I had to google a few of those, and I honestly don’t think any of them would be a very good pet. Sure, I’d like to have them back as a concept, but I don’t want to live with any of them.
@simplersimon But maybe they don’t view humans as prey. I believe the only predator that views humans as prey are grizzly bears, the rest we are just food of convenience, not food to be actively hunted.
@simplersimon What’s a possibility? - that polar bears will hunt us, eat us…
We were near the mouth of the Albany River in northern Canada (empties in the James Bay) and for several hours a polar bear was walking the shoreline, paralleling us as we here on the river. Fortunately it left us alone as all we had to fight it off was canoe paddles and stuff in backpacks/canoe waterproof bags.
Great question. For a pet, I’d have to think more, but to bring back an extinct animal in general - can I bring like the entire population back? If so, passenger pigeon. I would have loved to see them darken the skies in their heyday. hayday? Whatever.
Pet?! Are you serious? I don’t need or want another pet ever again. I’d accept a magical creature like a unicorn or sprite or some such that 1) doesn’t need me to take care of it (other than in some more abstract way by just being there or something meaningless like that) and 2) provides some tangible benefit (preferably including financial). To be clear, I’m uninterested in a unicorn (or whatever) that needs to be fed, deshitted, pastured and otherwise tended to. I want them, yaknow, as friends who stop by and do nice things for me and such. Or even that are capable and willing to sustain an intelligent conversation.
Pet? You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I’m done taking care of things that can’t even properly manage their own bodily functions. Been there. Am there. Don’t want to be there anymore.
@llangley@moonhat I had a shepherd when I was a kid. That dog was the sweetest ever. I’d bring her back if I could (and I had a place where she could run). She was silver though. Still, I love them.
Since there are a few groups working on wooly mammoth cloning, it may not be too long before we can revive a few extinct species. This is something I hope will happen in my lifetime.
@aetris@DVDBZN WOOLLY BULLY, of course! I had a giant fluffy GSD who received that name as he was the biggest boy in the litter. Eventually got shortened to Bob (Big Old Boy) and evolved to Bobness. I miss him IMMENSELY.
Thylacine.
@QuietDelusions no. Dingos are creepy enough. This is the start of Syfy movie.
@QuietDelusions I came here to say this. Glad I’m not alone!
/image Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
@QuietDelusions there apparently might be a few left in Australia
My extinct libido
@uebergod
My dog Clyde. Truly one of a kind.
A first term politician who doesn’t put re-election as his/her main priority.
@phendrick I believe that is mythological vs extinct.
Meh Face Pop Sockets
@deathbynoodlez is on Day 120
They were last seen in the wild on April 10, 2018.
@mike808 dying
Diprotodon. Giant, strong, furry herbivore that mysteriously went extinct shortly after humans showed up in their habitat and started eating them.
@simplersimon Wow, I bet they taste great! I hope you’ll share!
I had to google a few of those, and I honestly don’t think any of them would be a very good pet. Sure, I’d like to have them back as a concept, but I don’t want to live with any of them.
@enville Agreed. The “pet” stipulation certainly impacted my vote.
@enville I figured the quagga was close to a horse and made the most sense as a pet.
Anyone else have to look up most of those to just select “other?”
So yeah, the Dire Wolf because I want my own Ghost.
@goldnectar This. A Dire Wolf pup raise to regard us as pack.
John Bonham
/giphy pet t-rex
Glen.
Pet rock
@awk
They’ren’t extinct, just abandoned.
Also
/youtube Buttered Side Down Pet Rock 1
/youtube Buttered Side Down Pet Rock 2
@awk @DVDBZN those made me sadder
but I did lol a couple of times 
The Shmoo ! !
The first animal I wanted when I was a kid (that was in the '40’s but I’m still a child still want Shmoos…
[Shmoo][1]:
onea them there little siberian hosses.
Giant Ground Sloth
/giphy Giant Ground Sloth
Great Auk.
