“Tiger.” — Himal Nenneman “Ferret.” — Alan Garza “Pika.” — Evan Snoey “Polar Bear.” — Mae Grahs “A magical toad that can sit in my hand.” — Ben Norton “Sloth.” — Aasma Haider “Dragon.” — Nolan Pudoff “Monkey.” — Mattigan Haller “Komodo Dragon.” — Matthew Dalgleish 
Evan Ney, Op-Ed Editor “A fox— I truly think I could get through to them and make it work.” Alex Freeman, News Editor “Wolves are just giant fluffy dogs — it’s a no-brainer.” Alana Melvin, PhotoEditor “Panda bear because they seem so gentle and they’re fluffy and cute.”
Photos by Jamie Dong, Alana Melvin, and Adam Fleischer.