Before there was TikTok, before social networks were even an everyday thing, there were people who described feeling a deep and inexplicable connection with certain animal species. Not as a metaphor, ...

In a world where identity is constantly being reinvented, some people find a profound connection to animal forms. Known as "therians" or "theriantropes," they do not see themselves as "fully human" ...

“I don’t know how to talk to her about it, I don’t even understand how she could think she’s an animal,” the distressed mum reveals. She and my dad had this whole bit where they would play-act the ...

Therians have roamed around for years on internet forums, but TikTok has shined a light on the previously hidden herds. Therians identify themselves as non-human animals and claim that this identity ...