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Chakat
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Species > Felines > Chakat
Chakats are a felinoid taur species once described as "Everybody's favourite over-perfected cat". They are the creations of Bernard Doove, inspired by some ideas brought forward by other people for their own characters, most notably: Mike Higgs' Kendarii, Roy Pounds' Garetta, Mary Lynn Skirvin's snow cats and other similar characters.
Chakats are extremely social creatures, needing both physical and emotional contact regularly. Due to their empathic nature, this is frequently more intimate than most. It also means that they try to be friendly with everyone, but when crossed, can be dangerous enemies.
In the Chakona Space universe, chakats were designed as first-landing colonizers and ideal organisms of high intellect and great physical capacity; in space, their extra limbs allow them extra maneuverability, and when their colony ships land, they can act as their own heavy equipment. In addition, being hermaphroditic allows their population to expand quicker than a normal colony.
Contents
* 1 Physiology
* 2 Family life
* 3 Other
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Physiology
Chakats have the lower body of any of the big cats, a humanoid torso, and anthro-feline faces. They have prehensile tails, are all functional hermaphrodites, and all have feminine breasts. Adult heights range from about 1.5 to 1.7 metres (5' to 5' 8"), while their weight is between 160 to 200kg (350 to 440lb). Life-span is around 150 years.[1]
Though Chakats were designed to be "ideal organisms", Chakats have four major disadvantages. First, they are large, which means they are unwieldy in cramped areas. Second, they have increased life support requirements, including air, food, and water. Thirdly, they are very sensitive to high temperatures making their inhabitable range more limited. Finally, they can suffer from mild atavism.
Family life
Chakats enjoy a very open and active polyamorous lifestyle, with each member of the family supporting each other in the upkeep of the family as a whole, whether it is by providing or helping to raise the cubs.
Chakats have a complex mating system, including (in ascending order):
* Companions - somewhere between best friend and lover
* Denmates - those one formally brings into the family
* Lifemates - those one wants to live with, grow old with, and die with
Additionally, a mateship of the heart denotes an unconsummated mateship, based on emotions entirely without any physical drive behind them.
[edit] Other
* "Tail High!" is a chakat version of "goodbye"; it means "Be happy!"
* Chakats are main characters in the comic Apollo 9. In this variant universe, chakats naturally evolved in Australia.
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Hermaphrodite
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Culture > Terms > Mature terms > Hermaphrodite
A hermaphrodite is a creature that has both male and female sex organs. The word is commonly abbreviated as herm or hermaph.
It is derived from the Greek myth about Hermaphroditus, the son of deities Hermes and Aphrodite, who was merged with the water nymph Salmacis into a hermaphroditic form.
"Hermaphrodite" is analogous to the Japanese term futanari used in anime fandom.
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Furry
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Culture > Furry
The word furry has several meanings, dependent on the context in which it is used. Predominantly, it means "consisting of or resembling fur".[1] It also pertains to an interest in anthropomorphic animals and/or mythological or imaginary creatures which possess human or superhuman capabilities. The plural form of furry in all its contexts is furs or furries; the subjects of furry interest are also known as furries.
Contents
* 1 What it means to be furry
* 2 Furry's gamut of interests
o 2.1 Cartoons and games
o 2.2 Spirituality
o 2.3 Art and creativity
o 2.4 Fursuiting
o 2.5 Sexuality
* 3 Other contexts of Furry
o 3.1 Non-furry furries
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links
What it means to be furry
Someone who says they are furry is generally expressing an interest in anthropomorphic animals and/or creatures.
Unfavorable attention from the media has created a negative stereotype of a furry. Contrary to how a furry is portrayed in pop culture and mass media, how deep or meaningful an interest in Furry is varies greatly from person to person.
Also, the depth of a person's interest in the fandom, and what ultimately makes them furry, is specific to each individual. Below is a list of common interests with which a fur is likely to identify. A furry may be interested in any or all of them, to any degree.
Someone claiming to be furry would also be part of the furry fandom.
Furry's gamut of interests
Cartoons and games
Interest in anthropomorphic animals and/or creatures can be as simple as the many popular furry cartoon characters, known as funny animals. These may include Bugs Bunny, Tony the Tiger, Sly Cooper, Star Fox, etc. However, someone who merely happens to like these characters is not necessarily a furry; the degree and nature of one's interest is relevant here.
Spirituality
A postcard sent into PostSecret depicting a fur's interest in becoming her fursona.
Some furs believe they have a spiritual connection to a particular animal which is typically their fursona, but also may be a totem. Strong spiritual believers may often say that they are "an animal in a human body" (and in fact may identify themselves as otherkin, weres and/or therians which are their own categories and not linked to the furry fandom just by interest). Some join and find the furry fandom to be a place to be themselves, as most of these groups are underground and the furry fandom is more open to the world.
Art and creativity
Some furs may be interested only in the creative aspects of the furry fandom. Furry content, both online and off, is easy to obtain, and available in vast amounts, and furs produce new works regularly. Furry artwork is also done by many nonfurries as well in targeting the fandom. Others may disassociate themselves from the fandom and refer to themselves as funny animal artists. Furries may also enjoy role-playing a particular furry character or fursona, sometimes writing about this character or recording their online interactions for posterity.
Fursuiting
Autumn Vixen poses in fursuit.
Some furries enjoy the practice of dressing up in a costume that is typically designed after a fursona.[2] These "fursuits" are usually worn at conventions, and a few are even designed to accommodate sexual situations. Some furries opt to wear a "partial" suit, consisting of a head, tail, and paws, instead of a full fursuit; others may just wear a tail or various other pieces. While only a minority (about 15-20%) consider themselves fursuiters, they tend to be highly visible at events where many furries are present.[3]
Sexuality
To some furs, the sexual attraction to anthropomorphic animals is a part of what makes them furry. This is a topic of much controversy, as it has been the subject of early media attention (such as that from Wired Magazine and Vanity Fair), leading to its becoming a common conception of furry community at large. This has spawned a few groups in response (such as the Burned Furs) with a desire to discourage this angle, or create a clear distinction between these furries and the rest of the community.
Other contexts of Furry
From within the fandom, anything classified as an anthropomorphic animal and/or creature could be called a furry. That could be anything from Scooby Doo to various sports mascots to Omaha the Cat Dancer. Since mainstream characters are generally not created with furries in mind, the furry context is presumed by most outsiders to not be present despite subcultural interest.
Any art showcasing anthropomorphic animals is generally considered furry artwork. Artwork that contains furries in sexual situations may be called yiff or spooge art.
Non-furry furries
Anthropomorphic creatures that are also considered to be furry (even with the lack of pelt or fur) include (but are not limited to): dragons and lizards (also known as scalies and herps, respectively), Cetaceans (dolphins and Orcas), birds and gryphons (also known as featheries or avians), and taurs (centaurs being the prime example).
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