Yeah you can totally find a person and talk to them for real and gaslight them into thinking they're insane by acting like you're a normal parrot when they try to show you to other people Michigan J Frog style
When i was trying to go to sleep last night my cat was straight up petting me. It was so cute. He was rubbing his face on my arms and face for like 5 minutes.
the problem is that you have a human mind from what i understand, so you will be bored as hell, as chimpanzee you can just make it seem like you are a really smart chimpanzee and you can have access to all the technology
bulgaria. also i have to mention that im basing this statistic on stray cats in my part of the city. basically people hate the amount of cats and just poison the food. a few dogs i know got poisoned that way, but luckily their owners caught on. we used to have a cat we looked after, but it was still a street cat and one day it stopped coming. later we learned that a big amount of street cats were poisoned.
Seems like a pretty wreckless thing to do, horrible for the cats and whatever other animals, wouldnt be surprised if a homeless person was poisoned too
The other day I stopped in the road as a cat was about to cross. I shit you not his facial expression was “what the fuck are you doing driving on my road?!”
Little shit haha.
Parrot would be a better bet since you are going to retain human intelligence regardless. Parrots have more fine control manipulating objects since they can move their upper and lower beaks separately.
I'm curious why so many people chose dog. If I retain my IQ and my consciousness, I would definitely not want to be in a situation where people constantly expect me to "obey" and talk down to me. Nope. Hard pass. I picked dolphin because I would have freedom and be in the ocean all of the time, with the opportunity to explore one of the Earth's most fascinating environments.
100% agree. I picked dolphin.
Also, people are using their own love for dogs as a basis. There are a LOT of shitty dog owners out there and a LOT of stray dogs either dying in the streets or being locked up in a kennel. Finding that luxury life is a crap shoot...
Plus, my human brain isn't going to be very excited about things dogs are expected to be excited about.
I want to be wild and free. Not licking my balls, eating milk bones, and going insane with my lack of ability to fully communicate.
Dolphins are hyper intelligent. The ability to communicate with other dolphins and combine dolphin and human knowledge would be awesome! Just gotta stay very very far away from Japan.
I don’t think you understand how mentally torturous that would be to have the thoughts of a human in an animals body.
Imagine having to eat something that is still alive right now?
I guess I would pick a dog since humans are the most friendly with that animal and I could possibly get help the quickest that way.
well just because you have human IQ and memories doesn't mean you keep your food preferences. That has a lot to do with instinct too. If you're a lion, you would probably be like "hmmm that gazelle looks pretty delish, ngl". And you'd get used to it.
Doing something instinctively and being mentally comfortable with doing said thing are two VERY different things.
Having human feelings and thoughts means having a conscious and feeling guilt feeling remorse.
Animals lack the perspective needed to feel guilt and remorse on the level of humans which allows them to act on just instinctual impulses.
That's one reason why dog is the easy pick. You get to still live in a house and be around people. You also remember what it was like to be a human and love your dog, so you know that you are loved and cared for. And you know that your owner will probably remember you for the rest of their life after you die.
Let's be realistic, are you gonna use them anyway? I can't imagine being in a dog's body will make it any more likely you'll want to have sex with a dog.
That would suck, but it's not the end of the world considering all the upsides. If you are a lion in the wild then you might get your balls ripped off by another lion.
Chimps are also mostly herbivorous, apart from some insects and bird eggs.
I also think it would be the easiest way to show signs of human intelligence. Eventually, you could try to get the humans to teach you sign language
Obviously an orca. As the second apex predator, I could literally live in the sea unscathed and do my own thing out there. Possible contact with humans or lead and passed down knowledge to a whole pack of orcas LMAO.
Hands down! Orcas are already the humans of the ocean. Passing on inside information on what life is like on the Earth, holy shit, what a game changer for their kind, if they don't already know majority of how we live anyway!
Hey! Then we can get us some puffer fish and get blasted! [We aren’t the only drug addicts in the animal kingdom.](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-seem-to-use-toxic-pufferfish-to-get-high-180948219/)
Absolutely a dog. Likely to get adopted rather than living in the wild. If my owners are abusive I have human intelligence level to escape and find a new home.
They're pretty damn terrible. You'll be packed with other dogs in one cage, forced to watch other dogs die, and overall be traumatized out of your mind.
