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♪> i'm prince! i'm a 19 y/o weirdo nonhuman furry. i have memory & identity/personality issues. please be patient with me, i am very kind and fun, i promise!
✮> 💕 4/21/25 ; 🎂 3/23 ; 💉 8/12/25
full time student, limited time online.
ornithology, biology, & psychology nerd.
self-taught digital artist, amateur photographer, lover of nature.
multiPOSIC with my comfort object (ask me about dookie).
aspiring druid. solarpunk, beastpunk.
autism, adhd, and general anxiety, memory issues. please have patience and understanding when interacting with me! play nice and have fun <3
my blog may not be appropriate for minors and i ask that minors do not follow me. some adult-oriented, sensitive, heavy, and/or upsetting topics will be present in posts & reblogs.
more under the cut (blog content, links, tagging, etc.)
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-> some content that will be on this blog includes:
furry fandom
alterhumanity
neurodivergence
our interests (varied fandom, as well as biology and ecology, probably some birds and especially penguins)
my art & reposts of art that i like
queer and trans experiences
discourse & important politics
longform posts, discussion, introspection etc. mostly regarding alterhuman topics & species identity
queer/mogai microlabels, xenogenders, etc.
certain potentially triggering topics & venting about said topics, including but not limited to sexual abuse, child abuse, grooming, disordered thinking, paraphilia & recovery, and potentially more.
-> follow at your own discretion, i might post stuff that isn't explicitly listed here, and if you follow me you're probably just gonna have to go with the flow lol
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-> please interact with our blog if you are:
alterhuman in any way
trans and/or queer
autistic
a furry
an artist
share any of my interests or fandoms
sharing of any of my experiences
looking for friends, mutuals, or someone to hear you if you feel alone
any combination of the above
-> if you'd like to be mutuals, askbox is always open! just shoot me an ask and i will be more than happy to oblige. additionally, askbox is open for any other purpose as well! if you need a place to feel heard, want to ask a question, or anything else, send an ask!
tagging ˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞
-> my tagging system is as follows, it may be updated as time goes on or as needed or as i see fit. all are tagged under this post for quick reference.
my original posts: #.critterspeaks
my original art: #.critterdraws
-> sensitive or commonly triggering content will be tagged to the best of my ability with #[trigger], #cw [trigger], and #tw [trigger]. my original posts with any sensitive/triggering content will be completely hidden under a page break with an obvious warning as well.
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-> i don't have an explicit DNI as it's hard to keep up with, but i block extremely liberally (basically if your vibe throws me off or if you annoy me or if i very heavily disagree with you. this is my blog i wanna be comfortable sorry lol). the following is an extremely condensed stance/opinion list.
i am:
politically leftist, solarpunk/hopepunk, fuck bigotry in all its forms, fuck the ruling class, all people of all walks of life deserve an equal chance to life and happiness. (i am the walking definition of "your one friend that's too woke")
pro-good faith labels, contradictory identities (i.e, lesboy, gaybian, turigirl/boy, etc.) and so on.
anti-rq and anti-transID. (transspecies is not transID.)
not "pro-para" (i think glorifying it or having "pride" movements doesn't help) but i believe people with harmful paraphilias deserve dignity, personhood, and the right to recovery. i am not pro-para, but i am pro-people with paraphilias, meaning anti-contact, anti-abuse, and pro-recovery.
pretty firmly anti-endo but i would never go out of my way to harass endogenic systems. i don't dislike them as people but i have doubts that plurality can occur without the introduction of traumatic events. if you believe otherwise then go ahead and believe that, there's a lot we don't know. until i'm proven otherwise (and don't come to me with anecdotes, i want research) i will believe what i believe.
pro-kink (there are no harmful consensual kinks, even those that you find personally objectionable or gross) and semi-profiction (fiction can and does affect reality. productive and responsible engagement with fiction is important. no i don't have to support your 10k words big brother incest fetish fic to support author's ability to include realistic depictions of child abuse in literature and you cannot tell me i am wrong)
i am pretty vehemently anti-proship but i don't know the actual terms for it and honestly refuse to get engaged with shipping discourse, we have MUCH bigger fish to fry.
