- Queer Friendly: Anthro Crocodile, also known as Ilkhatal, reject the very concept of the gender binary. They support all genders and love experimenting with different form of gender expression. They also reject heteronormativity on principle, knowing very well the damage it causes those who embrace it full-heartedly
- Fashion Can Be Challenging: Anthro Crocodiles live in a human-centric nation, which can make getting their needs met quite challenging. Fashion is just one place where this is keenly felt. The humans wear Ilkhatal skin and horns as a fashion statement and even though harvesting crocodile skins is illegal, there is a black market for crocodile body parts. The Ilkhatal themselves prefer wearing dresses, skirts, and wide legged trousers. They also prefer wearing clothes that display the ridges and colorful scales on their back.
- Sexual Dimorphicism: The Anthro Crocodiles who are born with a uterus and more estrogen than testosterone have more pronounced ridges along their eyeridges and are taller and bulkier than those with penises and more testosterone than estrogen.
- Crocodile People Live For a Long Time: A wealthy, healthy, Anthro Crocodile person can live up to 120-150 years old. However, because of the human-centricness of their state, an average anthro crocodile usually only lives to 60-80 years old. Because of their long life span, they divide childhood and adulthood differently than humans. An Ilkhatal’s childhood lasts from birth to their 20s, then their “teenage years” are up to their 30s, then young adulthood until their 40th birthday when they finally reach true adulthood. Children and twenties are expected to depend on their elders for financial and emotional support, Ilkhatal in thier 30s are expected to be independent, but can rely on a safety net built by the elders, and those who make it to 40 are expected to be fully independent, although older Ilkhatal (60-100) will quietly extend help if needed, so as not to embarrass the now adult Ilkhatal.
- No, Anthro Crocodiles Don’t Eat Human Flesh. Don’t be a Racist: Anthro crocodiles find human flesh to be bitter and chewy and thus haven’t eaten a human in centuries. Still, they need to eat 5-7% of their body weight to be healthy and so they prefer big game such as elk, deer, boars, and other types of large animals.
- Bonus fact: Crocodile people’s health is tied to their access to water. They need to spend no less than 30% of their average day in water to be considered healthy. If they don’t, they will develop severe skin conditions, heart and lung disease, and stunted physical and mental development.
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