A dolphin for Amanda:

A dachshund for Dan:

Cthulhu for Casey:

A gibbon for Jim:

A jackass for Lon:

A mutant, bacon-eating panda for Andy:

6/10: Updated to add an aardvark for Johan:
opera-loving, wine-swilling, marathon-racewalking, crankypants linguist who is still waiting for a pony