Owning a pet has a lot of various benefits: they reduce a lot of stress, they can be our protectors and the protectors of our households, and they can reduce depression in those suffering from it. People with disabilities also benefit, as they make their lives so much easier and more fulfilling. Most people opt for a cat or a dog, but some people go a step beyond the norm and buy themselves an endangered species or a wild animal. The following 6 wild animals are legal to keep as a pet, but maybe you shouldn’t, just in case.
6. Squirrel Monkeys
6. Squirrel Monkeys
Squirrel Monkeys are insanely adorable, but they are not known for being the cleanest or nicest of monkey species. They use their own urine to wash, for instance, which makes them rather smelly. They are still legal as pets, though.
5. Emperor Scorpions
5. Emperor Scorpions
Emperor Scorpions sound dangerous and are rather intimidating, and that is because they truly are. They are not the best when it comes to handling, though they are quiet and rather clean as a pet. And though they are not poisonous, the Emperor Scorpion is still painful.
4. Genets
4. Genets
Genets are known carnivores, and they are quite limber and capable of climbing to high points on their homes and outdoors. Their features include long, thin bodies with retractable claws and large ears. They are new, in terms of pets, but still dangerous.
3. Bobcats
3. Bobcats
Bobcats are dangerous, but people can legally own one as a pet. They are beautiful creatures, but tend to catch and eat their pray alive, which has included humans at one point or another in their lifetime. Be warned.
2. Wolves
2. Wolves
Wolves are some of the most dangerous and highly aggressive beasts in the wild, but some people keep them as pet. You need to get them from an early age, though, that way loyalty and friendship can be instilled on them young.
1. Tigers
1. Tigers
Tigers are, hands down, some of the coolest animals in the entire world. Mike Tyson owns one as a pet, and so could you. They are extremely dangerous, and also extremely expensive. Tiger numbers are also dropping drastically throughout the world.
