AC TIME! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

[fluxscapemod]

Since we've just passed the holiday season, and 2020 was just a gigantic nightmare in general, the mods have decided that this months AC check is just a check in.

We just need a comment with your name in it and which characters you play and the answer to the following question:

What is your favorite unusual animal and why?


Thanks!

The usual rules for time applies: You have until the 7th to check in. We won't be poking anyone to check in until the 5th.

Comments

[un_wir_greywaren]

Megan

Ronan Niall Lynch

My current favorite unusual animal is the hognosed snake. I recently discovered this snake plays dead to avoid predators and it's the cutest thing because they flip themselves upside down and open their mouth and play dead. If you try to flip them back onto their belly they instantly flip back over and play dead again.

See this gif for example: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/9f/e1/449fe1dd13cd94cc6c96bef9156d2c61.gif

Also, with some searching I discovered a wide variety of these snakes and their colors and patterns are beautiful.

[hibana_incursa]

You've managed to pick the one snake that doesn't terrify me. I love those guys.

[un_wir_greywaren]

Aren't they so cute?????

[gamerrep]

Lisa

Chiaki Nanami
Krista Leigh and
Apple White

I don't think I actually have a favorite unusual animal. Unless Sloths count... Mostly because they are relatable.

[he_who_dwells]

Sloths are amazing, this is true.

[menarebrave]

Stars

Bruce Wayne/BatDad

Are seals an unusual animal? Cause I adore those videos that seals just bounce around in. It's always a feels good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OK8IpxR3s8

[he_who_dwells]

Seals are awesome!

[madcuriosity]

Jax

Alice Liddell
Snow White


An octopus!

[he_who_dwells]

I just like them because they punch fish for the sake of punching fish.

[madcuriosity]

I love them so much!

[legacyofarose]

Usami

Rosabella Beauty
Miles Morales

Man, there are so many cool ones to choose from, but I really love the platypus (even before Phineas and Ferb, although that did help a bit more).

[he_who_dwells]

Perry did nothing to help my platypus obsession.

[legacyofarose]

Perry helped in that he made it worse.

[affection_for_research]

Selina

Richard Gansey III

I don't know if it's unusual but red pandas? They have such cute faces and a friend and I have a running joke about someone being turned into a cuddly red panda in our PSLs.

[he_who_dwells]

Red Pandas are beautiful and hilarious.

[forleaving]

Nic

Adam Parrish

As far as unusual animals go, I absolutely adore leafy seadragons. They're just really cool looking.

[he_who_dwells]

Those guys are gorgeous.

[he_who_dwells]

Mouse

Gwen Stacy
Lara Croft
Evie Grimhilde
Eugene Sims

I love the parrot fish.

[learningtolove]

Shade.

Beast.

The binturong! It looks like a cross between a cat and a dog and has a musky odor that literally smells like buttered popcorn that I can verify from first-hand experience is actually true!

[fluxscapemod]

I want to squish it's face and call it a good boy. That would probably end badly but oh my gosh so cute.

[mayday_parker]

Brad

Mayday Parker

It’s a Liger! Because they’re gorgeous and most people don’t realize they’re real. Also they’re bred for their skills in magic.

[fluxscapemod]

They're pure magic, this has been confirmed by science.

[bluetailedhawk]

Chag

Tobias Fangor

And the naked mole rat, because I relate entirely too much.

[fluxscapemod]

They're too cute.

[smudging]

Sammy

Blue Sargent and Number Five

My favorite is also the octopus. They're amazingly intelligent creatures who I am 100% sure descended from aliens (fun fact: I love them so much I have a big one tattooed on my side!)

[fluxscapemod]

Too. Goddamn. Cute.

[nosuchthingasfate]

Wreckless

Courtney Marteniz
Allison Argent
Tandy Bowen

Uhhh....I like goats? But I don't really think you can call them unusual? I dunno but they're cute! Especially the little ones that prance around.

[fluxscapemod]

IDK man the fainting ones are kind of wild.

Liz/EC

[adreamtorise]

Anne Forsythe
The Horde
Cyrano De Bergerac

Favorite unusual animal is the Burmese python, but mostly 'cause I'm a fan of Heinlein and I'm soft for the character Honey Bun in STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND, a babysitting python who also doubles as clothing for the tattooed lady, Patricia Paiwonski. She literally wears her snake around the house instead of clothes. XD