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If all the animal-themed things in your home were real, what animals would you own?

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HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:05:06

I'd have - several cats, a cheetah, a fox, 3 meerkats, lots of parrots, 2 dgs, 4 elephants, a few garden birds, and a dolphin.

4allweknow Wed 03-Sept-25 16:31:37

Dogs. Ceramics all be it small and photos. Does a cuckoo in the clock qualify?

Maggiemaybe Wed 03-Sept-25 17:36:42

Let’s see…

A junior bedding set’s worth of foxes, owls and hedgehogs.
Lots of robins, from a lovely scarf and the Christmas mugs.
Lots more owls, from a favourite top.
Five Paddington bears, from the grandsons’ plates. smile
Six pigs, from their eggcups.
One sheep, from a garden ornament.
Several deer and hares, from Christmas cushions.
A fierce-looking black bear, from a wooden souvenir, and an adorable cuddly one (my old teddy).
Several black cats, from mugs, plus a lone ginger one (doorstop).
A harvest mouse, from a little ornament.
I think there’s still a Scottie dog in the Monopoly set, does he count?
And a very smelly elephant (because the original’s made of elephant dung).

And I didn’t think I had many at first!

AskAlice Wed 03-Sept-25 17:43:14

2 elephants, a crocodile, a camel, a giraffe, 33 tortoises, two mice, a squirrel, a scottie dog and a mythical lion-dragon (I think it's called a chinthe)!

AskAlice Wed 03-Sept-25 17:44:30

Oh, keepingquiet, you also have a fondness for tortoises!

Allira Wed 03-Sept-25 18:05:48

Bees
Hens
Owls - lots
Deer
Elephants
A Giraffe
A Robin
A Tortoise

And a Sea Horse.

Allira Wed 03-Sept-25 18:06:18

There may be more upstairs 🙂

Blinko Wed 03-Sept-25 18:33:56

Several highland cattle...

BlueBelle Wed 03-Sept-25 18:36:46

A seagull x

Allira Wed 03-Sept-25 18:40:12

Upstairs:

Oh, does Teddy count?
(Of course I do, he growled!)
More Ted Bears and a Care Bear
A Rabbit
My Little Pony
A Koala, he's very old and fragile.
Another tortoise
A Cat (not mine)

Allira Wed 03-Sept-25 18:41:01

BlueBelle

A seagull x

Oh, is that the real one? Is he a permanent resident now?

Redrobin51 Wed 03-Sept-25 21:54:27

A dog, cat, mouse, frog and owl.

dotpocka Wed 03-Sept-25 22:00:30

2 winnies that were my grandmoms
a possum had a squirrel by pup destroyed him
a cow
white whale
3 wolves
cats 5 ferals and homecat and staffie girl

gentleshores Wed 03-Sept-25 22:20:38

Love this! A leopard (print on a cushion), an elephant (small wood one on the mantelpiece). Can't think of anything else but I'm sure there are some!

gentleshores Wed 03-Sept-25 22:22:07

Panda! As well - a fridge magnet photo.

recklessgran Wed 03-Sept-25 23:01:11

A parrot, an octopus, three otters, a dog and a kitten. A lot of stags and more reindeer than Father Christmas!

cornergran Wed 03-Sept-25 23:16:59

A squirrel
Butterflies
A sparrow
Seagulls
A frog
A swan
Two Lhasa Apsos
A polar bear
Hedwig the owl from Harry Potter
A lizard
A slug
A seahorse

Robins, fish, a turtle, a tortoise, a heron, a crane and dragonflies in the garden

Thank goodness I don’t have to feed that lot. 😂.

MiniMoon Wed 03-Sept-25 23:40:53

A terrier, an elephant, a goldfish in a bag, a frog and Gromit from Wallace and Gromit. A whole load of moths (on dining room wallpaper.) Two mice.

agnurse Thu 04-Sept-25 00:53:07

I'd have another cat, a seal, a polar bear, at least one hedgehog, and some forest friends. Most of these, mind, are art pieces, including some cross stitch pieces I've made.

This thread reminds me of a meme I saw once on LOLCats. There was a cat sitting next to a cat-shaped cookie jar. The cookie jar was labelled "Not a cookie jar" and the cat was labelled "Cookies here" grin

Scribbles Thu 04-Sept-25 01:02:34

10 cats, 2 bears and a chicken.

nanna8 Thu 04-Sept-25 04:35:15

I think it would be a bit of a farm/zoo. Sheep, cows, cats, dogs, possums ( embroidery), swallows ( more embroidery), horses, owls, parrots, hares - and that is just in our family room. I never kind of realised how many but I do adore most animals. A large photo of a Herdwick sheep who came up to a fence to say hello when we went to the Lake District is prominent.

grannybuy Thu 04-Sept-25 13:42:28

Cats.

Moggycuddler Thu 04-Sept-25 13:51:00

A lot of cats, two ducks, 3 tortoises, 2 frogs, an otter and a salamander.

Kartush Thu 04-Sept-25 13:51:59

I would have a dragon. My house is full of dragons

poppysmum Thu 04-Sept-25 13:58:22

hares, black cats and chihuahuas

EEJit Thu 04-Sept-25 13:59:15

We would have dogs, chocolate labradors, and highland cows