I haven’t decided yet if totem animals are limited to just the Americas or if they exist all over, but I wanted to draw some cute Australian animal furries so here we go!!
I haven’t decided yet if totem animals are limited to just the Americas or if they exist all over, but I wanted to draw some cute Australian animal furries so here we go!!
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What about bunyips and yowies and so on? And drop bears, or drop bear totems…?
Alec Hyde: ‘Ang on… *leafs through “The Big Book of Antipodean Cryptids”* yowies are bugbears… drop bears – gotta be bugbears… bunyips… I’m gurna say bugbears, again. 8-}
Everyone else: *tries to ignore him*
>:=)>
Here ya go:
https://www.skindeepcomic.com/reader-questions/april-reader-question-5/
Alec Hyde: *waves hands* Aaaaall bugbears!
Stanley: GnnNaaararf? Narrtharth! †
Alec Hyde: Ignore ‘er. She’s a bugbear in denial. :-} *lurks off*
† What, even the river monster? You are so full of it!
>:=)>
I think the question is, why would there not be totem animals anywhere else than the Americas? Cryptids exist all over, so what is it that the Americas have (or not have..?) that would make the Americas tht uch more conducive to totem animals than the rest of the world?
I know it’s not the case, but talking of Totems brings to mind the spirit/totem/ect of the various indigenous native cultures across the world. It might even where the name Totems came from, natives interacting with the various magic shapeshifting spirit beings who look and are spiritually bound their respective animal species.
Would even explain their respect of the native fauna. Its one thing to hunt, harvest, and eat various critters, another to just butcher for giggles, and then get an extremely stern talking to from a HUGE bipedal spirit being who is not amused with your bullshit.
Imagine a huge kangaroo totem bitching and flexing at you.
I think you’d listen intently and carefully.
Way back on page 20 of chapter 4 of Orientations, Eustace said, “We’re all over the Americas. Africa, too, actually.”
So, that’s three continents right there. Is Australia another?
Are kirin canon?
Do invasive species suddenly develop a totem animal, in places where they exist?
I’d be inclined ot think Australia has Dreamtime creatures rather than totemics.
Though from what little I know of the dreamtime, it would make Wonderland seem like a vacation park…
-Badger-
here is a little challenge for you. can you show us an egyptian creatures besides sphinxes and griffins?
And cats.
These reader questions really have kinda just turned into “Hey draw my furry for me for free”, haven’t they?
There are any Brazilian Totems? I would love to see some of them!
There are Dolphins.
Didn’t know Quolls existed until now. They’re adorable. Thanks!
I haven’t seen any characters wear leather jackets or pants. Is there a stigma of wearing animal product clothes?
If I had to guess, I would say it has more to do with leather being more expensive than cloth. Jim eats eggs. On the other hand, everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
Drop Bear: I’m a vegetarian not because I love animals, but because I hate plants!
I like the one on the right.
What would Tony look like if his turning actually changed his sex?
Just like his mum?
If that had actually happened, I expect the fallout to be worse.
Sure, totem can be found all over the world. Mostly with animistic religions. Here is something about human history. Besides archaeologic finds, a group lately published a paper about storytelling. They found different kinds.
1. fairy tales.
The oldest they followed back to its origin in the near east. It undergo many changes but it is clearly from an agricultural civilisation. Cinderella. At least 4.000 years old, maybe 6.000.
2. Storys from dreamtime.
Famous in Australia but not only there. They describe the surrounding environment very exact. All animals, plants, waterholes, topographic points. They have to memorize it exactly so every tribe member is able to survive alone. Some details in some stories identified their age as at least 10.000 years old, maybe more than 20.000.
3. Myths and legends.
Archetypical storys. The oldest one they found is the one we know as Orion, the hunter who ended up as group of stars. It changed details much in history, when groups were devided. But it is known all over the world. People brought it from Beringia to Amerika more than 20.000 Years ago. The australians know it and they are in Australia for more than 50.000 years. It is pretty sure, that this myth left Africa with the first groups of homo sapiens minimum 70.000 years ago, maybe 120.000.
Are there any tsukumogami or tsukumogami-like cryptids in the world of this story?