#critter community

[kimjaelart]

Redrawing Beau is always a mind boosting process for me 😌 Who is your favourite from the M9? 👀

[vulpecular-draconic]

i love each of my kintypes’ respective communities, but i have a special fondness for the dragon community. two dragons could be completely different in anatomy and habitat and abilities and mind, and yet we all exist together as dragons. there’s something wonderful about so many different species and varieties of beings gathered like that, and of being a part of it. i imagine myself flying through and over our many different environments and seeing each other and thinking, "you. you’re like me.”

[vulpecular-draconic]

damn. i didn't know it was this bad. dustwolf did always kinda give me weird vibes, but i just dismissed it as him having a formal typing style which i wasn't used to, or misunderstanding what he said. guess i was giving him too much credit.

after reading this i went back thru some of his posts and the problems definitely stand out much more.

i'll also add one example that wasn't touched on here: lycantheory has a post titled "On CWs, TWs, PSAs, and 'safe spaces'" in the introduction to therianthropy forum where he says this: "The downward spiral I've seen originated on social media in the form of Content Warnings, Trigger Warnings, Public Safety Announcements, ect. These things are nothing more than fear-mongering, rebranded as something that's supposed to be in your best interest. It's like having an overprotective parent who won't even let you close your door for privacy for fear of 'what you might be doing'."

dustwolf later replies with this: "[....] With all that said, it should be obvious that I am not in favour of CWs, TWs and all such things. Neither do I support segregating TG into age groups, or any other such things. We all have to learn to live with one-another as plainly and honestly as possible."

(note, neither of these are the full posts. i didn't want to copy-paste the entire thing, just what was essential.)

when i first read these i thought it was just a simple misunderstanding of what tws/cws/etc are (and it probably still somewhat is), but combined with the other things, it doesn't paint a pretty picture.

a little message to my therian friends: Do not use the Therian Guide Forums.

The owner of the site, Dustwolf, is transphobic and supports it under the guise of “allowing free speech” as well as supposedly defending biology. Specifically, he is against and tacitly supports people who are against especially genders based around species, or who are otherwise outside of the binary and whatever could be considered in between. He did nothing about people arguing to me that they do not need to respect a person’s gender because of culture or (bad) biology.

He essentially told me that they deserve to have “free speech”. Told me that he was doing what he was to “protect the community”. Like, protect who? The bigots? Your small little bigoted group of therians? Really?

Other things—Sysmedicalism was endorsed by the previous owner (and also literal child predator and bestiality committer. he has since been banned but co owner Dustwolf remains as sole owner) LycanTheory. The wording he uses includes rejecting self diagnoses of disorders that go under the label of plurality, and asks way too much personal, even confidential information of systems—“why should we accept anybody’s claims of ‘plurality’ without a professional diagnosis or history of treatment”. r/systemcringe talking points get regurgitated there as well.

The forums also allow discussion of zoophilia while at the same time banning mention of consent, and i really hope i do not have to explain why this is pretty gross and dangerous.

Rejected and banned members on the forum get labeled as “human”. Disrespecting somebody’s identity for any reason is pretty disgusting. Don’t particularly care what theyve done to make people believe they should be treated that way.

Dustwolf and previous co-owner LycanTheory have advocated for therian seperatism and clearly look down on non-therians under the alterhuman umbrella. Dustwolf does so while simultaneously trying to dunk on feminism and “identity politics”.

I saw kids applying to be on these forums when i was first trying to learn about my otherkinity and found this website (it is considerably high up in search results relating to therian information). I am worried for them. Please warn people against using this website as best you can. The sense of community you might get there is just not worth the potential damage to your identity journey and emotional state.

A deeper look can be found at this link: https://invisibleotherkin.neocities.org/Resource-Masterlist/Therian-Guide-Beware

[shilohsylvanian]

It's been a rainy week but there's still ways to have fun 💕🌧☔️

[muyru-iru]

Rex: if the guard ever gets disbanded, which battalion are you going to choose? Fox: ... Neyo's Bly: Gree: Ponds: D: Bacara: ...? Wolffe: *external screaming* NEYO???!!!! HUH!? Cody being possessive: why him. Fox clearly done with their bullshit: y'all are too dependent on the jedi. NO way, i would join a battalion that likes natborns in authority...and Neyo is just lost with his ever so changing leadership...we did a movie out of it...Hound? Hound: Ah yes, "Finding Neyo." Hound: it's about never finding the right jedi, just like having no father Fox unfazed: emotional, yes.

[critter-wonderland]

fun bug-themed activities to do !

Bug hunting! Make a list of the common bugs around your area (Can be done on your own or with friends!), and try to find all of them!! If playing with friends, the first one to find the most wins!

