Top 5 Cute and Cudly Exotic Pets
Are you looking for an exotic pet that will really catch the attention of your friends and family? Do you want a pet that you are certain no one else you know will have? If you are looking for a truly unique pet that is still cute and cuddly, you might want to consider one of these top 5 cute and furry exotic pets.
Cute and Cuddly Exotic Pet #1: Kinkajou
Kinkajous are naturally found in the rain forest and are listed as being at "lower risk" by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. These cute little critters are naturally very affectionate and friendly, which make them particularly popular among exotic pet aficionados.
Kinkajous do have sharp teeth that are designed to eat meet. Yet, the enjoy eating plenty of other common, every day foods such as eggs, bananas, marshmallows, and cereal. It should be noted, however, that Kinkajous are nocturnal and tend to make a great deal of noise after the sun has set.
Cute and Cuddly Exotic Pet #2: Bengal Cat
Despite its name, the Bengal cat is not related to the Bengal tiger in any way. Rather, they are hybrid cats that are the result of cross-breeding between house cats and exotic cats. Some variations of Bengal cats include kitties called the toyger, the Serengeti, and the cheetoh. The more pure bread the Bengal cat is, the more you can expect to pay for it. Despite their larger size, most owners of Bengal cats have very little problems with them other than those problems typically associated with owning a cat, such as the tendency to claw and tear at furniture.
Cute and Cuddly Exotic Pet #3: Sugar Glider
Sugar gliders are also listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as being at "lower risk." As natives of Australia, it comes as little surprise that sugar gliders are marsupials. What may be a surprise, however, is that they generally don't weigh more than five ounces. Despite their small size, they are very social and love interacting with humans Like Kinkajous, they are nocturnal and want most of their owner's attention at night. Keeping two sugar gliders will help prevent boredom and depression from loneliness.
It should be noted that nutritionists do not agree on the types of foods that sugar gliders should be fed, though all agree that their diets should be high in protein and should include a healthy dose of insects. In addition, sugar gliders suck their nutrients from their food, which means they make quite a mess when they spit out what they don't eat.
Cute and Cuddly Exotic Pet #4: Squirrel Monkey
The squirrel monkey is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as being of "least concern," despite the fact that it only weighs 2.75 and has a number of natural predators. In order to fend off predators, squirrel monkeys tend to run in packs of up to 500 in the wild. Squirrel monkeys are quite affectionate, social, and intelligent. In fact, they have a proportionately larger brain than any other primate, including humans. Squirrel monkeys are easy to house train, but they do mark their territory and have a tendency to rub their skin and tails in their urine.
Cute and Cuddly Exotic Pet #5: Chimpanzee
Actually owning a chimpanzee as a pet is quite difficult, as they are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Yet, they are quite fascinating creatures to observe and to spend time with. Chimps are quite intelligent and very similar to humans. In fact, we share 94% of the same DNA as chimps. Nonetheless, they are quite strong and have an upper body strength that is about five times that of a human.
I would not advice people to get a chimpanzee as they can get very big, very fast. Most chimps when they get big, they loose their “cuteness” and become very aggressive. Chimps are 5x stronger than human and are very capable of harming people. They have been known to throw anger fits when not getting their way and have cause serious damages (such as bleeding) to their human owners. Chimps are not ideal pets; please respect them and live them be in their natural habitat where they are happiest. Thank you.
Yeah. Has no one seen “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”? Do you really want to cause the downfall of man by keeping a chimpanzee as a pet? Let them roam free and everyone is happy.
chimpanzees really shouldn’t be on this list. I can see the others, but chimpanzees have a bad history of violence, and their temper is really unpredictable. I probably wouldn’t recommend them any more than I would recommend a tiger, honestly.
Other than that I can kind of see the others making okay pets, they’re small enough to handle, and are all very social. I probably wouldn’t ever get an exotic, but this is a very interesting list
lets be a little clearer. Chimps have an excellent knowledge of how to win a fight. if your chimp attacks you or your friends it will gouge out your eyes, rip off your face, and bite your fingers off. Then they get nasty. This has happened to several people in the last several years.
Remember 5 times the strength of a human. You cannot win this fight. They could throw a man across a room. (after ripping his face off first of course)
google chimp attack. do it in google image search as well.
I don’t give a s**t what they can do they are cute
I’m sure that you won’t “give a sh*t” and will think that it’s SUPER cute when your chimp rips off your face, chews off your fingers and breaks your arm, thigh, and rib cage in an angry fit of rage because you tried to cuddle it. You are a despicable ignoramus. Learn to have some freaking RESPECT for NATURE, you jackass twit.
Well the world’s strongest man is said to be 6 times stronger than the average man, so don’t be around him I mean that’s an entire number larger. But in all seriousness don’t get so bent out of shape over someone on the internet’s comment that have no sense, that’s more than likely the response they want and they more than likely aren’t going to get a chimpanzee anyways.
You sir are a stupid excuse for a person
Next time I would reccomend writing your own article instead of stealing someone elses.Douche.
I think that while Srugim does mean crocheted, it is also a play on the sirugim that most Jerusalem apartments have on their windows
You realize how dangerous chimpanzees are right? What I mean by pointing that out is chimpanzees, nor any primates should be on the cute and cuddly exotic animal list.
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Chimpanzees should NOT NOT NOT be on this list! What genius put this together?!?!
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