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The Zeta Chronicles - A pro-active comic for the zoo community

pes said:
I admit that fully fursuited human is more visually appealing than a regular human. I have seen several videos on youtube of someone in suit later taking off the head. And up to the moment of taking it off, they were kinda appealing. But the human below spoiled it. :D
When it comes to sex. I am a smell based zoo and unfortunately I can not stand human smells. We are the only species that in fact smells so bad to each other that we have to actively mask our smells with chemicals. :D
Pretty bad and now add a hot suit that feels like wearing a sofa. :D
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Remind me to look into gettign a sofa all my own :)

On second thought, don't waste OUR effort by taking the time to remind me :)
 
pes said:
When it comes to sex. I am a smell based zoo and unfortunately I can not stand human smells. We are the only species that in fact smells so bad to each other that we have to actively mask our smells with chemicals. :D
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That's a curious thought and observation. You could be wrong on multiple accounts though.

Firstly, members of other species may find the smell of some of their con-specifics unappealing as well, especially the smell of their own sex. A sexual rival or someone competing for ones territory is an annoyance, a threat, maybe even a deadly one. It would make sense if a smell that signals the presence of such a rival would be experienced as rather unpleasant.

That may also be why we humans often consider human smells as unpleasant, since we evolved in rather small groups which were potential threats to each other. Civilization in which we meet thousands of strangers each day and without conflict is still a relatively new phenomenon.

Secondly, according to a study I have seen relatively fresh sweat of human males smells more acceptable or even attractive to women who are in their fertile phase. I see that as a parallel to how other animals are attracted to the smell of potential mates during heat but prefer to go their own way most of the rest of the year.

And thirdly, we are not the only species that alters their smell with the help of outside chemicals. Take dogs for example who wallow in carcasses or feces of some wild animals. Not sure why they do it, but maybe they think that it makes themselves smell more attractive in one way or another.
 
Caniform said:
And thirdly, we are not the only species that alters their smell with the help of outside chemicals. Take dogs for example who wallow in carcasses or feces of some wild animals. Not sure why they do it, but maybe they think that it makes themselves smell more attractive in one way or another.
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I think the changing of ones scent might be part of hunting behaviour in an attempt to smell more like prey than predator if carried on the wind while going out for some "fast food". :gsd_wink: As the closer you can get to lunch before they run the more likely it is that you will get to eat.

Clearly domestic dogs have no need to do this sort of thing any more, if they have plenty to eat at home, but that doesn't change the way their brains are wired about such things.
 
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