-> i respect DNIs and do not purposefully go out of my way to interact with people who don't want me to. however, stuff happens and i don't check every blog i interact with. if you notice i'm on your DNI list in some capacity, please just block me, i didn't do it on purpose.
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please be aware that i post & repost some mature content on my other platforms, and that for certain sites (TH and FA), guests & registered <18 users will not be granted access. tread carefully! thanks!
my primary platform for communication is through discord. reach us there at critterarcade (send a DM request saying where you found my account first).
Radio Collar IDs: What Are They, Meaning Behind Them, and How to Create Your Own
I have received several questions about what the ID in my name means and how to make your own, so I am compiling all information into one post instead of answering multiple asks with the same information.
I would like to preface all information by stating that using radio collar IDs is not a trend, and should be treated with a level of respect. Yes, have fun and create your own if you'd like to, yes, you can be as serious as you wish to be with an ID, but know that many animals who use these IDs use them as names. Many use them as their only identifying factor and as what they prefer to be called, or even as a tool to help with dysphoria. Many of us who use radio tagged IDs do truly feel as though they are radio-tagged or fully wish that they were. Please treat IDs with respect.
Please note that all information in this post is subject to change.
Let me know if any information is incorrect/should be edited, as well as if you would like your post to be removed/added from this post!
What is the number/ID in your name?
The number or ID in my name, as well in many others, signifies that I am radio collared. The number is a radio collar ID.
What is a radio collar?
Radio collars are a collar that goes around an animal's neck or body to monitor activity or movement. They are used by scientists and researchers globally to help monitor and research animals. Radio collars were created in the late 20th century and were popularized due to the creation and evolution of GPS, making information from the collars much more accurate than previous technologies, like VHF, though VHF is still used. Now, with even better technologies, research opportunities are both more accessible and more accurate than ever. Radio collars help scientists to monitor an animal’s territory, population size, migration routes or change in habitat. Radio or tracking collars are particularly useful in the monitoring of critically endangered species. One of the most famous examples of radio collaring an endangered species is the story of reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone, which you can read about here.
Why does the radio collar have a specific ID?
The ID is for telling animals apart. When an animal is radio collared, they are given one, unique and specific ID number that will serve as their name or identifying factor until their death. Generally, ID numbers are not reused and are unique to the one animal. They are not reused to maintain clarity for researchers. There will be more about what the specific numbers/letters in the IDs signify below, see "How do I create my own radio collar ID".
Are radio collar IDs only for wolves?
No, not at all. Many animals, though primarily large mammals, can be radio collared. Generally, animals are collared around their necks, although some are collared on different limbs, such as legs. Although one of the most famous examples of radio-collaring comes from wolves in Yellowstone National Park, animals such as lions, or even elk and deer are often collared by wildlife professionals. Any animal in which a radio collar would fit could theoretically be radio collared, and thus have a radio collar ID.
Are radio collar IDs only used for wild animals?
No. Many captive kept animals are also known as IDs and while depending on land/enclosure size, a collar may not be necessary to track the animal down, many scientists still know them by a sequence of numbers. However, if the animal has an extremely large territory while still being in captivity, a collar may be used to monitor movements.
How do I create my own radio collar ID?
There is no single way to create one, however I will try to offer multiple options.
(Please note that none of these are my original ideas! I will do my best to cite others who have similar posts on creating an ID, similarly, if you have another strategy/idea and would like it to be added, please contact me.)
1. Use the first two digits of the year you awakened, ex: 2026, for the first two numbers. For the next two numbers, use the last digits two of your birth year, ex: 1952. Finally, include a letter at the end that you feel aligns with your orientation: M (male) F (female) A/X (gender neutral/other). Using the examples, the final ID would be 2052X.
other posts about the making of this ID: here (@wulfbones), here, (@astrakaninez)
2. Some researchers sort by state or country, so some IDs will have prefixes such as NY2052X or NY40M, indicating said animal is in/from New York.
