This is a great question! When I read it I think of Charlton Heston in a cage in The Planet of the Apes. If I was in a cage representing the human race I'd want weights and make-up so I could keep looking good. A mirror, too. If I was an animal, what I'd want in my cage would depend on what kind of animal I was.
Reba, 50+
Silver Spring, MD USA
malt liquor.
A-Dog, 19
McMinnville, OR USA
Food, water, and something to play with like a giant tire swing.
Ryan, 29
Morton, IL
USA
Two trees, a hammock between them and a pool. And plenty of flowers.
Triana, 29
Austin, TX
USA
I'd like a spacious cage with greenery, running water and a private lair so I could rest from my adoring public and cage mates.
Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA
Harrison Ford, so I could eat him up.
KarenNJ, 25
Milltown, NJ
USA
Obvious Joke: A key. Real answer: tin cup to bang against the bars while singing songs I only know two lines from.
Alias Irrelevante
I would have big teeth, an empty stomach and the idiot who put me in there!
Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA
A gate that opened from the inside!
Jane, 62
West Linn, OR
USA
A comfortable place to sleep - away from public viewing...music...many varied food items, water...some playthings, and a cage-mate of course.
Fisch, 47
Preston, CT
USA
Another animal like me.
Judy, 62
Easton, KS
USA
An escape route!
Talia, 25
Stamford, CT
USA
I'd want that damn zoo keeper that put me in the cage!
Doug2, 29
Overland Park, KS USA
trees, pool or water, grass and a shady place out of sun
Brad, 21
Sydney AUSTRALIA
A mate!
Stephanie, 25
TX USA
Live plants and running water- like a waterfall, or something. If I had to be kept in a cage for the rest of my life, I'd want it to be as naturalistic as possible.
Jeremy, 14
Highlands Ranch, CO USA
The ZooKeeper, so I could eat him and go back to where animals belong.
Firelady, 24
Frisco, TX
USA
I would be the elusive, rare animal that needs a pool, ac, and a tv and radio.
Em, 16
Harrisburg, PA USA
Ugh. Tons of space and hiding places and at least one fellow creature I loved. But humans are animals in zoos and they don't even stay in cages.
Karen, 22
Ames, IA
USA
the key to the cage.
Felicia, 36
Lowell, MA
USA
If I were an animal, I would want to be an orangutan. I would only want neat stuff in my cage. Stuff to climb on, hide in, eat... Neat stuff.
Nicci, 27
Las Vegas, NV
USA
A hole big enough for me to fit through.
Laura, 37
Lowell, MA
USA
If I were a Human in a zoo? Or an animal? If I were a human in some sort of weird Star Trek-like alien zoo, I'd like to have lots of books, a computer with the Internet, a trampoline, a cushy king sized bed, lots of potted plants, my own garden, my son and dogs, a big tree with a tire swing and tree house, a pond, a kayak, a CD player with a collection of CD's, paper to draw on and lots of fresh fruit. (It would have to be a big cage!) If I were an animal, all I think I would need would be a lot of room, a natural habitat, a comfy, dry bed or den, a mate and healthy food.
Tam
A ladder to climb out.
Christopher, 28
San Mateo, CA USA
Food, water, and a mate.
Melodi,
19
Gahanna, OH
USA
The keys to get out.
Janet,
44
E. Brunswick, NJ USA
Books, paper, and pens. That's all. Maybe a banana.
Cancer,
20
NYC, NY USA