Answer:
Though desert men once called me God, today men call me mad. For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad.
I'm furry with a bushy tail and I love to collect nuts. What am I?
What has armor but is not a knight, snaps but is not a twig, and is always at home even on the move?
I am a large mammal that lives in the ocean and sprays water from a blowhole. What am I?
I have eight to spare and am covered with hair.
I am the fountain from which no one can drink. For many I am considered a necessary link. Like gold to all I am sought for, but my continued death brings wealth for all to want more.