- "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 read the minds of and communicate 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 telepathically read the minds of animals and communicate with them; they can also control the minds of animals to do their bidding.
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)
- Dar (Beastmaster)
- Martians (DC Comics)
- Aquaman (DC Comics); only oceanic and sea animals
- Animal Man (DC Comics)
- B'wana Beast (DC Comics)
- Mera (DC Comics); limited telepathy with oceanic and sea animals
- Aqualad (DC Comics); only oceanic and sea animals
- Ya'Wara (DC Comics)
- Mari McCabe/Vixen (DC Comics/Arrowverse)
- Amaya Jiwe/Vixen (Arrowverse)
- Beast Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
- Zoopathic Woman (The Flash: Zero Year)
- Granny Weatherwax (Discworld)
- 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)
- 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)
- Kusuo Saiki (Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan)
- 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)