My next pet is going to be a......

[Platypus]

Mantis Shrimp

"They may reach 30 centimetres (12 in) in length" - Wikipedia

[OwlHoot]

I think mantis shrimps can also see polarised light, i.e. stripes when the light such as sunlight is polarised.

[EternalOptimist]

[scooterscot]

I was thinking of getting an American.

They're so funny.

[stek]

Meerkats at Leeds Tropical World yesterday, look at the cute baby one! Awwww


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[BrilloPad]

I am not having another cat - I don't own it. It owns me. It obliterates the local wildlife then gives it to me as a present - well the intestines anyway. When my daughter actually tries to treat it as a pet and wraps it in a blanket to put in a pram it looks unhappy.

[SimonMac]

Mantis Shrimp

Why the mantis shrimp is my new favorite animal - The Oatmeal