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Which animal would you have as your pal if they suddenly had human intelligence?

Just like your very own Disney film.

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Pets are great, there’s no question about that, but imagine if you could communicate with them on a human level.

Such dreams of animal companionship were discussed on Reddit, with users of the website sharing the animal they would most value as a personal pal, a creature “that becomes your loyal companion with human intelligence and only you can communicate with it”, thanks to a question from inormallylurk42345.

Here are 12 of the best, from fly to elephant, crow to cat.

1. Megalodon

“megalodon so i can roam the seas and become ocean king or whatever my destiny is” – ACGT030188

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2. Red panda

3. Elephant

“An elephant. I feel like it’d be nice company.” – BaconCharizard

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4. Bear

5. Crow

“One crow, he’d quickly take over the crow world and do my bidding.” – lunos7

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6. House cat

7. An insect

“Maybe a Queen Bee or Queen Ant or some other insect with a hive mentality. Take over other hives and eventually the world.” – scoyne15

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8. Dragon

9. Velociraptor

“A velociraptor, because IRL Philosoraptor.” – nolo_me

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10. Orca

11. Housefly

“A housefly or mosquito, I’ll be a champion at poker.” – Kash_Rhal

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12. Gorilla

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