If you could be...

A giraffe, ridiculous yet majestic I would gallop along the planes with my herd and enjoy the fantastic views as I munched on the tops of trees.

It would have to be a guarantee that no lions attacked me though.

A cat, if my username doesn't already give it away. Whenever I see a neighborhood cat, I think about how great it would be to wake up every single day and have absolutely no responsibilities, free to do what I want. Sleeping all day, exploring the neighborhood, etc.

Great white shark, I've been fascinated with them my whole life and I dream about them often.

Animal, the Muppet! Then I'd sleep for about 6 months, being him seems too intense.

A short-haired orange tabby cat! 🐱 I would rub up against people, and the recycling bin. I would sleep with my person on their bed if they allowed me to. I would meow and be affectionate, and I would do the slow blink. I have thought about this a lot. 😺😼😸😹😻😽😿😾🙀

A brown wolf.
"Why?" Because being a wolf seems so free, you know running with their pack, they seem like the most free animal. Also having a family that would freaking die for you. I love being in the woods and being able to just run. I know being a wolf there is that rule "Survive" but I be cool with still eatting deer, like who doesn't love deer meat.

A dolphin.

This post is a coincidence. I've been thinking about this lately. I would love to be an eagle just to fly freely anywhere I want to while not having to worry about threats as it's at the top of the food chain and the strongest bird. Also, visiting loved ones who lived far away from my town would've been a breeze. <3

House cat.
Those bastards have it made.

I'm late af, but I'd want to be a sloth. They just hang in trees all day eating leaves and sleeping. I basically do the same thing as a human, but it makes me a burden to others so I would like to be a sloth so I wouldn't feel guilty about it. I also find it really cool how they have little ecosystems in their fur, they're never really alone.

A peacock. Because it is destiny.

I'd be a raven, ideally the three eyed one, but a regular one is fine. I just want to be able to fly, and not have to worry too much about humans being assholes or getting hunted all the time.

A seagull. Skim over the waves on the beach, and have sex on demand with other swinger seagulls.

A bird for sure, so that I can fly from a place to another and feel the wind touching my tiny wings, and when getting tired I can rest on a tree and eat some berries.

Snail parasite (google it)

Dog because they’re bundles of fun!

Good question. It'd depend on whether I'd retain my full human intelligence or not. If I didn't then, if I became a fish or something, even if I still had all my memories of being human and planning what to do when I changed into a fish, I'd still be too simple to comprehend the whole situation. And so I'd probably just ignore those confusing incomprehensible memories and just instinctually go around doing fish stuff. Therefore I wouldn't be able to take advantage of the situation and try to find sunken treasure or just experiment and have fun or whatever else I had planned, so it would be a bit of a waste then. I'd still be able to think back on what it was like afterwards, when I turned back into a human, but I wouldn't be able to take full advantage of the situation at the time. It would be cool though to experience what it'd be like to be such a basic autonomous creature.

So I'd have to choose a mammal anyway, any other animal wouldn't be intelligent enough. A dolphin would be the obvious alternative then for an underwater animal rather than any fish. A dolphin would be an excellent choice overall anyway since I could then compare my intelligence as a dolphin to that when I was a human, since dolphins are one of the smartest animals on the planet. Not to mention exploring the depths of the ocean would be like exploring another world.

A chimpanzee would also be a great choice since they're so similar to us physically as well as mentally. So it'd be a good chance to compare the psychology of a chimpanzee to that of a human.

Regardless of what animal you decided on it'd be a huge opportunity for scientists to learn about how other animals experience the world.

If I did retain full human intelligence though then I think I'd choose a bird so that I could fly. That would be a dream come true.

A bird

Falcon or cat

A large cat. Like a panther, leopard or cheetah.

A duck.
Can fly, swim, be cute as hell, people feed you, hang out with other ducks. Hang out in a park where people are just happy to see you shake your little duck butt.
Just do duck shit all day