- "I sure hope you don't do anything like that to me."
"Don't be afraid. Can't do human...yet." - ― John "Johnny" Rico and Carl Jenkins (Starship Troopers)
The power to telepathically interact with animals. Sub-power of Animalia Manipulation. Variation of Telepathy. Not to be confused with Animal Empathy.
Also Called[]
- Anima (The Lorien Legacies)
- Animalistic/Zoological Telepathy
- Taming Beasts (Star Wars)
- Zoo-Telepathy
Capabilities[]
The user can perceive, manipulate or otherwise interact with the minds of animals, enabling them to mentally communicate with them as well as potentially read and control their thoughts, memories and emotions.
Applications[]
- Animal Manipulation/Mind Control
- Animal Scrying
- Mind Reading limited to animals.
- Memory Reading limited to animals.
- Primal Imprint
- Taming
- Telepathic Communication limited to animals.
- Zoolingualism
Variations[]
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- May be limited to animals of higher intelligence; lesser fauna is out of the question. And to begin with, animal cognitive qualities are not as "coherent" as a sapient person's.
- May be limited to certain types of animals.
Known Users[]
- Humans (Animal Land)
- Amaya Jiwe/Vixen (Arrowverse)
- Mari McCabe/Vixen (Arrowverse)
- Dar (Beastmaster)
- Martians (DC Comics)
- Aquaman (DC Comics); only oceanic and sea animals
- Bernard Baker/Animal Man (DC Comics)
- Michael Maxwell/B'wana Beast (DC Comics)
- Mera (DC Comics); limited telepathy with oceanic and sea animals
- Aqualad (DC Comics); only oceanic and sea animals
- Dominic Mndawe/Freedom Beast (DC Comics)
- Mari McCabe/Vixen (DC Comics)
- Ya'Wara (DC Comics)
- Beast Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
- Zoopathic Woman (The Flash: Zero Year)
- Granny Weatherwax (Discworld)
- Saiki Kusuo (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)
- Ness (Earthbound)
- Lucas (Earthbound)
- N (Pokémon Black and White)
- Sierra Cole (The Eidolon Saga)
- Tavros Nitram (Homestuck)
- Russell Van Pelt (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle)
- Number Four/John Smith (Lorien Legacies)
- Number Nine (Lorien Legacies)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Namor (Marvel Comics); only oceanic and sea animals
- Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
- Ahura Boltagon (Marvel Comics)
- Lin Li/Nature Girl (Marvel Comics)
- Kyle Gibney/Wild Child (Marvel Comics); only wolves
- Takhar Orisha/Gregor (Marvel Comics)
- Edward Whelan/Vermin (Marvel Comics); limited to rats and stray dogs
- Angel (Maximum Ride); only sea life and humans
- Kelly Bailey (Misfits)
- Rokuna Hiragi (Mon Colle Knights)
- Koji Koda (My Hero Academia)
- Jugo (Naruto)
- Apis (One Piece)
- Jennifer Corvino (Phenomena); limited to insects
- Anabel (Pokémon)
- Yellow (Pokémon Adventures)
- She-Ra (Princess of Power)
- Fawn (Disney Fairies)
- Yō Kasukabe (Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?)
- Sara (Race to Witch Mountain)
- Hannah Brandon (Shadow Falls)
- Derek Lakes (Shadow Falls)
- Ma-Ti (Captain Planet and the Planeteers)
- Users of Taming Beasts (Star Wars)
- Kanan Jarrus (Star Wars Rebels)
- Mermista (She-Ra: Princess of Power); limited to Aquatic Life
- Fairy Godmother (Shrek)
- Zoo Lou (Skylanders)
- Tessa (Star Darlings)
- Merem Solomon (TYPE-MOON)
- Rosa Torez (WildStorm Comics/Wild Girl)
- Roxy (Winx Club)
- Skitter/Weaver (Worm); only anthropods
- Zack Greenburg (The Zack Files); one off only dogs in moving vehicles
- Jackson Oz (Zoo)
Known Objects[]
- Hiso Hiso no Mi/Whisper Whisper Fruit (One Piece)
- Tongue of Saiping (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Jaguar's Eye (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle)
- Anansi Totem (Arrowverse)
- Heart Ring (Captain Planet and the Planeteers)
- Tongue of Cherokee (Xiaolin Chronicles)