| What are this fascination with being different and | | | | But who really wants to take that risk? |
| the need to own something illegal and dangerous? | | | | 3. Crocodiles and Alligators |
| Who owns these animals? And, what are these | | | | Often people get crocs and alligators when they |
| animals that are owned, sold, and traded | | | | are little and cute and look like happy little lizards. |
| worldwide regardless of the consequences? | | | | Have you seen the jaws on those things? They |
| 7. Camels | | | | didn't make an entire TV show around hunting |
| Camels are known to be pretty temperamental | | | | them out if there wasn't some sort of risk and |
| guys. According to a report on Fox News when a | | | | danger there. So keeping one in a kiddie pool in |
| local TV news crew was out filming exotic animal | | | | the back yard may not be the best idea. Just ask |
| farms, an 1800 lb camel named Polo must have | | | | anyone who has lived in Florida and found one |
| decided that they were not shooting his best side. | | | | under their car. |
| When Polo became agitated he attacked his | | | | 2. Big Cats |
| owner, kicking her and sitting on her. Ouch. Oh, | | | | Again it's these cute ones that you have to |
| and if you didn't know, camels like to spit too. And | | | | worry about. When these guys are babies, who |
| it's pretty gross. | | | | could resist? But no matter how young they are |
| 6. Ostriches | | | | or how well trained they are, they can turn on |
| Sure they seem cute and awkward looking. They | | | | you in a second. They feed them raw steak for |
| hide their heads in the ground right. But apparently | | | | goodness sake, shouldn't that be a sign? |
| these guys will also chase you and they run | | | | |
| pretty darn fast. Getting in the middle of an | | | | 1. Kinkajou |
| ostrich stampede just doesn't sound like my idea | | | | OK, so I had no idea what a Kinkajou even was. |
| of a really good time. | | | | But when I looked it up I couldn't resist its |
| 5. Chimps and Monkeys | | | | adorable little furry bodies and those big buggy |
| They are adorable. The human resemblance is | | | | eyes. A kinkajou, also known as a sugar bear, |
| amazing. They are also known to bite and attack | | | | looks like a cross between a squirrel, a hamster, |
| humans and animals alike. I once saw the damage | | | | and a chinchilla. They are pretty darn cute. But |
| that a monkey caused when it attacked a dog in | | | | again it's the cute ones. Paris Hilton has a pet |
| India and let's just say those puncture wounds | | | | kinkajou named Baby Luv. In 2005 she took it |
| weren't pretty. The dog also lost an ear and an | | | | shopping with her and was attacked by the thing |
| eye in the process. Sometimes cute is pretty | | | | and it clawed up her face. The brilliance of this is |
| deceptive. | | | | that again in 2006 Baby Luv sent Hilton to the |
| 4. Venomous Snakes | | | | emergency room after she was bitten by that |
| Again I go back to my comments about the | | | | cute Baby Luv on the arm. And that is why this |
| scorpions. They are snakes. They are poisonous. | | | | guy is number one on my list of dangerous pets.... |
| They bite. None of this is a good combination. In | | | | Come on, cute rainforest animal that attacks Paris |
| Cincinnati a man was bitten by his rhinoceros viper | | | | Hilton numerous times. You got to put that one at |
| snake, which is one of the world's deadliest | | | | the top of the list just because. |
| snakes. He did receive anti-venom and survived. | | | | |