#Therian

[spac3-pup]

Me eating!!!

You’ve seen those photos of dogs snapped through catching a treat, with just the silliest faces? I see those and raise you: a tiger catching meatballs.

This is Kali, a Sumatran tigress at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma.

[taxidermycanine]

lalalalala! lalallalalala! lalalala!

[snackpony]

resting, content ✿

[talon-dragonbeast]

i consider this a microagression /j

(bonus comic under the cut)

(this is a real interaction i had, by the way)

[xerophyte-art]

DENS

[lordlycan]

[crescentdread]

Nothing pisses me off more than Manmade junk in my den, in my forests, in my safe space.

Hunks of metal and large obstacles, Trash / litter.

[wolfb3ck]

wolfboygirl tail :3

[h077y]

Ki/Kin is also pretty nice for this.

I use ki/kin because it's meant as a way to separate referring to animals the same way as objects. Sure I love having it/its used for me for the dehumanising way, but ki/kin makes it feel more personal and more connected to the animal I am, instead of just a non-human being.

it/its but in the dehumanizing way. it/its but in the way that an animal is called an it, a creature born from nature. A creature that is beautiful and special in its own right, something not to be seen as lesser but equal in its own unique ways. " oh but it/its isn't dehumanizing !!" it CAN be to those who want it. Being seen as something nonhuman does not immediately equal lesser; there are beautiful things that are not human. You ever seen some sick tropical birds with its plumage, or the familial ties a bear may have to its cubs, or the dedication a lion may have to its prey. It/Its but in the way of appreciating the unhuman, but not subhuman.

[d0gbite]

i used to have a 30-something coworker who would make jokes that were both kinda anti-therian and transphobic, like “people can identify as anything these days. like, im a dolphin. i identify as a dolphin”. at first i didn’t realize he was joking (the tism) and i was like hell yeah that’s sick. until he was like “hahaha not really, obviously”.

he did this on multiple occasions, and i remember one time after he said that i told him “you know, deep down, i think i’m really genuinely a dog.” and you know what he said?? “aw, no! don’t say that about yourself! :(” as if he was genuinely concerned about my self esteem

this was like 2 years ago. and i’m STILL offended lol. what’s so wrong about dogs??????? i would KILL to be an actual physical dog

[callsignsundance]

genuinely had the most insane random mental shift in the dressing rooms while i was shopping?? like what the fuck? it was crazy strong and i had to physically try to force myself back into a human mindset because my mum came back. then the most insane wave of species dysphoria? i'm crazy

[taxidermycanine]

me when i GET YOU.

[snackpony]

erm, doggy

[snackpony]

another of my many fursonas, wolfe ❀₊⚘⋆˚

[talon-dragonbeast]

they call me the fearer. on account of having incredibly hyperespecific fears that could never ever come true. ever :}