Animal Imitation


 * This page is an overview of Animal Mimicry, for specifics skills or animals please see Organic Mimicry.
 * For a gallery of examples for Animal Mimicry, see here.

The power to mimic the abilities, traits, and behavior of animals. Not to be confused with Animal Morphing or Animal Manipulation. May come from being a chimera.

Also Called

 * Animal Body
 * Animal Imitation
 * Animal Physiology
 * Faunal Body
 * Faunal Imitation
 * Faunal Mimicry
 * Fanual Physiology

Capability
The user can use/imitate animal powers. Can run like an ostrich, swing like a monkey, run like a cheetah, move like a cat, take the strength of an ant, track like a dog, hide like a turtle, constriction of a snake, etc. Users cannot transform into animals, this power enables the user to mimic animals while still in their original form. Some users can mimic multiple animals at once

Application

 * Amphibian Physiology
 * Arachnid Physiology
 * Avian Physiology
 * Cephalopod Physiology
 * Cnidarian Physiology
 * Crustacean Physiology
 * Fish Physiology
 * Human Physiology (For non humans with this ability)
 * Insect Physiology
 * Mammalian Physiology
 * Reptilian Physiology


 * Meta Mimicry (in seldom, often extremely rare cases some animal mimics can replicate the abilities, powers or special skills of other beings. For some it depends on what type of being while for others it doesn't matter.)

Variations

 * Animal Instinct Imprinting: the ability to psychically impose animal mannerisms on subjects’ minds.

Limitations

 * The user can only mimic animal they have observed. But that is not always the case
 * Does not transform into animals.
 * Sometimes takes on traits of the animal impersonating, such as wanting to find rotting things if impersonating a fly, or feeling territorial if impersonating lions.
 * Some can only mimic one animal at a time or is limited on how long they can mimic that animal.
 * Some abilities may be compromised by size differences

Known Users

 * Animal Man (DC Comics)
 * Vixen (DC Comics)
 * Roxy (Winx Club)
 * Hahli Mahri (Bionicle)
 * Magenta/Maj (Guinea Pig) (Sky High)
 * Medusa (Snake)(Soul Eater)
 * Mizune(s) (Mouse/Rat)(Soul Eater)
 * Eruka Frog (Frog)(Soul Eater)
 * Arachne (Spider)(Soul Eater)
 * Frank Zhang (Heroes Of Olympus)
 * Kim Diehl(Tanuki)(Soul Eater)
 * B'Wana Beast (DC Comics)
 * Beast (Marvel Comics)
 * Eunice (Ben 10 Ultimate Alien)
 * Shido Fuyuki (Get Backers)