History Main / BetterWithNonHumanCompany

SuperTrope to IntrovertedCatPerson. Frequently overlaps with AnimalLover, CrazyCatLady, HeroesLoveDogs, NatureLover, or NatureHero. Compare NoSocialSkills, which is simply social cluelessness and doesn't entail any skill with non-human creatures. See also MisanthropeSupreme. Contrast AnimalsHateHim.

* The crew on ''Series/WhaleWars'' could be seen as heroic or an AnimalWrongsGroup, depending on your stance, but you'd have a hard time denying their captain falls squarely into Not Good With People. He waxes lyrical about the importance of protecting majestic and peaceful whales, but to the members of ''his own crew,'' never mind those on the "opposing ships", he is ruthless and has some serious [[NoSympathy empathy failure]]. He sends them out on dangerous "missions", snarls at them if they point out that it ''is'' a dangerous task, and will exile them from the ship if they dare defy him.

%% * Creator/IsaacAsimov's Susan Calvin is a brilliant, acid-tongued robot expert who openly admits that she likes robots better than humans. In one story she comments that the difference between robots and humans is that robots are essentially decent.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': While [[Characters/TheOwlHouseLuzNoceda Luz Noceda]] is shown to do well with the various witches and demons of the Boiling Isles, she comes across as incredibly awkward when dealing with other humans to the point that she appears to suffer from social anxiety. This is best illustrated when she's helping Vee look for some magic in "Yesterday's Lie", as she's perfectly fine at the idea of conversing with a group of talking rats but suggests making exit routes before going to talk to a trio of teens (unaware that they were actually Vee's friends).

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Fluttershy's special talent is taking care of animals, but she's scared of everything else, including other ponies and sometimes her own shadow. She's also very, very [[MeaningfulName shy]], although [[BewareTheQuietOnes she can definitely hold her own]] if her friends — of any species — are threatened.

%% * Sora from ''Manga/{{Sketchbook}}''.

* ''Fanfic/{{Brainbent}}'': [[{{Webcomic/Homestuck}} Nepeta]] isn't particularly shy - she's actually rather friendly, in her eccentric way - but she's high-functioning autistic and has difficulty with social conventions. She's also very fond of cats.

* ''Videogame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'': Ganredhel is a dog-trainer who is able to offer acrobatics training to the PlayerCharcter, but rather bluntly states that she prefers training dogs to people. Dogs are stupid and loyal, poeple are smart and devious, and she knows which set of traits she prefers.

* ''TabletopGame/ArsMagica'': Merinita the Founder was a peerless master of nature magic who roamed the wild places of Mythic Europe, befriending everything from the birds and beasts to the [[NatureSpirit spirits of the trees]], and was the creator of the {{Familiar}} bond. She was also incredibly shy, avoiding humans by default and remaining an ElectiveMute except when absolutely necessary.

SuperTrope to IntrovertedCatPerson. Frequently also an AnimalLover, CrazyCatLady, HeroesLoveDogs, NatureLover, or NatureHero. Compare NoSocialSkills, which is simply social cluelessness and doesn't entail any skill with non-human creatures. See also MisanthropeSupreme. Contrast AnimalsHateHim.

SuperTrope to IntrovertedCatPerson. Frequently also an AnimalLover, NatureLover, or NatureHero. Compare NoSocialSkills, which is simply social cluelessness and doesn't entail any skill with non-human creatures. See also MisanthropeSupreme. Contrast AnimalsHateHim.

Sometimes these characters' aversion of humans results from spending so much time with other species, putting their experiences as ''homo sapiens'' in a new and unflattering perspective. Sometimes it's the other way around -- the character's aversion to humanity actually drove them into developing a bond with some other living being.

Frequently is an AnimalLover or a NatureLover. Can overlap with NatureHero. Compare NoSocialSkills, which is simply social cluelessness and doesn't entail any skill with non-human creatures. See also MisanthropeSupreme and IntrovertedCatPerson. Contrast AnimalsHateHim.

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* ''Literature/Worm'': Rachel/Bitch is very good with dogs, fitting her power to mutate them. She both spends lots of time with them and is very knowledgable of how they think. With humans, on the other hand she is [[JerkAss less]] [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption than]] [[TechnicalPacifist friendly]], has NoSocialSkills, and claims to only care about her dogs rather than caring about any other humans. Taylor might be the closest thing to a friend she has ever had.

* Literature/XandriCorelel excels at reading aliens' body language and establishing a connection with previously uncontacted races, but she finds her own species to be by far the most confusing. She's reluctant to work with the [[RubberForeheadAliens Anmerilli]] partly because they look too human for her to be comfortable with them.

This character has [[AnimalLover a natural empathy]] for [[NatureLover other life forms]]. They talk to animals that don't normally go near humans. Their garden is a work of art and they gossip with the flowers. They have formed [[BondCreatures unbreakable bonds with some animals]]. They predict the weather by listening to the birds and can foresee a drought by examining the plants. Sometimes this is a very general ability encompassing all of nature, sometimes it's exclusive to one particular species. But either way, they have a special relationship with some non-human being on a level other humans can only dream of.

Can overlap with NatureHero. Compare NoSocialSkills, which is simply social cluelessness and doesn't entail any skill with non-human creatures. See also MisanthropeSupreme and IntrovertedCatPerson. Contrast AnimalsHateHim.

This character has [[AnimalLover a natural empathy for other life forms]]. They talk to animals that don't normally go near humans. Their garden is a work of art and they gossip with the flowers. They have formed [[BondCreatures unbreakable bonds with some animals]]. They predict the weather by listening to the birds and can foresee a drought by examining the plants. Sometimes this is a very general ability encompassing all of nature, sometimes it's exclusive to one particular species. But either way, they have a special relationship with some non-human being on a level other humans can only dream of.

The price for communing with nature is apparently a graceless ineptitude with other humans. You might find them deep in conversation with a lion, unicorn, daffodil, alien, robot, or many-tentacled people-eating ''thing'', but a simple "good morning" on your part is liable to send them [[ShrinkingViolet scurrying for cover]] or [[HairTriggerTemper provoke a tirade.]]

Broadly speaking, there are two variations of this character.

Compare NoSocialSkills, which is simply social cluelessness and doesn't entail any skill with non-human creatures. See also MisanthropeSupreme and IntrovertedCatPerson. Contrast AnimalsHateHim.