“Disco Dolphins sunsplashed with wavelets” by jurvetsonis licensed under CC BY 2.0.
II don’t think I would actually enjoy being hybridized with another animal because I think it would make me feel less like myself. If I have to choose an animal to be hybridized with it would be a dolphin. I chose this animal because of its swimming capabilities. When I was younger I used to watch this show called Mako Mermaids and I thought it was so cool that they would just jump in the water and become expert swimmers. I would love to see the ocean without having to rely on oxygen tanks or my own swimming abilities. It would be nice to see different bodies of water without limitations. I could discover creatures that I would have never known about.
Given that dolphins look nothing like humans I would want the least amount of dolphin features possible. Ideally, I would like to transform into a version of myself that has fins and a nose that adapts to being underwater. I would like for those features to disappear as soon as I emerge from the water. If I were to have these features at all times I would no longer look like a human and that’s not something I’d be willing to give up. I’m really not comfortable giving up any of my humanity because I don’t necessarily desire to be anything else. I think adding fins and some breathing modifications in the water are very simple changes that wouldn’t affect my day-to-day life on land. I think if I were to be a hybrid I would want others to be as well so it wouldn’t feel like I’m a foreign creature or something to be scared of. If being a hybrid was acceptable amongst humans I could see many people doing it due to the possibility of new experiences.
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