonetheless.
Can you guess what they are?
