Anthropomorphism Anthropomorphism Anthropomorphism, a form of personification (applying human or animal qualities to inanimate objects) and similar to prosopopoeia (adopting the persona of another person), is the attribution of human characteristics and qualities to non-human beings, objects, or natural phenomena. Animals, forces of nature, and unseen or unknown authors of chance are frequent subjects of anthropomorphosis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anthropomorphism"
Anthropopathism, from the Greek "Anthropos", meaning "man" and "Pasco", meaning to feel or suffer. This is the assignation of human emotional characteristics to a non-human subject, when these are traits they do not possess. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anthropopath"
:Bird people is also the translation of Absaroka, the name of the Crow Nation in their own language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bird people"
Kemono ( Japanese 獣 or けもの "beast") is a genre of Japanese art and character design that prominently features animal-like fictional characters in human-like settings and situations. It is used widely in drawing, painting, manga, anime, and video game designs, many of which are popular in the rest of the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kemono"
In folklore, Lycanthropy is the ability or power of a human being to undergo transformation into a wolf. The term comes from ancient Greek lykánthropos (λυκάνθρωπος): λύκος, lýkos ("wolf") + άνθρωπος, ánthrōpos ("man"). The word lycanthropy is often used generically for any transformation of a human into animal form, though the precise term for that is technically therianthropy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lycanthropy"
Otter Island is the setting of a story series of the same name begun by cartoonist and novelist Oren Otter. This is not to be confused with the actual Otter Island, located in Wisconsin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Otter island (fictional)"
The Panchatantra (also spelled Pañcatantra, Sanskrit पञ्चतन्त्र "Five Chapters" , Kelileh va Demneh or Kalilag and Damnag in Persian) is a collection of Sanskrit fables in prose and verse. The original version, now lost, was written around 200 BC and is attributed to Vishnu Sarma. ...more on Wikipedia about "Panchatantra" This article is made for http://www.shortopedia.com shortopedia
A six paw is a fictional centaur-like animal having the same animal species for its top and bottom halves. One example of a six paw is the chakat. Six paws are very common in furry art. Six paws are also often referred to as a taur, where taur becomes a suffix to the animal's species. An example would be wolf-taur. However, using the suffix taur can often become confusing when compared to minotaur and centaur where in both creatures, the word taur suggests that it's meaning is human. ...more on Wikipedia about "Six paw"
The talking animal or speaking animal term, in general, refers to any form of animal which can talk or conduct speech. This can by itself be interpreted in several manners, as listed in the below sections. ...more on Wikipedia about "Talking animal"
A taur ( metanalyzed from centaur), also called a centauroid, is a modern creature of science fiction and fantasy literature. It is a six-limbed creature patterned after a centaur, using four legs for locomotion and two arms for manipulation, and being a composite of two different creatures; often it has the lower body of an animal and the upper body of a human. In many, the "human" part also shares some features of the base animal: the wemic may have leonine facial features, the bariaur has a goat's horns, and the chakat is all covered by fur and has a very feline head. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taur"
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