Aging charts of the TF's big cats, in comparison to human aging. For example 2 years old for a cat, may equal 16 years old for a human. The one for the cat race is the actual years/months it take for them to be the equivalent of the human age.
Eventually I'll add visual charts as well!
Eventually I'll add visual charts as well!
Ketio (Capar./Kakarmn)
Human |
1 year-12 years |
13 years |
14 years |
15 years |
16 years |
17 years |
18 years |
20 years |
25 years |
Ketio |
1-4 months |
6 months |
1 year |
18 months |
2.5 years |
4 years |
5 years |
6 years |
7+ years (stop aging here) |
Capareon and Kakarmn lions, so the vast majority of Ketio, have a fairly sporadic grow. They have the largest development before the first 6 months of their lives, and around 8 months old, are actually large enough to be able to hunt, but skill is another matter of course. Within the first three months of their lives, they start to learn to speak the tongue of their parents, as Ketio have the ability to speak human and human-like language. Also around three months, they will have permanently lost their baby spots.
At a year old, they'll be roughly half the size of their full adult form, and adult markings and color should be setting in. At 18 months, the adult color will have fully set in.
At two and half years, they are technically sexually mature, but most Ketio societies don't consider young lions adults for several more years, and so most are not allowed to take a mate at this time yet. At four years, most societies will consider that the young lion is an adult, but there is still two more years of growing for lionesses, and males won't have their full mane until 7 years old. After 6/7 years (males 7, lionesses 6), aging stops for Ketio, and the only thing to cause physical, "faux" aging is the "wear and tear of war".
At a year old, they'll be roughly half the size of their full adult form, and adult markings and color should be setting in. At 18 months, the adult color will have fully set in.
At two and half years, they are technically sexually mature, but most Ketio societies don't consider young lions adults for several more years, and so most are not allowed to take a mate at this time yet. At four years, most societies will consider that the young lion is an adult, but there is still two more years of growing for lionesses, and males won't have their full mane until 7 years old. After 6/7 years (males 7, lionesses 6), aging stops for Ketio, and the only thing to cause physical, "faux" aging is the "wear and tear of war".
Ketio (Snow/Southern/Tundra)
Human |
1-4 years |
5 years |
6 years |
7 years |
12 years |
16 years |
18 years |
20 years |
25 years |
Ketio(S/Sn/T) |
0-1 year |
2 years |
3 years |
4 years |
5 years |
6 years |
7 years |
8 years |
9 years (Aging stops) |
Wow, so there's the big difference between these Ketio and their Capareon/Kakarmn cousins. Due to their shear massive size, Southern, Tundra, and Snow Ketio have developed a much longer growth cycle than other Ketio.
These three races lack cub spots entirely, so at no point do they loose such. At around 3-6 months, cubs will have started to learn to talk. From birth to a year is one of the only larger growth spurts they have. However, its not a very large spurt. A two year old Tundra cub will only be the size of a 6 month old Capareon cub, and they won't be anywhere near the size of a yearling Capareon till another three years! This long cub stage allows for cubs to adapt as needed to their habitat, and to learn the very basics of survival from their parents/pride, since Snow and Tundra lions live in some of the harshest environments on TF for big cats. Southern lions may not live in such as harsh a region, but they haven't lost most of the traits of their mountain loving ancestors, so they still have the same aging cycle as Snow Ketio.
Between 4 and 5 years, cubs will have finally reached true adolescence. They can finally start to learn and hone hunting and fighting skills.
At six years of age, these cats will reach sexual maturity, years behind their Capareon cousins. It will be another year till young lionesses are full grown, another two till males are, and a third year for manes to be fully grown(for Snow Ketio, this is for both males and females, though for females, the "mane" is more like fur tufts).
These three races lack cub spots entirely, so at no point do they loose such. At around 3-6 months, cubs will have started to learn to talk. From birth to a year is one of the only larger growth spurts they have. However, its not a very large spurt. A two year old Tundra cub will only be the size of a 6 month old Capareon cub, and they won't be anywhere near the size of a yearling Capareon till another three years! This long cub stage allows for cubs to adapt as needed to their habitat, and to learn the very basics of survival from their parents/pride, since Snow and Tundra lions live in some of the harshest environments on TF for big cats. Southern lions may not live in such as harsh a region, but they haven't lost most of the traits of their mountain loving ancestors, so they still have the same aging cycle as Snow Ketio.
Between 4 and 5 years, cubs will have finally reached true adolescence. They can finally start to learn and hone hunting and fighting skills.
At six years of age, these cats will reach sexual maturity, years behind their Capareon cousins. It will be another year till young lionesses are full grown, another two till males are, and a third year for manes to be fully grown(for Snow Ketio, this is for both males and females, though for females, the "mane" is more like fur tufts).