peregrine falcon is a nice pick!! i'd go for an octopus maybe? or a spider that knits awesome webs. one of those colombian hippos maybe
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A cat in a wealthy, loving home. I'm not social enough to be a dog, and the way my cats laze about like they don't have to worry about rent really induces a special kind of envy. I don't care if I'm stupid or ugly or even a little deformed as long as it's not painful. I just want to be a lazy kitty who gets random cuddles but is never expected to engage. And then when I do engage everyone swoons.
What a life.
*Edited spelling
Hyrax!! 
AND WHY /s
A rich person. Imma fuck em up from within
Buddha. I get to reach Nirvana right after this form.
I'd like another go at me. I feel like I made some mistakes early in the game.
Capybara.
Chill. Zero fucks given. Love water.
Those hotsprings monkeys in Japan seem like they've got a good thing going.
I would want to be an elephant. Pretty cool, gets quite old, smart, social. And maybe I could maul one or two poachers if it comes to it.
I’d wanna be an orca, so that even in my second life I can eat the rich
More seriously, orcas can travel a lot and see wildly different parts of the world than I can hope to as a human. Seems like a good animal to be, since it’s intelligent, doesn’t have many predators, and is cute af
Do I have any say over conditions aside from species?
If so, a dog in a rich family. One of the more intelligent breeds, possibly a border collie or German shepherd. Seems like a good life; well fed, sheltered, nothing to worry about other than wondering where my owners went/when they’ll be back when they leave the house.
If not, idk, make me a jellyfish or something. No thoughts, just floating mindlessly in the ocean without a care, occasionally getting touched and making them regret it.
If we can do that, then I choose to be reincarnated as my aunt and uncle's dog. He's a Bichon mix that gets to just hang around all day in the southern California sun, eating amazing food (he gets scraps after meals), going on awesome trips around the world and sailing...
The consensus for those in the house pet demographic seem to lean towards dogs over cats. I wonder why that is?
I'm with you but not necessarily rich just loving. Obviously we cant know without living it, but I do think domesticated dogs/cats with loving owners have the best possible lives on earth
Human
Turns out being a human is pretty sick
It’s easy to take what makes us special for granted.
Yeah can we pick which human?
Tapeworm. Nothing to do but just hang there and eat the food that someone else finds for me. That's the life for me.
Otter
Maybe a giant panda? Cuddly, dumb and unlimited bamboo everywhere.
A clown. They're pretty funny
can I get reincarnated as Margot Robbie's dildo? or does it actually have to be a living thing?
Granted but youre gay now
well close, I'm bi but c'mon she fine AF
