Basic Animal:
Birds, I love the birds, my favorite one is the bluebird, because it’s very simple and easy to play as, I play as a bluebird a lot, because you don’t really have to do much, just eat and drink, their mating season is practically 'year’-round, so I don’t need to have babies right away, say if it was Spring, and I didn’t want chicks just then, I could wait until Summer. I also find them to be one of the most beautiful animals.
I almost chose the fox because well, sometimes it’s more fun to be a land animal, and mostly when your friends are playing as one, but it’s also harder to play as a land animal, you can’t get away from your predators easily. Which I find to be harder, but also more challenging, and sometimes challenge is fun, but I also chose bluebird over fox because their mating season is year-round while the foxes’ is only in Winter, so if you miss that Winter, you don’t have a chance until next Winter unless you enter another world.
Advanced animal:
I’m going to choose goat, for this one. Because, when your a goat, you can still fit into the bear dens! (Which makes me happy, because like Alexander said we all used to do this thing where we all got in one den and helped with each other’s babies, I miss that..) So I could still play as a herd animal (like an elk) but still be able to be with my friends, which is a huge plus for me.
I almost chose Coyote, because I love the pack feature, and because they have only 2 pups, unlike 4 like the wolves (usually) have, and I find it easier (and less annoying) to take care of 2 babies. But, then I realized I loved the goat more, because even though the pack feature is cool, the herd feature is unique, you just join in, instead of having to be invited, plus, I love how it’s so safe in a herd, they are always protecting you.
Hope I made sense... I went off on a few rabbit trails.