I don’t have a single favorite, but every now and then a critter will become the subject of my latest ADHD hyperfixation. I remember thinking skunks were cool in 5th grade. They’re like badgers with chemical weapons. For the months leading up to getting my first guide dog I devoured stuff about dogs in general. I had always had pet dogs so it wasn’t a new subject, just a more intense interest.
For a while it was octopi, then parrots. For some time in 2015 or early 2016 it was possums, the US’s only marsupial.
Right now it’s monkeys. I used to think monkeys were gross and disturbing in an uncanny valley sort of way, so humanlike but not human at the same time. But I’ve taken a shine to orangutans. They’re quiet and introverted like me. Also new world monkeys like capuchins and woollies. Having a prehensile tail would be awesome.
I’ve had a very shallow interest in hares for some time.
Now someone tell me a terrifying fact about them.
If a hare ever got the chance he’d eat you and everyone you care about.
Also there’s that parasite that makes them look like they have horns. I think this inspired both the miraj and the jackalope
Never heard of the mi’raj. That’s got a 65% chance to stick as a hyper obsession on which I base game handles.