And now, for no particular reason other than that they are wonderful, a list of my favorite animals.

The woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis)

The domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

The orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus & P. abelii)

Cephalopods (class Cephalopoda)

The tiger (Panthera tigris)

The Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma)

The orca (Orcinus orca)

The trilobite (class Trilobita)