#cladokin

[puppybeing]

DOMESTIC CAT CLADOTHERIAN

[pt: domestic cat caldotherian]

a subset of feline cladotherian.

— this is a label for feline cladotherians who are only fluid through domestic cat breeds specifically, meaning they typically don't shift through wild felines, only domestic cats!

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req by someone on pinterest!

[creatureheart]

Made an updated version of this with a bit more info on things and a few tweaks, so go check out that version here!

I've made a few posts talking about things in the nonhuman and alterhuman communities recently, mostly just brief looks into them, so I thought I would share this one.

The info may not be all that much, and could easily be expanded upon, but I did my best for a simple bit of info for certain things.

All pictures have ALT text included, but I shall post the text also here, under a cut, cause it's a bit long, lol

Nonhuman as an identity: To identify as not human either fully or partially. (hate/trolls will be reported and deleted)

Reminder: These are all personal identities and why someone identifies as nonhuman and what term someone decides to use for themself is exclusively their business. In the end it is what makes the most sense to the individual and not up to others. Now, onto some of the communities that are included under the nonhuman identity:

Otherkin: from the term "otherkind" - an identity which typically encompasses being wholly or partially a nonhuman entity. Usually understood to cover those who identify as mythical creatures and other fantastical things. Also covers those that fall outside of beings and creatures.

Examples of non-being or creature based identities: Conceptkin: an identity where one identifies as a concept such as the concept of night or fire. Objectkin: and identity where one identifies as an object. Songkin: an identity where one identifies as a song.

Examples of being and creature based identities: Therianthropy: usually shortened to therian - where one identifies AS a nonhuman animal. Some will say that this term refers to only earthen animals, living or extinct, but it has never only encompassed earthly animals. The community's language came from those who identify as werecreatures. Theriomythic: an alternate identity term for one who identifies in some intrinsic was as a mythical creature. Paleotherian: an identity term for one who identifies as a now extinct earthly animal, like a dinosaur or mammoth.

Cladotherian or Cladokin: an identity term for one who does not identify as a distinct species, but a broader identity encompassing an entire genus or larger grouping. Cladomythic: an identity term for one who identifies as a group (clade) of animalistic mythical creatures.

Fictionkin: an identity term that covers all things fictional. For those who identify as something fictional like characters, animals, species, objects, etc. These can be from books, shows, video games, etc, but not always! Original fictional characters and such are also possible.

There are many other identities that fall under the nonhuman umbrella which is why it's important to do your own research to figure out if a certain term works for you. All these identities share the trait of being involuntary. You cannot choose to be therian, otherkin, or the other mentioned identities.

While the already mentioned identities are involuntary, there are some identities that fall under being voluntary. Otherlink: an identity where one voluntarily identifies as nonhuman. Copinglink: an identity where one voluntarily identifies as nonhuman to copes with things such as trauma, stress, etc.

A lot of people may also say that it is impossible to become a therian, otherkin, etc. While the identity is involuntary, things like trauma and neurodivergence can cause an individual to take on a nonhuman identity when they had not had one previously.

Most will usually see people explain that these identities are spiritual or psychological, but these are only some of the ways that individuals may experience them. Some other experiences of nonhumanity: Symbolic Metaphorical Ancestral Physical (Yes this is an actual reason for some and they are just as much a part of the community as anyone else. Physical and Ancestral nonhumans are part of the community's history and some of its founders.)

For those looking for more information, and community places, here are some places to check out! Werelist Nonhuman National Park Alterhuman Archive The Chimera's Library. The above are forums and archives of information on the community. Most archived information is thanks to who-is-page, liongoatsnake and frameacloud on tumblr.

While this is a brief look into the nonhuman identity that I could share, I do hope it has been helpful in some way. Remember to be true to yourself, and don't let anyone tell you how to feel. Ignore, report, delete and block the haters!

Yeen out~

[yote-online]

any other alter/nonhumans have collections of feathers, bones, or something else that reminds them of one of their types? i'm galliformes cladokin and often will collect turkey and ringneck pheasant feathers from outside.

[canines-crown]

Btw I'm confirming caprini (sheep and goats if I'm not mistaken) cladotherian!!

I'm all sheep and goats 😔👉👈

Some much, much more than others but they're still all me!

:)

[alterhuman-culture-is]

Felidae cladokin culture is looking up cats and going That’s me. That’s me. That’s also me. That one is me too. And that one. And that big one. And that tiny one. And that hairless one. And that hybrid one. They are me and I am them 😌

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[grove-of-finches]

Holothere Cladokin Flag

Flag explanation

Diagonal stripes are the colors from the holothere flag

Horizontal stripes are colors from the cladokin flag

(This flag was somewhat challenging to come up with. I encourage other, more experienced flag makers to make their version(s) of this identity's flag.)

Reference flags

Flag made by @grove-of-finches

Requested by @/finalfl3sh

[plutoqueer-terms]

Cambicladotherian/Cambicladokin Coins!

Cambicladotherian/Cambicladokin: A cambicladokin is a being that switches between being cladohearted and a cladokin (of the same multitude of species).

Kintype-Inclined Cambicladotherian/Cambicladokin: A kintype-inclined cambicladokin switches between mainly involuntarily identifying as all species sharing a certain ancestral species (cladokin), and sometimes involuntarily identifying with the same multitude of species (cladohearted).

Hearttype-Inclined Cambicladotherian/Cambicladokin: A hearttype-inclined cambicladokin switches between mainly involuntarily identifying with all species sharing a certain ancestral species (cladohearted), and sometimes involuntarily identifying as the same multitude of species (cladokin).

[weird-alterhuman-culture-is]

Weird alterhuman culture is going from just being cryptidkin to being a cryptid cladokin (cladotherian? I still dont know the right term). And then going from just being that to being the entirety of Cryptozoology, including merch of said cryptids. I have no idea how this happened, but I like it :D

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