Question Of The Month: Benfield Elementary School

Each month, the Severna Park Voice poses a question to a local fifth-grade class. This month, students from Mrs. Brown’s class at Benfield Elementary School answered the question:

If you could choose any animal from the zoo as a pet, what would it be and why?

If I could choose any animal as a pet from the zoo, I would choose a giraffe because they are really friendly and you could feed or pet them from your window.
Ali C.

I would choose a great white shark because they are big, fast in the water and can smell blood.
Ben S.

I would have a baby bear because they are so cute. I would like to bring it to school.
Chris A.

I would choose a flamingo because they are fun and pretty and amazing animals.
Cora D.

If I could choose any animal from the zoo as a pet, I would pick a black panther because they are sneaky and I could scare people with my pet.
Dylan M.

I would choose a sloth because sloths are one of my favorite animals and they are easy to feed.
Edison M.

I would choose a penguin because they are fun to play with.
Edward G.

I want a monkey because they are so cute and I would train it to get candy from my candy bin and they would chill with me on the couch watching “Young Sheldon.”
Elise M.

I would choose a dolphin because they are my favorite animal and they are nice.
Emery F.

I would pick a monkey because they are smart, funny and fun to care for. Also, they can help around the house.
Faith A.

The animal I would like from a zoo is a blobfish because they look hilarious.
Grace S.

I would pick the strongest brown bear in the world because I would want to ride it.
Julien B.

I would choose an amethystine python. I chose it because I love snakes. Also, it is so big and cool.
Landon G.

I would choose an octopus because I would have eight extra arms to do more stuff at a time and it could open all of my pickle jars because they have a really high IQ level.
Maddie C.

If I could choose any animal from a zoo as a pet, I would choose a monkey because they are intelligent and entertaining to watch swing around.
Max L.

If I could choose an animal from a zoo, I would want an albino tiger because I want an animal that is big and something that I could ride to school.
Nathan G.

I would choose a black jaguar cub because I love their athletic abilities and where they live in the Amazon rainforest.
Orson L.

I would pick a koala because they are cute, fun to care for, and friendly.
Riley B.

I would choose a tortoise. One reason is it is cute and won’t hurt me. Also, it’s calm and eats lettuce and it won’t run fast and make me work hard to catch it. Finally, they are very cute and won’t try to attack anything or anyone.
Sophie K.

My animal from the zoo would be a monkey. I choose this because they are smart, cute, adorable and amazing. They would play with me all day and I would never get bored.
William M.