The Tibetan fox for me has a permanent ‘done with this shit’ look that I love.

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    Similar notions exist in numerous cultures. Sometimes we call them spirit animals, sometimes familiars, sometimes bond creatures, and so on. Anyone who says it’s a “their culture” thing is by their own logic not being reverent to other cultures.

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      True. To give a few links: Witches had Familiar spirits in medieval times. There are Chinese zodiac signs that are supposed to give you certain character traits. And shamans have been a thing way, way before Columbus discovered america.

      I think the idea belongs to every human culture since humans started domesticating animals.