If I Can Have Any Animal for a Pet

If I could have any animal for a pet, I would want a platypus. I would say fish, but the last time I had a pet fish when I was younger, it died. I couldn't bear it, especially goldfish. It is like they wanted to die or something since they cannot seem to live that long. A platypus is a beaver-like animal with a duck bill that is in fact endangered. They are such adorable creatures. If I had a platypus, I would treat it like it is my child. I would feed it every day, provide it with warm shelter, and take it out to a pond in my backyard for it to swim in. I would clear my schedule just to spent time with it. If only I could.