Sepa Beashra Tribe

Sepa Baeshra is a therian tribe with a focus on individual growth. We strive to provide an environment that is both safe and encourages growth in one's self and community. Member count: 5 Recruiting : Now open

[xamd]

[xamd]

[virgocore]

♡brown bear for @dirtgrvb♡

[sixpenceeeaesthetic]

[movieodyssey]

[tylorreimer]

Stop and smell the flowers 🌸 (at Banff National Park)

[menpale]

[sepa-beashra]

Cat appreciation post!

[wolfsheart-blog]

Coastal Wolves by Nat Geo

[sepa-beashra]

Family is all you need

[sepa-beashra]

Dragonkim appreciation

[tulipnight]

Little Owl Flying Down by Kant Liang

[everythingfox]

~smol~

Khala the Fox

[livingpursuit]

Playful Cub | Source

[sepa-beashra]

Check out our very first video as a tribe! We are a home for theirans and cryptids who are seeking a place to learn, be safe, and have fun! If your interested send us a message to learn more!

[sepa-beashra]

Alpha. The top dog. The big cheese. Each of these terms coin from an idea in relation to canine social structures. After all, everyone knows that each wolf pack has an Alpha to rule over the group, right? In actuality the idea of an alpha wolf comes from biased observations, leading to major misunderstandings regarding wolf packs. I bet now you wonder how a wolf pack can operate with the lack of an authoritative figure, well lucky for you this article will answer that question. To begin with, I will be addressing the route of the misinformation and  provide you all with the truth.

In the early 1940’s a German scientist named Rudolf Schenkel spent a few months studying wolf behavior in Switzerland. His findings were later published in the form of an informational paper, which concluded wolf packs form with the control of an alpha pair. Thus birthing the theory of the Alpha wolf. It also brought parallels to grey wolves and domesticated dogs, leading to the training technique of a human needing to present themselves an an “Alpha”.  This theory, however, didn’t become popularized until 30 years later with the publication of  The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species, by biologist David Merch. This book reinforced the idea of  the alpha dog, which has popularized the belief wolves are driven by competition based hierarchies.

In more recent years biologist, including Merch have discovered flaws in the past ideas regarding wolves. Going back to Schenkel’s paper, scientist discovered one major flaw, his studies were conducted entirely on wolves in captivity. A captive wolf pack is man-made, and is nothing like a natural forming wolf pack.  A natural wolf pack is simply family unit, and this is why most wolf packs range in size of 2 to 8 members.  What occurs is a mating pair have offspring. After the pups reach maturity some of them may leave to start their own packs. Most often the males depart to create their own packs while females are courted away by lone males. Since a litter of pups can range anywhere from 4 to 6 wolves on average, this explains the varying number of wolves in a pack. There is no “alpha” but rather parents and their offspring. This is why the parents are now scientifically referred to as the “breeding pair”. Now, in a captive wolf pack, you take adult wolves and toss them into a small enclosure forcing them to live together. This simple factor completely destroys the natural social behaviors of a wolf pack. T In simplistic terms there is no longer a family unit, but strangers who cannot escape from one another. This causes the animals to compete for resources which is what brings out the behavioral differences of a natural forming wolf pack.

As you can see there is no such thing as an Alpha wolf. Wolves do not use dominance to act as dictators in a pack. For young therians, or newly awakened nonhuamans if you find yourself in a group with an “Alpha” who attempts to utilize dominance to control members it is in your best interest to leave. For any group you might be in there should always be a feeling of equality and safety among all members. -Maekrix Arya

[sepa-beashra]

MEET THE MEMBERS Preferred Name: Maddi Rank: Drekem Gender: Female Theriotype: Water Dragon Kithtypes: None Identity: Spiritual Hobbies and Passions: Drawing, gaming, and sleeping #Sepabaeshratribe #therian #therianpride #kin,  #kintype #theriotype #therianthropy #wolfkin, #wolftherian #mythkin,  #spiritual #drahonkin

[kinformation-center]

Otherkin vs Other-Hearted

What is the difference between the two?

Well, I will put it in simple terms for those who may have some confusion.

-Otherkin are those who identify as nonhuman creatures/beings.

-Other-hearted are those who identify with nonhuman creatures/beings.

If you can’t seem to grasp the differences clearly, I will explain the two in more detail.

As I mentioned before on my earlier post, the definition of an Otherkin is someone who identifies as a nonhuman creature/being. This identity is in a psychological and/or a spiritual sense, not in a physical sense.

Other-hearted are those who have a strong connection to/relate to a certain nonhuman creature/being.

Although some can have a strong connection to their Kin-type(s), this itself does not make them an Otherkin. As I mentioned before, there are different reasons one may identify as an Otherkin.

-They may identify as one spiritually through certain beliefs. For example, some may believe that they were a certain nonhuman creature/being in a past life, and may have a strong connection to it in this present life. Some may believe that their spirit and/or their soul is that of a nonhuman creature/being. Others may have different beliefs than the ones stated above.

-They may idenitfy as one psychologically through certain beliefs. For example, one may identify this way due to the complexity of the person’s brain in general, or for other reasons. People who identify this way most likely have their own explanation on why they identify as such (as I said before, I am not very familiar with Psychological Otherkin or their beliefs, so I may be off. I would suggest talking to one if you wish to learn more about them in general).

If one just has a strong connection to a nonhuman creature/being and/or just relates to a nonhuman creature, they would be considered Other-hearted, not an Otherkin.