I would love it if the game expanded upon animals and their own unique idle behaviour.
For example a monkey when on a ship will climb up masts and chill in the crows nest. Even hang off the mast and manically yelp from enjoyment.
Our parrots could decide to stretch their wings from time to time and basically fly around. Sometimes near but other times, fly far like around the island or follow the ship and zoom past it when sailing, landing for a rest.
Cats can start scratching their claws on the main mast. Climbing up the mast too and meowing for attention. They could also start purring around mermaid gems and start playing with them by touching them (although they won't move it)
Most importantly pets could interact with each other.
A cat could try and pounce on a parrot and the parrot could fly out the way.
A money could try and pick up a cat and the cat claws the monkey or hisses and the monkey runs up the mast. Or the cat let's the monkey pet the cat and it purrs.
Oh and finally... Check this.
Pets encountering other pets of other crews will start fighting each other only if you are in combat. They can't be harmed of course, but seeing your monkey wrestle with another crews pet or two parrots pecking each other it would be really engaging. It's like they are a part of the crew and helping even though they can't help. But just adds to the illusion.
All of these little things would make pets more immersive and fun.
