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Orca (species)

2023-11-05T13:06:06Z

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[[File:Andoronzon Unit Sachi.jpg|right|thumb|[[Sachi]], a fictional character in Andoronzon as well as in ''[[Extinctioners]]''.]]

The '''killer whale''' (''Orcinus orca''), also called by some by the Latin word '''orca''', is the largest member of the [[dolphin]] family [[Wikipedia:delphinadae|''Delphinadae'']]. Their coloration is a striking pattern of black and white: they are black except on their undersides, a large white patch above each eye, a white swoop from their belly to the middle of their sides, white underside on their tail flukes, and a pale grey "saddle patch" behind the dorsal fin.

The name "Orca" was derived from the Latin name ''orcinus orca'', which was assigned to the species at a time when the species was considered a menace and a danger to [[human|man]], and was often shot by fishermen. ''Orcinus orca'', loosely translated, means ''a kind of whale of or belonging to the realms of the dead'', but some have stated the translation to be closer to ''devil whale''. Researchers seldom use the term Orca and some have even been reported to have corrected people from using the name due to its origin.

In the area around Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada, studies of the killer whale populations began in 1973. These studies include the important technique of photo-identifying individual whales by means of distinctive physical characteristics of the animal's dorsal fin and saddle patch area such as an oddly-shaped dorsal fin, markings or scars (Ford ''et al'', 29-30). Current understanding is of three distinct populations: residents, transients, and offshores, which have different ranges, typical behaviour, and to some extent physical characteristics.

== References ==

*Ford, John K. B., Graeme M. Ellis and Kenneth C. Balcomb. ''Killer Whales: The Natural History and Genealogy of'' Orcinus orca ''in British Columbia and Washington State.'' Vancouver, B.C.: University of British Columbia Press, 1994.
==Fictional orca characters==
*Sachi (''[[Extinctioners]]'')
*Spot (''The Little Mermaid'')
*Moby Lick (''[[Street Sharks]]'')
*Akhlut the Orca (''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)|Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog]]'')

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Orca|Orca]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[:Category:Orca characters|Orca characters]]

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Drift Tide

2023-11-05T13:02:28Z

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'''Drift Tide''' is a crafter who lives in San Antonio, Texas. His [[fursona]] is a [[dragon]]-[[Orca (species)|orca]] [[hybrid]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/drift-tide Drift Tide's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/drift-tide Drift Tide] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://t.me/Drift_Tide Drift Tide] on [[Telegram]]

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Drift Tide

2023-11-05T12:53:55Z

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'''Drift Tide''' is a crafter who lives in San Antonio, Texas. His [[fursona]] is a [[dragon]]-[[orca]] [[hybrid]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/drift-tide Drift Tide's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/drift-tide Drift Tide] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://t.me/Drift_Tide Drift Tide] on [[Telegram]]

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Drift Tide

2023-11-05T12:53:24Z

2600:4040:5C6C:9E00:DC15:EFD7:9F9F:B412: Created page with ''''Drift Tide''' is a crafter who lives in San Antonio, Texas. His fursona is a dragon-orca hybrid.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/drift-tide Drift Tide'...'

'''Drift Tide''' is a crafter who lives in San Antonio, Texas. His [[fursona]] is a [[dragon]]-[[orca]] [[hybrid]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/drift-tide Drift Tide's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/drift-tide Drift Tide] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://t.me/Drift_Tide Drift Tide] on [[Teelrgam]]

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MusicalPaladin

2023-11-05T12:45:54Z

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'''MusicalPaladin''' is a furry gamer. His [[fursona]] is a [[Smilodon|Sabertooth tiger]]/[[W:Asian black bear|Asian black bear]] [[hybrid]] named '''Ventus Tsuma Kaze'''.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/muscialpaladin MusicalPaladin's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/musicalpaladin MusicalPaladin] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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MusicalPaladin

2023-11-05T12:45:10Z

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'''MusicalPaladin''' is a furry gamer. His [[fursona]] is a [[Smilodon|Sabertooth tiger]]/[[W:Asian black bear|Asian black bear]] [[hybrid]] named '''Ventus Tsuma Kaze'''. <ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/muscialpaladin MusicalPaladin's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref>

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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/musicalpaladin MusicalPaladin] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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MusicalPaladin

2023-11-05T12:44:48Z

2600:4040:5C6C:9E00:DC15:EFD7:9F9F:B412: Created page with ''''MusicalPaladin''' is a furry gamer. His fursona is a Sabertooth tiger/Asian black bear hybrid named '''Ventus Tsuma Kaze'''. <re...'