Insect-themed crafting! Search up some cool and neat crafts that are bug-themed! Try to make as many as you can!

Bug hotel building! use your dirt, sticks, and anything you find to make a small bug hotel in the yard!

Bug jars ! Decorate some jars and use them to capture and examine the bugs (Remember to release them!)

ant farm! Set up an ant farm to watch ants and see how they behave.

Bug identification charts caan come in handy! Use these to locate & try to identify random bugs in your area!

Bug art gallery! Make a small gallary out of random bug drawings you make!

insect observation ! This one is easy. follow bugs around and write down the behaviors you notice.

Make insect life cycle models!

ladybug release party! (TO DO WITH FRIENDS) find or buy a lot of ladybugs, and release them with your friends! Celebrate the bug's freedom!!!

Bee garden! (TO DO WITH FRIENDS, A BIT DIFFICULT). Plant a bunch of flowers that bees like! they can be already grown, or new seeds!

Insect art collage! Take pictures of bugs and cut them out, glue them onto a poster board or journal to make a collage of all the bugs you found!

Buy an insect discovery kit! This would be very helpful, and you can use it to collect/find and examine different bugs!

Make short stories about bugs!

dni banner made by @agere-explorer

[lilsag3]

calico critters

[dolly-paws]

"Goodnight Set" available in Japan on 3/9

Chocolate bunny girl and little baby, baby gym, picture book, and a set of toys for nap time 🧸 💤

[vulpecular-draconic]

speaking of the prevalent rare color/pattern types — i have a theory that it isn’t always critters trying to be Unique(tm), like i’ve seen some suggest. continuing with the example of fox therians: for spiritual fox therians who have past lives, it’s possible that those with rarer color morphs had a past self/selves who were bred in a fur farm. (at least, that’s what my theory would be if i were a rarer morph and a spiritual therian.) for psychological fox therians, it’s likely just the morph their brain latched on to, for whatever reason.

i’m a psychological therian myself, and i don’t know why a pearl fox’s coloring feels most like me (or why i have light green eyes when that’s not the color of my human eyes). i actually like the look of some other color morphs better. for example, cinnamon foxes have SUPER pretty fur. if i could choose based solely on aesthetics, i’d probably choose a cinnamon fox. but looking at pearl foxes give me a euphoric rush of “look!! it’s me!!” that doesn’t happen when i look at cinnamon foxes.

that said, if someone can’t figure out what color or pattern they are, i totally understand why they would go for the one that they think looks the most aesthetically pleasing. nothing wrong with that. if they happen to figure out they’re a different morph, like you did (and me, as i guessed that i was a silver fox before i knew pearls existed), then congrats! new fact about self unlocked!

hey btw all my fellow therians / otherkins

you dont need to know your color morph. you dont need to know if youre a black fox, cross fox, champagne fox, ect because they are all just reds. you can just say red fox. or just fox. its ok !!!!!

you dont need to know if youre a blue or green or black or gold dragon. you dont need to what exact patterns or colors you have as a hyena or african wild dog or wolf or anything

(i dont mean this in a negative way, i mean this in a positive way- you dont need to know these things to be a therian !!)

[silvieesbubbles]

calico critters are sooo sooo cuuute <33

[vulpecular-draconic]

i don’t know much about clinical lycanthropes/zoanthropes, or endels, or any other label of the sort that i’m missing. i’m not a mental health expert. i haven’t done enough research yet to know the difference between a healthy outlet where folks can speak about their experiences and an unhealthy encouraging of delusions/hallucinations. i don’t know what a helpful reality check looks like versus one that just makes things worse (although i assume it depends on the individual).

however, i do know that experiencing delusions and/or hallucinations and being nonhuman are not mutually exclusive. both can be true; folks can be both. there’s no reason that they couldn’t be.

so, nonhumans whose nonhumanity is in part, in full, or in other ways accompanied or influenced by delusions or hallucinations: you are welcome on my blog.

[mentalbreze885]

I don’t really have a name for this comic, it’s kinda just….bubba & catnap stuff LOL

Here’s the first couple of pages, bubba convincing catnap to use his gas for good.

[shilohsylvanian]

Welcome the Seal Family!

Japan July 8, 2023 release (likely year later for US/UK)set comes with Mom Amora, Dad Maurice, babies Puffy (standing) and Mafi (crawling). as well as a beach bag, floaty, beach ball, and storybook. in the photos it looks like the babies are extra fuzzy!

[guttingyoualive]

Haven’t been here in a while. Honestly just back to promote our discord again!

Come join us!

Art by a member of our server<3

[plushstarrs]

One of my best thrift store finds, Cabin Critters Muskellunge!