I was born a lion, and a lion I will stay

Lioness and puma nonhuman. sideblog of @werelioness

[leonanthropy]

This is the sideblog of werelioness. That main blog got shadowbanned... I'm sad that my posts from there aren't seen, so here's my new blog.

My main blog is free and active again, please go there for new posts! @werelioness

Hey! I'm Essa, she/her, adult, 25 years old. A physical nonhuman, a lioness (possibly a maned lioness), also a puma. English isn’t my native language.

DNI: those who love imposing their opinion on others, teaching how to live. I hate it, go somewhere else.

It’s a safe space for alterhumans and nonhumans, also for the ally orthohumans if you came here with nice intentions.

Honorable mention - Leonanthropin project. It's my idea of a pill package design, inspired by animal HRT, that eventually led into a whole project about what if species transition pills existed. Specifically a lion type, because it's my own identity. Pill package design, composition, effects on body and mind by weeks and more. Follow my tag #leonanthropin project to see all of it. There will be more stuff later.

[leonanthropy]

I made every post here private, as this blog is no longer used.

Go to my main blog I mentioned in my intro, that one may be updated... some day. I'm kind of in a blogger's block right now.

[leonanthropy]

When it's cold, I often feel my fur getting warmer. Fluffier.

When I see photos of fluffy lions, I feel validated. So it weren't some cameo shifts of fluffy animals. It still can be a lion thing.

[cascadinglioness]

Oh how I miss my paws.

I miss being able to rip into raw flesh, blood trickling down my muzzle.

I miss being able to sprint through the plains, wind in my face, ears pinned back.

I miss laying with my pride in the sunset.

I miss the warmth and comfort provided at night with my fellow lions.

I miss hunting with the other females of the pride, the strategic planning to take down the prey.

I miss the play fights I had with my siblings as a cub.

I miss be able to swish my tail to keep flies away.

I miss the ear-splitting roars that I could produce. Withered away to a mere human voice.

How I miss being a lioness.

[dracula61]

[puma-pines]

it's quite rude that my tongue isn't rough like sandpaper. i'm trying to get all the meat off this bone and you're telling me i have to use my teeth?? i can't just lick it off????

[cr4ss0d0n]

being in the nonhuman community is crazy because ill see an orca or some shit and my first thought is to go "oh yeah i know a few orcas" and that tends to turn a few human heads

[leonanthropy]

✔️6️⃣🌳 marked today

[werelioness]

This video should be considered a dangerous weapon against the lionkin

Lions of Tumblr (and pretty much all other cats), here is a challenge: watch this video without getting even minor shifts. It's impossible.

I couldn't watch it for more than 5 seconds of random moments. Though it's old and of blurry footage, it's so damn powerful. And the song is..something.

I'm disgracefully defeated.

Watch with extreme caution, I warned you.

[antlered-lycanthrope]

I could never doubt my lycanthropy bc of how often I tear up, and often actually cry, at artwork and pictures like this. It’s almost daily I cry from art and photography of wolves. I just whine and cry like a lost pup, I want a pack :((

Seriously tho this artwork is beautiful and it makes me yearn for a pack even more desperately.

[leonanthropy]

I relate so much to this. That's why I'm not able to look at lions peacefully, there's a big chance I start crying. And lion videos destroy me completely..!

[leonanthropy]

Woah woah woah woah! I had an awesome experience!

Today is the World Lion Day. I was planning to go to the zoo today, mainly for the lions, of course.

I even prepared a small letter, like a message, something like "I returned to my kin, I'm next to you, you're next to me". I stood in front of the lions and whispered my message to them.

And guess what happened a minute later? THEY ALL! STARTED! TO ROAR! 😳🤯😍

It's like they sensed the foreign lion (me) near them, and they were telling me that it's their territory.

I was roaring with them, quietly, a bit far away from other zoo visitors.

Then I went away, almost tearing up. It all seemed like the lions sensed my true nature.

Sentimental? Naive? Maybe. I don't care how it looks.

I loved this moment so much, this memory will live in my heart forever. :)

[werelioness]

Them: If you could become an animal, what would you be?

Me: A lioness...

Them, with a smug smile, interrupting: You're one of those ambitious socialite girlbosses, right?

Me, continuing, talking rather to myself: ...So not to have a weak throat unable to roar. So to have jaw joints that wouldn't crack when trying to chew on a whole chicken. So to have a strong neck that wouldn't hurt when trying to look up from a loaf position...

