Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160101143127/@comment-25479664-20160107140935

Phantomlink959 wrote: Hold your tacos.

Humans and animals have souls

grimm attack humans because of our souls

grimm do not attack animals in spite of having souls (except over territory)

What if the quality that causes grimm to target humans is the same as the one which causes humans to have a semblance?

What if animals have a soul and aura but no semblance? The most likely explination is actually that humans and faunus are significantly more of a threat to grimm than other animals are (yes, humans and faunus are technically animals; we are not plants, fungi, or prokaryotes, so we are animals, and presumeably, the faunus are too). Humanoids tend to expand and build over territory of the grimm, but animals really just slip right into the life cycle. Other animals likely do not disturb or threaten the grimm, and thus they have no reason to fight them. Not only are humans the enemy of the grimm for supernatural reasons, but we also represent a great threat to their species, and grimm are likely smart and experienced enough to realize that.