Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20160923220030/@comment-26397825-20161017020256

Faunus only have nightvision and one obvious animal trait so far. There have been no indications of emotional sensing abilities, or empathy of any sort beyond normal human empathy. They get enhanced senses tied to their Faunus trait (Blake has enhanced hearing because she has cat ears, etc), but no psychic or super-sense like emotional sensing.

They're humans with one extra little trait, not animals in human form.