Them: [visibly confused]

Me, gradually louder: So to get rid of thin fingers and get giant thick clawsss..! To be able to grrreet other lions with cheek rrrubbing..! To get a tail with an awesome pompom on the end damnit!!!

Them: 😲😦

Me, catching breath: ..What? You asked and I answered.

[always-remain-deactivated202506]

I may be a canine, but I really dislike a lot of meat. Despite being a creature that eats a lot of bird creatures, I absolutely do not like chicken a lot of the time. I'm very picky when it comes to meat. I'm easily freaked out by unexpected changes in texture, taste, consistency, etc.

I hate most fatty meat besides fatty fish and seafood. The texture is absolutely disgusting, and I have a lot of trouble with eating a lot of food because of this.

It's extremely unhealthy, but I have a tendency to enjoy fast food over home-cooked meals because they feel "safer" to eat. Taco Bell is a good example of what I like. Their beef is really, really "safe" for me. I've never had any significant issues with their taco meat. The chicken is still forever an "eh" for me, but I really enjoy their beef. It's easy to chew, it's the same texture throughout, and it tastes pretty good to me.

But yeah, I am very iffy on meat. The second something feels off, I can't finish it. I am put-off. Bonus points if the taste changes even slightly while in a fatty part. Sometimes it smells off too.

To add because I'm forgetful: This is also why I am very iffy on hunting for my own prey. I already know the texture is going to drive me away. Taste is whatever compared to texture. The texture has got to be one of the make or break factors of a meal for me. I'd love to hunt mice, but the texture... oh gosh.

Please tell me I'm not alone in this.

[werelioness]

Canines are omnivores, so it may be easier, they sometimes eat plant food. And I'm a damn lion, a hypercarnivore! :D Yet- I only eat pork and rarely chicken breast, no other part. No minced meat (any! texture is like someone ate it and spat out), no beef (only in form of jerkies), no lard/bacon (serve my pork without it! it's too slimy!)

Pork sausages, pork skewers, grilled chicken breast, jerkies, occasionally kfc nuggets. That's all I eat from meat. Am I not a "worthy" lion because of it? Maybe. But it's what I prefer.

[leonanthropy]

I'm a weird lion when it comes to food.

I'm very glad someone invented dried beef slices, that's the best snack ever - I ate a pack yesterday, pity it's too expensive here.

[werelioness]

Why am I not learning

I'm aware that lion documentaries make me cry

And what am I doing now?

Watching lion documentaries and sitting here with wet eyes

Watching life I'll never have

[leonanthropy]

The mice were crying, bleeding, but kept eating the cactus.

Today it was proved that I am definitely not learning:

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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · I am experiencing awful species dysphoria right now, don't mind me vent/rant is under cut Photos and videos of lions dest

[werelioness]

I'm watching a travel show right now. The host is in Giraffe Manor, Kenya, talking about their giraffes. Then camera showed how she hand feeds one giraffe.

And what did I do at this moment? Suddenly, with quiet growl, I jumped up and stretched out my hands, with the claws ready, towards the TV screen. For this moment it felt like "What are you waiting for, host? Grab this giraffe now, it's so close and you're just standing here!!!"

silly lion moments

[leonanthropy]

I randomly remembered that night. It was fun - silly TV host, she clearly missed her chance :D

[leonanthropy]

I am experiencing awful species dysphoria right now, don't mind me

vent/rant is under cut

Photos and videos of lions destroy me. It's MY life. These movements are MY movements, these sounds are MY sounds. This BODY is meant to be MINE. I want them back!!!..

A roar... that won't... be heard... by anyone. No matter how I try, no matter how hard I harm my throat. I won't be heard.

Tears. Ugly tears. Screaming without a single sound. Clawing stuff around me with weak nails. Looking around wild-eyed, showing teeth behind curled lips.

It's suffocating, it's damn SUFFOCATING in here. Apartment's tiny room. A cage. Double cage, a room and a body.

[leonanthropy]

You're a lion?

Then why are you such a loner? Aren't you supposed to be a social butterfly, as lions are social animals?

Uh-uh, no lions will feel themselves at home among humans, yet being social with random humans.

But if I could be a lion among my lion family... that's another story, that would feel fantastic. Give me all of it. Fighting over food, showing affection to each other, nuzzling, licking fur, raising cubs, hunting together, defending territory. Give me all of it.