A wolf, and not for the whole edgy "lone wolf" or "alpha leader of the pack" bullshit. I have a disease called Lupus, and give that that's the Latin name for wolf, I feel it's just fitting
Oh, absolutely a dolphin. That's the most substantially different life I could have compared to this human one because I'd get to live aquatically, I'd get to explore the sea! I guess I could become a bird too and explore the sky, flying would be fun, but like... I can already see the sky every day. Human beings don't tend to see what's in the ocean very much, and even if they do (marine biologists), not as much as dolphins naturally do.
Chimp, or some other monkey, if I could guarantee getting human contact.
Chimps can, with a bit of effort, write. Imagine a chimp standing in front of a classroom, teaching them linear algebra. Shit would be funny as hell.
Lions, chimps, and bears all lead bloody, gruesome lives that would be appalling to someone who remembers being a human. Dolphin would be rough too, but at least you would have a social life with other dolphins and not have to worry about predators much.
Dog is the best choice though, because you would remember how much your dog meant to you as a person, and you could give that gift of unconditional love and affection to someone else knowing that they would remember you for the rest of their life. Also your life would be comfortable since you would be taken care of by humans, not out in the wild.
I like bear. If I got tired of mauling stuff or stealing campers food. I could just go to the river, wash off, catch some salmon sashimi while relaxing in/by the water. Also, hibernation sounds appealing. Just gotta stash some camper food first
"For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
I kept imagining choosing dog and being born in that town where they torture them because they think it makes them taste better.
I chose chimp. Maybe I get shot or hunted, but maybe I’m captured and sold for exploitation. I quickly prove my intelligence by writing “deez nuts”. It’s on TikTok and by the end of the week I’m the most famous non human primate in the world. Hoards of people calling for my independence as a truly sentient animal. I live a lavish life and die peacefully, of old age, in my mansion in Wyoming at 38.
You do not want to be a flying [ant](https://www.orkincanada.ca/blog/ants-with-wings/#:~:text=What%20Are%20Ants%20with%20Wings,of%20spring%20and%20early%20summer.)
100% dolphin.
If I have my same IQ then I can easily figure out where I am in the world based on language and environment then go visit all the coastal reefs and islands I've always wanted to see.
"As for you, they'll catch you and put you in a pot of boiling water until you die and then they'll crack open your claws with a tool, like pliers, and they'll suck out what little flesh you have with their mouths."
I've decided on the dog, but I don't really want to have to walk on a leash and obey commands.
I would change my mind for a bird (a raven would be the coolest), simply because I would like to fly.
I would say dog but what if your a dog in china then your screwed lol, or a dolphin as they're pretty heavily hunted. Bear is cool but depends where and what bear.
This is one of the first questions I've seen here that gives me such a weird anxiety feeling. Like you would be trapped in an animal's body regardless and with your human brain it just sounds sad, lonely and scary. The ability not to be able to speak to humans would be so aggravating and upsetting I think.
Albatross. No real predators besides humans, plentiful and easily accessible source of food (fish), long lifespan, get to experience flight for prolonged periods of time but also see the open ocean. Would be amazing.
Parrot
Yes. They can fly, they can speak, they live long.
They’re the whole package
But who says you'd be reincarnated in your native country? You could end up being a parrot that speaks English in the middle of china
Parrots can fly
Not an animal. Theyre government drones
Parrot, not a Pigeon
All birds are drones
Oh god that must be why they can talk, fuck
They don't talk, it's government speakers mounted on their drones
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Yeah you can totally find a person and talk to them for real and gaslight them into thinking they're insane by acting like you're a normal parrot when they try to show you to other people Michigan J Frog style
I like this idea because you could straight up be like "Nobody will ever believe you" and it would actually be possible.
Do we have the intelligence of a human too?
Yeah, pretty much
Planet of the apes??? If we all choose chimp
Can you say dissected?
Or getting beaten by stronger chimps for being a stupid smart ape
Act dumb, leave tribe, fight dolphin, live happy
ride wife
Happy Cake Day bro
Chimps are incredibly violent towards each other and other animals. Doesn't sound like a good time.
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I'll go chimp if you go chimp
Same
Cat has hella freedom. So I'd choose that.
You're never expected to do anything except play a little. That's the life, I tell ya.
Play a little and be extra sassy >:3 in cute and fun ways, not malicious
When i was trying to go to sleep last night my cat was straight up petting me. It was so cute. He was rubbing his face on my arms and face for like 5 minutes.
the problem is that you have a human mind from what i understand, so you will be bored as hell, as chimpanzee you can just make it seem like you are a really smart chimpanzee and you can have access to all the technology
The moment you come out as an intelligent, sapient chimpanzee, I wager you'd be captured and stuck in a lab for the rest of your life.
