Cat, what else? Even my friends and family say so. In answer to your questions, though, I feel a keen kinship with ALL critters, before anything I feel for humankind.

What animal or bird has always fascinated you? Cats, all kinds and sizes. Red-tailed hawk; it's my totem animal according to one Native American astrological chart.

When you visit the zoo, which animal do you wish to see the most or first? Cats. Dolphins, seals, polar bears, elephants, oh hell, ALL of them! Although I hate to see them in a zoo, I know the breeding programmes are vital.

What animals do you see most frequently when you are out in nature? Cats. Antelope, deer, coyote, bald and golden eagles, praire dogs.

Of all the animals in the world, which are you most interested in now? Cats. Whales, dolphins, and the Kermode Bear on Princess Island.

What animal most frightens you? Rattlesnake, I guess, hadn't ever thought about because I've never met an animal I was frightened of, well, maybe my Trys if I don't get up and feed him breakfast!

Have you ever been bitten or attacked by an animal? Had a cat latch onto my arm, full jaw clench, sunk in teeth and all when I was flea-bathing him in the tub and he got scared. Quite a site, me rising up in pain, screaming at my daughter to get him off, here's this 15lb Russian Blue tough guy, dangling, full body stretched out, from my right forearm! A tetanus shot and antibiotics and I was fine. Little bitty scars.

The other time was right after I broke up a dog fight involving my old dog, part pit bull and something else and a young, but fully grown yellow shepherd that was living with us at the time. While I was on teh kitchen floor looking over my dog for injuries the other got loose came running in and in the melee, it was my hand got ripped open. The companion of the shepherd, a Irish wolfhound was so worried about me, he was such a gentleman; followed me to the bathroom and gave me soulful love eyes. Luckliy I ahad just completed emt class and knew the proper way to take care of a dog wound. Usually they are so full of germs a doc will not stitch them up. They said I did such a good job of first letting it bleed freely,(took away lots of germs), then flushing it for a good ten minutes with cool water, then pressure bandage, that they went ahead and stitched it. Now, the scare just looks like part of my lifeline, probably added at least twenty years, so I can't complain!

Do you have dreams with animals in them or are there animal dreams you have never forgotten? Just had one with a cougar on a rock overlooking a trail I was on. Took as a warning to be careful in any plans for the future.