Fennecs are adorable, fluffy, energetic.... and scream like demons who awoke at 3am to get a drink of water and stepped on a Lego on their way to the kitchen.
The red pandas were always one of my favorites when I worked at a zoo - and I always envied their keepers, because I worked with the tourists, not the animals.
I used to catch these guys out in the desert when I was little. They're amazing little beasties, and when you're a kid they're as close to dragons as you'll find.