THE FT TOP 25 ANIMALS – 1. Humans (After All)
SHORT VERSION:
Look, we were in the pub, OK?
LONG VERSION:
So what have we learned about animals from this list? We like animals which:
- eat lots of different things (#2 – goat)
- are like big versions of small cute animals (#3 – capybara)
- are ruthlessly destructive in terms of getting their grub(s) (#4 – anteater)
- look great when robotised (#5 – owl)
- swarm unstoppably over the urban environment (#7 – pigeon*)
- are actually quite odd when you think about it (#8 – badger)
- endure massive death rates on the roads (#9 – hedgehog)
- can be very extremely dangerous (#10 – shark)
- need regular haircuts (#11 – sheep)
- can be transplanted successfully to non-natural environments (#12 – stick insect)
- are deeply hierarchical (#13 – penguin)
- live a long time and have a deep sense of history (#14 – giant turtle)
- is a monkey (#15 – world’s smallest monkey)
- eye-friendly exterior conceals brutal truth (#16 – polar bear)
- congregates in massive labyrinthine towers (#17 – ant)
- highly socialised family units (#18 – meerkat)
- remains mysterious in many ways despite lots of investigation (#19 – giant squid)
- is endangered largely because of its own idiocy (#20 – giant panda)
- breed like (#21 – rabbits)
- photograph well (#22 – kittens)
- able to channel and amplify sound (#23 – narwhals)
- cleverer than it looks (#24 – pig)
- will go to almost any lengths to empty a nutsack (#25 – red squirrel)
So our favourite animal should combine all of these. And we do.
*We also like widgeons, which aren’t remotely like humans.
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