What is your Favourite British Animal?

[forevergreen]

fox and deer and kingfishers and and heron

[Highland Damsel]

Originally Posted by snowhound

They are all lovely but my favourites are:

Fox and those deer found in the Scottish Highlands (sorry don't know what kind of deer they are called)

The deer up here are red (the big impressive ones) roe (the smaller graceful ones) and sika (the non native and elusive ones)
B.

My favourite animal............ kinda into pine martens, would love to see a wildcat and having great fun finding new badger setts at the moment.

[Paul mabbott]

I think you two are confusing certain things - primarily the difference between conscripted soldiers such as those that fought in the Great Anti-Fascist War, as it was described in the Soviet Union, and volunteers who sign up for the pay and, of course, can have no complaints if they are shipped off to be slaughtered.

There may be justifiable wars (such as that against Hitler) and there may be unjustifiable ones (such as fighting for Bush's oil supply) but please let's not generalise that all wars are plots or, conversely, that all wars are justified. This is all getting somewhat off topic. Perhaps we could all wish and strive to achieve, in whatever way possible, a war-free world?

Originally Posted by Tormentil

You, my friend, are indeed fortunate in never having to " risk life and limb,in the hope I may force my governments viewpoint upon the government of our "Enemy". Indeed you are doubly fortunate, because....

1. you obviously have lived (I know not your age), without realising, that in every decade since 1939, young citizens of the United Kingdom have lost "life and limb", whether voluntary or nay, not to "force my governments viewpoint upon the government of our "Enemy"", but to try to give them what we up hold dear, and that is freedom of choice. And if that choice is "raising funds to ensure the survival of creatures that your average Countryman living in,oh,i'm gonna say,India has to fear for his very life,just to tend his fields and care for his crop", then so be it.

2. I said "doubly fortunate", because your other fortune is that you have never had the misfortune to see your friends life blood run into the gutters of these (expletive deleted) places,that our Government have sent and continue send us to.


Next time you are sat, nice and cosey, either in your nice safe home or in ..."the safety of our society and our peaceful danger free countryside.....", give a thought to those who have made this possible and do not make them one of the scape goats of your argument..

[Thy]

Although I've never seen one wild, the Pine Marten.

[demicav]

Too many to choose from. Let's see, Foxes, birds, especially birds of prey, Bats, spiders, red Squirrels, Mustalids, Bees and so many others. My ultimate fave has to be the Adder.

[loony]

i love all animals but i do love our scottish wildcat! and my own cat ,nicky. only had him since dec 22.

[loony]

what is your favourite british bird ? i have a lot of faves but i guess it has to be the red kite! my friend took me to see them at gigrin farm feeding station in mid wales on march 25 2007 and i was amazed! when the farmer came to feed them the sky was full of red kites! my first ever sightings and a day i`ll never forget!

[rlchew]

Oh, this is VERY difficult.

I will assume that "animal" means "mammal" which then narrows down the choices substantially.

Mammal? .... it has to be the Otter .... I always get such a thrill when I see one and this was just exceptional ....

Otter encounter

Richard

[sarah64]

Originally Posted by loony

what is your favourite british bird ? i have a lot of faves but i guess it has to be the red kite! my friend took me to see them at gigrin farm feeding station in mid wales on march 25 2007 and i was amazed! when the farmer came to feed them the sky was full of red kites! my first ever sightings and a day i`ll never forget!

That must have been absolutely amazing. I saw something like that on TV recently and that was great, but to be there.... wow!

[Tornado]

Mammal - for cuteness it has to be the Dormouse ahhhhh!
Mammal - for being mischeivous the endearing Stoat.
Bird - for brightening any day the Robin
Bird- for sheer speed and power Perigrine Falcon
I don't need to go on do I my list would be endless!!!
I love em all but those mentioned are my favourite