'''MusicalPaladin''' is a furry gamer. His [[fursona]] is a [[Smilodon|Sabertooth tiger]]/[[W:Asian black bear|Asian black bear]] [[hybrid]] named '''Ventus Tsuma Kaze'''. <ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/muscialpaladin MusicalPaladin's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref>

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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/musicalpaladin MusicalPaladin] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Chakat (species)

2023-11-05T12:32:14Z

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{{Infobox fictional species
| name = Chakat
| image = [[File:Bernard Doove Chakat. Art By Dustmeat.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Bernard Doove Chakat. Art by [[Dustmeat]]
| author(s) = [[Bernard Doove]]
| creation date =
| publishing date =
| alternate name(s) =
| home = Chakona
| metazoan = [[Mammal|Mammalian]] [[feline]] [[Centaur|centauroid]]
| type = Genetic construct
| morphology = [[Anthro]] [[taur]]
| sapience = [[Human|Humanoid]]
| gender = [[hermaphrodite|Hermaphroditic]]
| locomotion = [[Quadrepedal]]
| communication = Verbal
}}
[[File:LookingToTheFuture-small.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Chakat. Art by [[Goldfur]].]]
'''Chakats''' are a [[feline|felinoid]] [[Centaur|centauroid]] [[species]] described as "Everybody's favorite over-perfected cat",{{cn}} created by [[furry artist]] and [[writer]] Bernard Doove, who was inspired by some ideas brought forward by other people for their own [[character]]s, most notably [[artist]]s [[Mike Higgs]]' [[Kendarii]], [[Roy Pounds]]' [[Garetta]], [[Mary Lynn Skirvin]]'s [[snow cat]]s and other similar [[OC|original character]]s.

==Overview==

Chakats are extremely social [[creature]]s, needing both physical and emotional contact regularly. Due to their empathic nature, this is frequently more intimate than most. It also means that they try to be friendly with everyone, but when crossed, can be dangerous enemies. The Chakamils, short for 'Chakat, Military Specification' are a type of chakat illegally created by the Federation Science Corps in anticipation of an invasion of New Mordor, the Sauron prison colony planet.

In the [[Chakona Space]] universe, chakats were [[genetic engineering|designed]] as first-landing colonizers and ideal organisms of high intellect and great physical capacity; in space, their extra limbs allow them extra maneuverability, and when their colony ships land, they can act as their own heavy equipment. In addition, being hermaphroditic allows their population to expand quicker than a normal colony.

==Physiology==

Chakats have the lower body of any of the big and small [[cat]]s, a [[humanoid]] torso, and anthro-feline faces. They have long prehensile [[tail]]s, are all functional [[hermaphrodite]]s, and all have [[feminine]] [[breasts]]. All four [[paw]]s of their Taur half have retractable [[claw]]s and the front paws have elongated toes with the [[dewclaw]] modified into a semi-thumb. This does not interfere with walking or running, but it does enable them to grasp objects. Adult heights range from about 5' to 5' 8" (1.5 to 1.7 meters), while their weight is between 350 to 440 lbs (160 to 200 kilograms). Life span is around 150 years.<ref>[http://www.chakatsden.com/chakat/Intro.html ''An Introduction To Chakats''] on the [http://www.chakatsden.com/ Chakat Den]. Retrieved ?.</ref> Their fur colors can also vary.

Though Chakats were designed to be "ideal organisms", Chakats have four major disadvantages. First, they are large, which means they are unwieldy in cramped areas. Second, they have increased life support requirements, including air, food, and water. Third, they are very sensitive to high temperatures making their inhabitable range more limited. Finally, they can suffer from mild [[W:atavism|atavism]].