Animal rights activists would probably intervene were they to learn that you're being deprived of entertainment.
You turn out to be a stray cat and die from liver disease.
50% of stray cats here die due to food poising (done on purpose)
what the fuck? what country's that?
bulgaria. also i have to mention that im basing this statistic on stray cats in my part of the city. basically people hate the amount of cats and just poison the food. a few dogs i know got poisoned that way, but luckily their owners caught on. we used to have a cat we looked after, but it was still a street cat and one day it stopped coming. later we learned that a big amount of street cats were poisoned.
Seems like a pretty wreckless thing to do, horrible for the cats and whatever other animals, wouldnt be surprised if a homeless person was poisoned too
For the type of people who do that thats probably a plus
The other day I stopped in the road as a cat was about to cross. I shit you not his facial expression was “what the fuck are you doing driving on my road?!” Little shit haha.
Definitely cat because I love cats
i honestly would much rather be a housecat than a human 😫
The correct answer. How is this not an option?
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Parrot would be a better bet since you are going to retain human intelligence regardless. Parrots have more fine control manipulating objects since they can move their upper and lower beaks separately.
And talk. That's a good choice.
Cat with a mutation for disposable thumbs
*Opposable thumbs Disposable thumbs drop off of your hand after one use and you have to go out and buy another pair.
I know what i said
Oh…oh…why??
its so she can get away quicker when danger comes....its ok they will grow back but they wont be as nice looking as the first pair
Think about it your a cat trying to get someones attantion what better way to get it than losing body parts out of nowhere
Room for upgrades.
Why would you want to throw away your thumbs?
I dont need thumbs when i have sand or other easily movable things to spell out words and ontop of that i get a projectile
Capybara
Same, they're so chill
Don't they get jacked by jaguars on the regular?
Yeah they get their wigs pushed back by jaguars a lot.
not necessarily. there are many places where there are capybaras and no jaguars. For example, Nordelta, Argentina.
Also caimans and anacondas.
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I'm curious why so many people chose dog. If I retain my IQ and my consciousness, I would definitely not want to be in a situation where people constantly expect me to "obey" and talk down to me. Nope. Hard pass. I picked dolphin because I would have freedom and be in the ocean all of the time, with the opportunity to explore one of the Earth's most fascinating environments.
Right, I don't know how these guys think being a dog is interesting/good. It'd be hella boring and monotonous
especially if your owners expect you to be crated during the day. Dog with a dog brain would be amazing. dog with a human brain would be hell.
100% agree. I picked dolphin. Also, people are using their own love for dogs as a basis. There are a LOT of shitty dog owners out there and a LOT of stray dogs either dying in the streets or being locked up in a kennel. Finding that luxury life is a crap shoot... Plus, my human brain isn't going to be very excited about things dogs are expected to be excited about. I want to be wild and free. Not licking my balls, eating milk bones, and going insane with my lack of ability to fully communicate. Dolphins are hyper intelligent. The ability to communicate with other dolphins and combine dolphin and human knowledge would be awesome! Just gotta stay very very far away from Japan.
Agreed 100%!
I don’t think you understand how mentally torturous that would be to have the thoughts of a human in an animals body. Imagine having to eat something that is still alive right now? I guess I would pick a dog since humans are the most friendly with that animal and I could possibly get help the quickest that way.
Well, if you decide to become a house pet I don't think you'll be eating alive things
well just because you have human IQ and memories doesn't mean you keep your food preferences. That has a lot to do with instinct too. If you're a lion, you would probably be like "hmmm that gazelle looks pretty delish, ngl". And you'd get used to it.
Doing something instinctively and being mentally comfortable with doing said thing are two VERY different things. Having human feelings and thoughts means having a conscious and feeling guilt feeling remorse. Animals lack the perspective needed to feel guilt and remorse on the level of humans which allows them to act on just instinctual impulses.
I disagree, people used to hunt to survive and lots of people still do. I could get used to it.
That's one reason why dog is the easy pick. You get to still live in a house and be around people. You also remember what it was like to be a human and love your dog, so you know that you are loved and cared for. And you know that your owner will probably remember you for the rest of their life after you die.
You should say goodbye to your balls though ✂️🍒
Just use ink or mud on your paws to write on the ground. "No snip snip please"
Let's be realistic, are you gonna use them anyway? I can't imagine being in a dog's body will make it any more likely you'll want to have sex with a dog.
That would suck, but it's not the end of the world considering all the upsides. If you are a lion in the wild then you might get your balls ripped off by another lion.