@gominosensei So, a Northern Hemisphere penguin, but still not as great as puffins.
Sabertooth cat
@kittykat9180 why are so many people picking predators? Do you want to get eaten? Because this is how you get eaten.
@kittykat9180 @simplersimon
Good idea. Let’s get rid of lions and tigers while we’re at it.
@simplersimon But maybe they don’t view humans as prey. I believe the only predator that views humans as prey are grizzly bears, the rest we are just food of convenience, not food to be actively hunted.
@Kidsandliz polar bears, but yeah, that’s a possibility, but hardly a guarantee.
@simplersimon What’s a possibility? - that polar bears will hunt us, eat us…
We were near the mouth of the Albany River in northern Canada (empties in the James Bay) and for several hours a polar bear was walking the shoreline, paralleling us as we here on the river. Fortunately it left us alone as all we had to fight it off was canoe paddles and stuff in backpacks/canoe waterproof bags.
Saber-toothed Tiger. . . no contest.
@jrwofuga yep was going to be my comment
@jonndabshire @jrwofuga The dental bills bite, though.
Great question. For a pet, I’d have to think more, but to bring back an extinct animal in general - can I bring like the entire population back? If so, passenger pigeon. I would have loved to see them darken the skies in their heyday. hayday? Whatever.
@Typhadog
They covered the sky. Then a few seconds later, covered the ground. Make sure you aren’t standing underneath them.
Protoceratops.
I’m thinking a woolly mammoth at the foot of my bed would keep my feet pretty warm and cozy, gnome mean?
Pet?! Are you serious? I don’t need or want another pet ever again. I’d accept a magical creature like a unicorn or sprite or some such that 1) doesn’t need me to take care of it (other than in some more abstract way by just being there or something meaningless like that) and 2) provides some tangible benefit (preferably including financial). To be clear, I’m uninterested in a unicorn (or whatever) that needs to be fed, deshitted, pastured and otherwise tended to. I want them, yaknow, as friends who stop by and do nice things for me and such. Or even that are capable and willing to sustain an intelligent conversation.
Pet? You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I’m done taking care of things that can’t even properly manage their own bodily functions. Been there. Am there. Don’t want to be there anymore.
@joelmw
/giphy settle down
@moonhat
@joelmw @moonhat whoa!
@llangley @moonhat I had a shepherd when I was a kid. That dog was the sweetest ever. I’d bring her back if I could (and I had a place where she could run). She was silver though. Still, I love them.
/image giant scorpion
Steller’s (not stellar) Sea Cow. Discovered in 1741, extinct by 1768.
/giphy freakin dinosaurs
@mehcuda67 because that always ends well.
Minilla (son of Godzilla)
@hchavers I thought that was Godzuki, everyone’s pal and friend.
Thylacine
Me too:
Wiwaxia. Cute li’l underwater porcupines from the Cambrian. I imagine they’d be pretty low-maintenance.
/image Wiwaxia
Carolina Parakeet
YOU CAN COME PICK UP YOUR QUAGGA NOW!
YOU’RE WELCOME!!!
https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/africa/quagga-project-zebra-conservation-extinct-south-africa/index.html
Since there are a few groups working on wooly mammoth cloning, it may not be too long before we can revive a few extinct species. This is something I hope will happen in my lifetime.
@DVDBZN - What will you name yours?
@aetris
Oh, I haven’t thought about it. Maybe I should start planning, huh?
@DVDBZN - It’s never too soon. I’m thinking “Sam”:
@aetris @DVDBZN WOOLLY BULLY, of course! I had a giant fluffy GSD who received that name as he was the biggest boy in the litter. Eventually got shortened to Bob (Big Old Boy) and evolved to Bobness. I miss him IMMENSELY.
Moa and a baiji river dolphin (may or may not be extinct)
I picked other because I don’t think any of those would make good pets but I’m pretty sure something that used to exist would.