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I really like horses, so that's probably what I would choose. I asked my 5 year old this question, his response was "a big t-rex." Well, okay then. Ha!
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Pandas! I'd love to have some monkeys, koalas, horses, dogs, chickens, ducks, even hamsters. It would be a pretty big farm.
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I love arctic foxes. That is the one animal I would definitely want. The good news is, where I live you can own a fox as a pet so long as you purchase the correct permits so my dream may come true some day.
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Unfortunately, I only like animals when they are in cages. I have this great fear of animal bites so I don't pet even small dogs and cats and do my very best to avoid being near them.

Having a turtle, though, seems nice, as long as it stays in the pond.
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It would be kind of cool if I had a farm full of animals that the world had already labeled as extinct. I would call it, "The Farm of Extinction." Lol
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Cats-of all varieties-I just love their intelligence and yes even their stubborn independence.
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I would love to have all the animals a farm has. Why change something that is already perfect?
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Amagine wrote:
hsimone wrote:I would love horses, dogs, and a giant tank with a couple of dolphins! :lol:
That sounds so awesome! If you had a tank of dolphins, I would definitely come and pay your farm a visit!
That's awesome! I'll have to get working on that! ;) :lol:
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I wouldn't open a farm, I'd have a zoo. I am an animal lover and want all of them (okay, not literally). But the animals I would definitely want are okapis, penguins, red pandas, and capybaras.
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I would also want a farm full of hybrid animals. A great example of an hybrid is a Liger, which is a mix between a tiger and a lion.
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Fun question! Other than the normal animals you expect to find on a farm, I would like to have some exotic creatures on my farm, like peacocks and lemurs!

-- 10 May 2017, 08:45 --
klbradley wrote:I really like horses, so that's probably what I would choose. I asked my 5 year old this question, his response was "a big t-rex." Well, okay then. Ha!
Oh my! I love your sons answer! He could have his very own Jurassic Park! Wouldn't that be fun? Although, maybe a little scary :lol:
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Amagine wrote:In the book, we see so many special animals joining the farm, including a giraffe!

If you had a farm, what kind of special animals would you have?

I would want to have cheetahs on my farm!
I will have zebra. I like the stripes in their fur. I also believe that zebras are gentle animals.
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I think I just want to have a farm full of large cats.
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AliceofX wrote:I'd probably have it full with the "silly" ones like pandas and sloths. Definitely llamas and alpacas. Forget platypuses, I think those are the strangest animals on Earth.
I am amazed with the choice of panda and sloth. I will have them to because I consider them cute animals.
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MarisaRose wrote:
klbradley wrote:I really like horses, so that's probably what I would choose. I asked my 5 year old this question, his response was "a big t-rex." Well, okay then. Ha!
Oh my! I love your sons answer! He could have his very own Jurassic Park! Wouldn't that be fun? Although, maybe a little scary :lol:
Oh boy, a t-rex! I don't think I want one of those on my farm...there may not be a farm for long, lol. I wouldn't mind some dinosaurs that were herbivores, though. Like a Stegosaurus or a Brachiosaurus! That would be pretty neat.
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