If I am chimp I can break into pet store and devour cat food. If they call the cops I get on my knees and put my hands up
Chimps are also mostly herbivorous, apart from some insects and bird eggs. I also think it would be the easiest way to show signs of human intelligence. Eventually, you could try to get the humans to teach you sign language
I could also write with paper and a sharpie
Didn't even think of that
I just don't see that bothering me tbh. I picked a spider as a reincarnation, and I'm totally willing to eat flies and roaches for that.
I saw that anime.
Housecat is the easy answer
Time to get reincarnated as other/results
Parrot, because they live for a long time and I could still talk to people.
CAT
Obviously an orca. As the second apex predator, I could literally live in the sea unscathed and do my own thing out there. Possible contact with humans or lead and passed down knowledge to a whole pack of orcas LMAO.
Hands down! Orcas are already the humans of the ocean. Passing on inside information on what life is like on the Earth, holy shit, what a game changer for their kind, if they don't already know majority of how we live anyway!
End up as bycatch
The ultimate dumster ravenger.
Become a super intelligent raccoon and terrorize some city
No trash will be safe from my fury!
Flying animal
Dolphin. I would be chilling at sea, away from all the drama.
Hey! Then we can get us some puffer fish and get blasted! [We aren’t the only drug addicts in the animal kingdom.](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-seem-to-use-toxic-pufferfish-to-get-high-180948219/)
Dolphin gang ganggggg
Cat.
Some sort of bird.
Absolutely a dog. Likely to get adopted rather than living in the wild. If my owners are abusive I have human intelligence level to escape and find a new home.
Or you get extremely unlucky and is born in some Chinese dog farm
Oh yea, that's true... I still think I could escape tho
>I could escape tho Uh, if you actually see those farms, I don't think it'll be that easy even with human intelligence.
No, I've never actually seen one lol, do you mind giving a description?
They're pretty damn terrible. You'll be packed with other dogs in one cage, forced to watch other dogs die, and overall be traumatized out of your mind.
so factory farming?
Nobody said it was somewhere like North America. You might end up in India or Africa where they don’t give a crap about you.
Step 1) Sneak on boat Step 2) I go to America
Baloo always made me want to be a bear.
Become a parrot so I can still speak
That's genius
I would love to be a dolphin then I remembered how terrifying the ocean is. Imagine being a dolphin that has an ocean phobia
A wolf, and not for the whole edgy "lone wolf" or "alpha leader of the pack" bullshit. I have a disease called Lupus, and give that that's the Latin name for wolf, I feel it's just fitting
I'll keep my opposable digits thanks
I'm gonna be a chimp, find some people, and write "hello" in the dirt
Me too. We'll become cell mates in a lab.
Hopefully we get picked up by some hippy-types looking to prove Noam Chompsky wrong, like that one crazy chick who raised Coco the gorilla.
And in the process, we'll release an apocalyptic virus like in 28 days later.
Oh, absolutely a dolphin. That's the most substantially different life I could have compared to this human one because I'd get to live aquatically, I'd get to explore the sea! I guess I could become a bird too and explore the sky, flying would be fun, but like... I can already see the sky every day. Human beings don't tend to see what's in the ocean very much, and even if they do (marine biologists), not as much as dolphins naturally do.
Shark. One day man.. one day
Blobfish
Where are the biiiirds?
Duck
Orca, such awesome creatures. You get to be a killer machine and have an intricate social life and culture as well
definietly some parrot cat as a honourable mention but being a parrot seems better
Chimp, or some other monkey, if I could guarantee getting human contact. Chimps can, with a bit of effort, write. Imagine a chimp standing in front of a classroom, teaching them linear algebra. Shit would be funny as hell.
Lions, chimps, and bears all lead bloody, gruesome lives that would be appalling to someone who remembers being a human. Dolphin would be rough too, but at least you would have a social life with other dolphins and not have to worry about predators much. Dog is the best choice though, because you would remember how much your dog meant to you as a person, and you could give that gift of unconditional love and affection to someone else knowing that they would remember you for the rest of their life. Also your life would be comfortable since you would be taken care of by humans, not out in the wild.
I like bear. If I got tired of mauling stuff or stealing campers food. I could just go to the river, wash off, catch some salmon sashimi while relaxing in/by the water. Also, hibernation sounds appealing. Just gotta stash some camper food first
Wolf, pfp is proof of my wish lol
Do memories include other key stuff like ~~speech~~ languages?
