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* ''WebOriginal/HamstersParadise'' has an interesting variant with the Harmsters, which are not exactly aliens but descendants of introduced hamsters to an alien planet. The Harmsters' society revolves all around aggression, lack of empathy and most notably cannibalism: all traits displayed by hamsters (as opposed to more social and empathetic rodents such as pet rats) but especially their genocidal, fascist, and utterly barbaric society.

* ''Anime/YakitoriSoldiersOfMisfortune''. The members of the Trade Federation are aliens who take the form of cats, horses, rats, frogs and ostriches, in contrast to the human protagonists.

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': Semi-intelligent animals pop up in various forms, such as the [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs raptors]] who have been known to ornament their bodies with feathers, seem to have a vague hierarchical society and are dexterous enough to unlock and open doors with their little foreclaws.

** The first novel features the Mreee (pronounced the way a cat yowls when you stomp it's tail) who look like three-foot tall anthropomorphic house cats whose native language sounds like "cats stuck in a barrel." They subvert the "[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior]] CatFolk" thing, as they are a SlaveRace of the "[[HordeOfAlienLocusts Dreen]]" (or T! CH! R! as they call them- roughly translated, that means "the masters".)

* The eponymous character of ''[[Animation/AyoTheMeteornaut A'yo the Meteornaut]]'' is an anthropomorphic penguin. He comes from space, in the middle of space rather than any planet.

* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': The Triceratons are an alien race resembling anthropomorphic ''[[StockDinosaurs Triceratops]]''. In some continuities they're revealed to actually be descended from triceratops, mutated into an anthropomorphic form by Utrom experiments with the series' trademark MutagenicGoo.

* ''Literature/NoonUniverse'': The lizard-like Tagorians. Also subverted with the Headies/Golovans who look ''kinda'' like dogs ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin with very large heads]]), and indeed apparently descended from some sort of alien dogs (it's commonly assumed that they mutated [[ILoveNuclearPower thanks to the fallout of a nuclear war]]), but their psychology doesn't have much to do with any of the stereotypical dog-like characteristics; it's just [[StarfishAliens thoroughly inhuman]] (to wit, they are mistrustful of technology, highly enigmatic, seemingly unemotional and above all practice evolutionary pragmatism on an apparently everyday basis; the latter in particular definitely overrides any dog-like loyalty they might have had).

* The eponymous UrbanRuins in ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' are home to the [[ArmiesAreEvil Beast Corps]] ("[[{{Bowdlerise}} Beast Pack]]" in the localization), a battalion of {{Uplifted Animal}}s who are kidnapping Waddle Dees and [[{{Birdcaged}} putting them in cages]]. Among their ranks are the [[TheBrute strong-armed]] KillerGorilla Gorimondo, who serves as one of the game's boss fights.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Occasionally featured, with the most prominent being the [[SimpleCountryLawyer Hyper]][[CluckingFunny chicken]]. But due to the SciFiKitchenSink nature of the show, it's hard to tell whether most of them are actual aliens or just genetically enhanced animals.

* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': Ch'p is a Green Lantern from a race of raccoon/chipmunk hybrids.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': The two part episode, "Defenders of Peace", has the Lurmen. An alien race that look exactly like Lemurs, [[PacifismBackfire whose staunch pacifism nearly gets them exterminated when the Separatists decide test a new weapon on them and their elder refuses to fight back even in self-defense.]]

* ''WebOriginal/HamstersParadise'' has an interesting variant with the Harmsters, which are not exactly aliens but descendants of introduced hamsters to an alien planet. The Harmsters' society revolves all around aggression, lack of empathy and most notably cannibalism: all traits displayed by hamsters (as opposed to more social and empathetic rodents such as pet rats) but taken UpToEleven with their genocidal, fascist, and utterly barbaric society.

** The Jokaero are orangutan-like aliens with an innate knack for building incredibly advanced technology with scraps of damaged machinery, but possess no real language. The Imperium Inquisition makes use of Jokaero to customize their weaponry and other equipment.
** The [[TheGreys Tau]] are [[AllThereInTheManual supposedly]] evolved from three-toed grazing animals, their allies the Kroot [[FeatheredFiend from birds]], and the Vespid [[BeePeople from insects]]. All are more-or-less HumanoidAliens.

* ''VideoGame/{{Albion}}''" The Iskai look like anthropomorphic cats that besides their appearance, resemble humans a lot, at first glance. On second glance, you realize that not only are they completely alien, but have some very bizarre, logic defying traits. This is even lampshaded at one point.

* ''TabletopGame/WorldTreeRPG'' is rife with them: Cani (dog-folk, obsessed with personal relations), Herethroy (insect-folk, community-minded, mostly farmers), Gormoror (bear-folk, honorable warriors), Khtsoyis (squid-folk, not too bright... but brighter than they let on), Sleeth (amoral, intelligent cats devoted to hunting), Rassimel (raccoon-folk with obsessive-compulsive tendencies), Orren (otter-folk with short attention spans), and Zi Ri (dragon-folk who live a looooong time... barring accidents).

** The (relatively) docile [[TheGreys Tau]] are [[AllThereInTheManual supposedly]] evolved from three-toed grazing animals, their allies the Kroot [[FeatheredFiend from birds]], and the Vespid [[BeePeople from insects]]. All are more-or-less HumanoidAliens.

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* ''Literature/ForestOfTheNight'': The Lodgeless Ones resemble [[PantheraAwesome big cats]] (humans tend to call them "tigers") with feathers instead of fur. They're predatory, nomadic, and rather territorial. Kargans, in ''Dreams of Dawn'', resemble some sort of crustacean (and undergo multiple {{metamorphos|is}}es, and have MirrorChemistry). In their not-yet-fully-sapient larval stage, they scavenge like crabs; when adult, they're at least partly aquatic. The briefly-mentioned Houri seem to be some sort of [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys simian]]. They're [[OrganicTechnology tree-dwellers by choice]].

** The Jokaero are [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys orangutan-like]] aliens with an innate knack for building incredibly advanced technology with scraps of damaged machinery, but possess no real language. The Imperium Inquisition makes use of Jokaero to customize their weaponry and other equipment.