Animals types. INTP = raccoon? I'd like to go with sea otters but they seem a bit too graceful.
I've had cats all my life and some of them have mimicked my behaviors.
For a time when I lived in Maine, I bred Bengals. While some breeders use cages/pens, mine were raised underfoot - subjected to strangers visiting, a dog (our Sheltie/Eskimo mix who adored kittens) and being put in their place by older cats. As a result of both the breed characteristics and the upbringing, they grew to be some of the most gregarious (E)/idiosyncratic (N) cats I've ever known.
I used to get Christmas cards from the people to whom I'd sold kittens - generally outlining what their cat had done over the year and proclaiming "Best Cat Evah." My small way of giving back to the world.
But could someone explain to me how four small 9-wk-old kittens could lift a 25-lb, tile-framed bathroom mirror from the wall and send it crashing to the floor? (ENTP ringleader?)
Anyway, the petite female I owned - Snorkey - had the face of an angel and the soul of a drill sargeant. I once walked into the kitchen and found her walking around with an Exacto knife clenched in her mouth. "Psst. Everybody run - Snorkey has a knife and she's taking no prisoners."
Snorkey absolutely refused to have a litter of kittens unless I was home to tend to her. And as soon as I
was home, sitting cross-legged on the floor, she would climb up onto me and flood my lap with amniotic fluid. And
that, people, is self-control.
Mango, the male, was OTOH an absolutely gorgeous tri-color-marble with the brains of an arborvitae. He had an unfortunate habit of falling off the ledge of the porch while being petted.Occasionally, he also walked into doors.