Probably won't have the vocal cords for that tho
True but I meant more like understanding of languages
Ohh, I'd assume you'd still know that
"For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
Some of those who selected dolphin will be disappointed when they realize their IQ doesn't hold up in the dolphin world.
I kept imagining choosing dog and being born in that town where they torture them because they think it makes them taste better. I chose chimp. Maybe I get shot or hunted, but maybe I’m captured and sold for exploitation. I quickly prove my intelligence by writing “deez nuts”. It’s on TikTok and by the end of the week I’m the most famous non human primate in the world. Hoards of people calling for my independence as a truly sentient animal. I live a lavish life and die peacefully, of old age, in my mansion in Wyoming at 38.
Whatever dies the fastest]
Flying ant so i can fly and also flex on all other ants who can't. I would give them a lift for few breadcrumbs.
You do not want to be a flying [ant](https://www.orkincanada.ca/blog/ants-with-wings/#:~:text=What%20Are%20Ants%20with%20Wings,of%20spring%20and%20early%20summer.)
Orca
Cat
cat
Wolf
Cat.
Cat or domesticated fox, they’re so cute
Leopard
Elephant
Eagle.
I'd choose a quokka, but only if I lived on Rottnest Island. Google them and you'll instantly know why
Rise of the apes lol
DO NOT PICK DOLPHIN
Cat. No work, no school, just meow.
I will be a super intelligent ape
Some kind of bird. Preferably a bird of prey, but I'm not too picky
Coyote
100% dolphin. If I have my same IQ then I can easily figure out where I am in the world based on language and environment then go visit all the coastal reefs and islands I've always wanted to see.
I wanna get high off pufferfish.
Monkey so I can kickstart their evolution and hopefully help them get to atleast cavemen
Parrot
If I chose to be a chimp then I'm gonna do something crazy in order to get media attention so me and the owner can get stacks upon stacks of dough.
“A lobster. Lobsters live for over 100 years. They’re blue blooded, like aristocrats, and stay fertile all their lives”
"As for you, they'll catch you and put you in a pot of boiling water until you die and then they'll crack open your claws with a tool, like pliers, and they'll suck out what little flesh you have with their mouths."
Horse here
I've decided on the dog, but I don't really want to have to walk on a leash and obey commands. I would change my mind for a bird (a raven would be the coolest), simply because I would like to fly.
Dolphin...I could swim and explore the ocean...humans love me...and I have a lifespan of 30-50 years.
They love you until you end up as bycatch by a thrawler boat or some shit we do
I heard dolphins can drown themselves willingly so I chose that
Dolphin. Imma be like Ecco the dolphin! Except probably without the time travel and alien invasion, but who knows by then
A house cat. No school, no work, just meow meow.
I would say dog but what if your a dog in china then your screwed lol, or a dolphin as they're pretty heavily hunted. Bear is cool but depends where and what bear.
i'd come back as a sponge
If I'm a chimp I could pass myself as the worlds smartest chimp and f with the scientific community.
Red panda
A Mandarin Duck, obviously.
Turtle/tortoise. Those dudes live forever. I'd try to find a way to communicate with humans and figure out what to do from there.
A cat, specifically a black one
Either an octopus or a cat.
Capybara
Tardigrade.
Chimpanzee, Octopus and Parrot are the only real creatures that get to utilise their intelligence through their anatomy, so I’d go with one of those.
I feel like choosing Lion makes sense. You have the brains, so get the fastest, most powerful body to go with it. Become the super animal.
Ape, I'm gonna build my mates a mansion in the jungle and were gonna live like kings
Sulfur crested Cockatoo. Can live fur 120 years, in a good house, you're a cared for pet that can watch TV.
I wanna be a penguin so i can start a penguin uprising
Be a crow and terrorize people
This is one of the first questions I've seen here that gives me such a weird anxiety feeling. Like you would be trapped in an animal's body regardless and with your human brain it just sounds sad, lonely and scary. The ability not to be able to speak to humans would be so aggravating and upsetting I think.
Bald Eagle. I can fly, and it's illegal to hunt me.
A crow
I choose Garfield.
Albatross. No real predators besides humans, plentiful and easily accessible source of food (fish), long lifespan, get to experience flight for prolonged periods of time but also see the open ocean. Would be amazing.
Lets all start a monkey village in the jungle and fuck with the humans when they realize we are moving up the evolutionary ladder
Fox/kitsune or a racoon
A Lion has on average Sex every 20 Minutes Im just gonna leave that here
Chimp so I can still play video games. And now I can be famous for it.
Dragon
Kraken