3. Similarly to IDs being sorted by state/country, many are more specific and are sorted by region or habitat. For example, in a study made about Red Wolf recovery, there were two main populations: Island Propagation Site, and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks. The habitat the radio collared wolves lived in determined part of their IDs, 'I' correlating to Island Propagation Site while 'S' linked to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This could be seen as: S2052X, or I40M. (Using example numbers).
4. There are also systems counted by population, which would generally start at zero and move up as said animal population increased. For example, if you were the 40th male elk in the region, your radio collar ID could be 40M.
5. Just use numbers you feel resonate with you or numbers you like, ending with an M, F or A/X.
Something to keep in mind: generally male animals with ID collars have odd numbers, while females have even, although this is not always the case.
I have also found that usually uppercase M, F, X/A indicates adulthood, while lowercase (m, f, a/x) can indicate that the animal is a juvenile. Some other sources use a 'J' (juvenile) or an 'A', to signify a breeding pair. A 'C' in the ID can also signal that the collared animal is in captivity. Both the 'J', 'C' and 'A' are generally put in front, while the sex is generally last. An example of this would be J40F, which would signify a juvenile, female animal, that is the 40th of its kind in the area/population.
Link to article with several good ID examples here. (thank you @wulfbones for finding this article)
I would also like to acknowledge and emphasize both the meaning and importance of a radio collared ID. Although some animals, such as myself, have another name that they may be called, to many who use ID numbers, those are their names. While yes, IDs are fun to create and play around with, it is also important to realize that both radio collars and the IDs that come with them are very meaningful and important to many and should be given respect.
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this is such a cool idea for therians who want to connect more with their "wild" side! thanks for the super informational post :) as someone who one day hopes to go into wildlife conservation & work at least partly in the field, i might assign radio collars and IDs to wild animal populations one day, and to have one myself would be extremely euphoric. i might DIY a "radio collar" as well. i've always liked the way they looked. :)
i think i'm content with the ID 0718M. i might renew it later at some point if i feel like it doesn't fit, but by all means, i feel that it describes me for who i am on a very basic level. born in 2007, awakened in 2018, male. i considered preceding it with "AZ", because that is where i was born and raised, but i very strongly feel that my heart lies elsewhere, if anywhere at all. i'm not much of a migratory creature, but the idea of "home" has never been in just a singular place to me.
i'm not too attached to the human idea of "names" when it comes to me. my name is mordecai, some friends know me by prince because of my fursona and all, but those are just placeholders that i've learned to just be content with because nothing else really fits, and i've used those for a while. having an ID number feels more comfortably arbitrary. there is no need for an emotional attachment or for it to feel "correct", it simply just follows some rules that lend to its nature as an identifier. i quite like it.
actually, since i'm using my tumblr account mostly for my therian bullshit rather than my furry bullshit, i might change my tumblr handle to my ID instead of having it be the same as all my furry accounts. i'm really grateful to have stumbled across this today, i would highly encourage other therians to try this on for size if they feel it would suit them.
Just came home from a dinner party with the friendgroup at which several people kept saying "Ask Pedro" or "Pedro will know" and I was terrified that they were referring to an AI like Claude but no, thank fuck, they were referring to a cardboard cutout of Pedro Pascal that someone left upstairs and who has been designated a kind of patron saint status in the household.
Happy 20th Anniversary of Neil Banging Out The Tunes!!!!!
More rarer images of Neil, my beloved:
20 years.
I find it so beautiful that this little rat's life has been remembered with love for 20 years and will be hopefully for decades to come. Truly a marvel of the internet.
Hey so saying you’re scared to befriend trans women because of the trans rad fems on this website is actually wild. The chronically online rad fems pushing transandrophobic views are just a small group of shitty people. Don’t let them push you into a biased way of thinking. We all need to love and be there for each other in the queer community and I love my trans sisters and siblings in this community!!
transfems are beautiful and amazing and funny people and im more than honored to share our community with them. love is stronger than hate !!!! omg!!!! please dont let a handful of hateful people on the internet spoil an entire group for you!!!!!!
