Tapir.
'The Killer In Me'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pelican.
We're not helping, are we?
If you're looking for smaller than a domestic animal, owls come to mind as a symbol of intelligence and crows for actual smarts. Eagles have been associated with some religions. They may be the wrong size, but coyotes are gods for a number of tribes, as a creator, a teacher or a trickster. The raven is a trickster god. Something like a rat or mouse could show looking for god in a small or despised animal.
Manatees are calm.
Ok y'all. I see natter explode and I figured it was about the stuff at the Capital, but no...animals, lots of animals.
Ya made me smile a whole bunch.
Hamster.
Whale!
Skipper! (That's not a suggestion, that's name-calling.)
Psst, le nub. She already said no underwater stuff.
(Weeps for the poor abandoned octopus)
dammit.
I really want a whale.
potbelly pig.
A stag could be really cool.
ksl.com has a story about a vending machine in Argentina that gives out free chocolate if a human chain can be formed between the machine and a cow statue several feet away.
Most of the story is about people's hesitance to hold hand with strangers even for goodies. But the first comment amused me:
"I would hold hands with a rabid badger for chocolate."