Check out Hank Hanegraaff's Resurrection, chapter 13. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Personally, There are so many mentions of animals in Scripture, that I think it's quite reasonable to expect to see them in the new Heavens and the New Earth. After all, the lions will lie down with the lambs at some time, likely both in the Thousand Year Reign and the New Heavens and Earth.

Check out Hank Hanegraaff's Resurrection, chapter 13. I think you will be pleasantly suprised.