==Family life==

Chakats enjoy a very open and active [[polyamorous]] lifestyle, with each member of the family supporting each other in the upkeep of the family as a whole, whether it is by providing or helping to raise the cubs.

Chakats have a complex [[mate|mating]] system, including (in ascending order):
* ''Companions'' - somewhere between best friend and lover
* ''Denmates'' - those ones formally brings into the family
* ''Lifemates'' - those one wants to live with, grow old with, and die with

Additionally, a ''[[mate]]ship of the heart'' denotes an unconsummated mateship, based on emotions entirely without any physical drive behind them.

==Other==

* "[[Tail High!]]" is a chakat version of "goodbye"; it means "Be happy!". This phrase was borrowed from the [[Lensman universe]] of [[Edward E. Smith]], Ph.D. (E. E. "Doc" Smith). It is a war cry of a felinoid race known as '''Vegians''', who are found in the book titled ''[[The Vortex Blaster]]'', later ''[[Masters of the Vortex]]''.{{fact}}
* Chakats are main characters in the comic ''[[Apollo 9]]''. In this variant universe, chakats naturally evolved in Australia, Earth.

== See also ==

* [[Wemic]]
* [[Felitaur]]
* [[Chakasa]]
* [[Skunktaur (Chakat-kin)|Skunktaur]]
* [[:Category:Chakat characters|Chakat characters]]

==References==
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== External links ==

*[http://www.chakatsden.com/chakat/ ''The Chakat's Den''] - Official webpage of all things Chakat
*[http://furry.de/miavir/stories/key.chakat.html Stories with "Chakat" keyword] at [[Mia's Index of Anthro' Stories]]
* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/Chakat Chakat] search results in [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=Chakat Chakat] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/chakat/ Chakat subreddit] on [[W:Reddit|Reddit]]

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Misfit Mephit

2023-11-05T12:22:56Z

2600:4040:5C6C:9E00:DC15:EFD7:9F9F:B412: Created page with ''''Misfit Mephit''' is a furry. His fursona is a skunk.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/misfitmephit Misfit Mephit's profile] on Fur Affinity. Retrieved Novem...'

'''Misfit Mephit''' is a furry. His [[fursona]] is a [[skunk]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/misfitmephit Misfit Mephit's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref>

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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/misfitmephit Misfit Mephit] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Colin Tox

2023-11-05T12:21:43Z

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'''Colin Tox''' is a furry who lives in Arizona.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/colin-tox Colin Tox's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref> His [[fursona]] is a ''drox'' ([[dragon]]/[[fox]]/[[tiger]] [[hybrid]]).

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/colin-tox Colin Tox] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.twitter.com/@Colin_INC Colin Tox] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://t.me/Colin_INC Colin Tox] on [[Telegram]]

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Colin Tox

2023-11-05T12:18:40Z

2600:4040:5C6C:9E00:DC15:EFD7:9F9F:B412: Created page with ''''Colin Tox''' is a furry who lives in Arizona.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/colin-tox Colin Tox's profile] on Fur Affinity. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref> His...'

'''Colin Tox''' is a furry who lives in Arizona.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/colin-tox Colin Tox's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref>
His [[fursona]] is a ''drox'' ([[dragon]]/[[fox]]/[[tiger]] [[hybrid]]).

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/colin-tox Colin Tox] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.twitter.com/@Colin_INC Colin Tox] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://t.me/Colin_INC Colin Tox] on [[Telegram]]

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Gauthier Griffon

2023-11-05T12:03:07Z

2600:4040:5C6C:9E00:DC15:EFD7:9F9F:B412: Created page with ''''Gauthier Griffon''' is a furry commissioner who lives in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. His fursona is a gryphon.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gauthiergriffon...'

'''Gauthier Griffon''' is a furry commissioner who lives in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. His [[fursona]] is a [[gryphon]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gauthiergriffon Gauthier Griffon's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 5, 2023.</ref>

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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gauthiergriffon Gauthier Griffon] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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