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WHAT’S A RADIOCOLLAR❓

A radiocollar is a device placed around the animal’s neck, like a real collar, and it’s mostly used on wildlife.

Thanks to this device, the movements, migration routes, and habitat use of animals are monitored using the global positioning system.

The spatial and temporal resolutions provided by the GPS tracking method allow the identification of critical habitats, migration routes, and breeding grounds, which are essential for the survival of species.

The method has been found to be very useful in the conservation of endangered species, as it provides the opportunity for continuous tracking without invading the habitat of the species.

(from Wikipedia - GPS animal tracking)

WHY DO I FEEL CONNECTED TO IT❓

Everytime I come across a picture of a wild canine or feline wearing one of these collars I immediately think “yup, that’s me”.

As a domestic dog, I’ve always felt very connected to dog collars, and this connection doesn’t end when I’m feeling more wild.

I’m a wild animal, but my life is constantly “monitored” by humans: I have to depend on them when it comes to friendships, relationships, food, house, school/work, public transport,… all of these things can’t miss in my life and, in order to have them, I have to be with humans and to depend on them.

Humans also take care of my wellbeing, like doctors and psychologists. And the humans I live with actually track me on a geo locator app to make sure they know where I am in case something happens and they need to reach me.

On this aspect, it’s something kinda “philosophical”: this connection reflects how I feel in my life with humans. Wild animals normally shouldn’t wear collars, but these devices are necessary for their individual and specie wellbeing, and so humans are in my life.

But there’s another aspect: the more animalistic one.

The tought of being an animal with a radiocollar makes me really euphoric bc it’s like being a registered wolf, an “official” wolf, if that makes sense (and a lioness aswell).

I would love to have a real radiocollar as gear, but it would be really expensive and I don’t know if you can just randomly buy one.

So, a few months ago I’ve decided to give myself an ID number like the ones radiocollared wolves are identified as (based on their birth date, etc.).

My ID number is 1309F.

HOW DID I CHOOSE THIS ID❓

13 -> it would be 2013, when I started to experience my first animalistic experiences.

09 -> I’ve born in 2009.

F -> stands for “female”, my gender.

First of all, let's get the well-known stuff out of the way:

Vocals

Quads

Masks, tails, wings, ears, paw gloves, collars, whatever other common gear items

Artistic expression (makeup, drawing, etc)

And now, for the more unique ideas (many ideas are repeated for different creatures):

Birds

Sing. join a singing group or take lessons

Wear long jackets that flow in a breeze

Find high places to sit

Build nests

Feather boas as decoration and part of outfits

Wear colorful clothes if applicable to species

Birds of prey

Apple bobbing (simulating hunting fish)

Flamingo

Practice standing on one foot

Drink lots of water (filter feeding)

Mammals

Sharpen long nails

Avoid shaving

Grow a mustache as whiskers (if possible)

Wear furry jackets, leg and arm warmers, furry anything. The world is your oyster.

Domestic

Eat "kibble" (cereal, snacks, chocolate chips, nuts, anything small)

Drink from a bowl

Attach yourself to your favorite human

Make or buy a big pet bed (make out of blankets and pillows or buy a big dog bed. Some of those are huge.)

Feline

Clean yourself with your toung in the shower (after washing the typical way. Don't want diseases)

Claim territory by rubbing your cheek on things/people you like

Sit on things like counters and tables

Sneak up on your friends like the predator you are

Practice being quiet with your movement

Take naps often

Sunbathe

Canine

Play fetch with yourself, another dog, or a human

Find your pack

Be loud, speak your mind

Know where your territory is, and know it well

Run around your territory often

Go to the dog park

Dig in the ground (perhaps take up gardening?)

Mountain dwellers

Take up rock climbing

Rodent

Burrow (use blankets)

Climb trees

Snack on nuts and berries

Jumpers (rabbit, kangaroo, etc)

Invest in a trampoline!

Join a gymnastics team

Do yoga for balance

Marsupial

Overalls

Anything with big or many pockets

Hooved

High heels

Platform shoes

Steel toed boots

Go in runs

Bat

Wear capes or long coats

Hang upside down from your bed, trees, or anything you can safely do so

Elephant

Drink from straws (I suggest buying a metal straw if you do this frequently)

Herps

Eat insects or things that may remind of insects (like ants on a log, rasins, maybe coco puffs, and chocolate chips)

Reptiles

Sun bathe

Frogs, toads

Sit like a frog

Play leap frog

Jump often

Stick your tongue out often

Grab things like popcorn and other snacks with your tongue

Come outside after or during rain and play in puddles

Axolotl

Wear pink, white, or brown

Fluff your hair if it's short enough to emulate your gills

Aquatic

Swim (duh)

Take baths if possible

Practice holding your breath

Drink lotsssss of water

Snorkel? For long times under water?

Go fishing

Go canoeing

Jelly fish

Big skirts

Deep sea

If glow in the dark, keep a lantern/flashlight with you, wear shiny stuff

Hair dye, iridescent nail polish, be colorful

Weighted blankets

With a blowhole

Drink water and spit some into a sink

Same thing, but outside, you can spit it up into the air

Fill a straw with water and blow it out

Insect, arachnid

Second/third set of arms. cosplayers have a few tutorials on YouTube to make them

"Infest" places (works if you have a roommate, live w/ family, or if you hang out with friends often) and eat straight from the fridge

Cocoon yourself with blankets

Spider

Burrow into piles of blankets and pillows

Build a web from yarn, string, or perhaps stronger material if you want to actually use it

Take up weaving, knitting, and/or sewing

Take up rock climbing

Arial silks, tightrope, and other similar hobbies

Colony/hive insects (ants, bees, etc)

See: mammals, canine

Find your colony/hive

Define your territory (can be a single home or an entire neighborhood. Or larger! wherever you want it to be.)

Do service work for your colony/hive

Live with roommates

Firefly

Keep a lamp or a flash light with you wherever you go

Worm (grouping them here even though they're neither arachnids nor insects)

Wear black with a pop of bright color

Decorate home or room in fairy lights

See: aquatic

Divine

Come outside after/during rain fall

Rain-smelling cologne

See: birds

Star gaze

Take up singing

Devote yourself to a religion or start your own (never call it a cult, never join a cult.)

What is safe worship? by cherubicsleep (link)

Meditate often

Be kindly towards the humans and creatures around you

Wear light colors

Unholy

Wear flowy clothing (dresses, loose-fitting jackets, large sleeves, bell bottoms, etc)

People watch

Work on self-confidence

-- please do these things without harming yourself or others

Speak your mind

Be brutally honest

Take up boxing

Take self-defence classes

Allow yourself to over-indulge (not too much to take a toll on your health, of course)

Put yourself first when it comes to health

Without solid form

Meditate frequently

Cryptid

Take a bath and sink into the water

Light

Carry a flash light with you wherever you go

Wear bright colors

Dark

Wear dark clothes

Turn off the lights whenever you can

People watching

Go outside during the night (if safe)

Learn to walk quietly

Try to spook your friends

Lurk in public places

Over-dress

Stare directly into someone's eyes as they speak. -- She uncanny valley til I autism (/silly)

Plants

Decorate your room or home with plants and fake vines

Take up gardening

Wear green

Sunbathe

Drink water often

Meditate (feel your roots in the ground and simply exist)

Trees and flowers

Wear hats and/or gloves (like your leaves or petals)

Wear brown or green pants and whatever color your petals or leaves are as a shirt

Hair dye

Objects

Meditation to emphasize your inanimate self. To simply exist.

Food

Allow or encourage a friend or partner to bite you (non-harmfully. Unless you're into that)

Furniture

Weighted blanket for feeling of having stuff on you

Hold lots of stuff in your pockets (cargo pants are great)

Machine

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Cybergoth/cyberpunk clothing

Steampunk clothing

Carry spare parts and batteries with you everywhere! (Helpful bits and bobs like a pen, first aid, and snacks)

Think of your period as oil leaks (if applicable)

Think of sleeping and eating as recharging

Vehicle

Go on long car rides often

Go places with friends often

Travel via car