Astounding Tails



Welcome to the Astounding Tails home page. This alternate history poses the question of what if Humans weren't the only species on Earth to evolve to achieve sentience?

Points of Divergence
There are at least two points of divergence in this timeline.

100,000 years ago: A feline-like species and a canine-like species began to walk upright at the same time as early human ancestors, eventually achieving equal levels of intelligence and self-awareness.

1776: The American Revolution never happens, King George III and George Washington both manage to reach an agreement, leading to the creation of the 'Dominion of North America', a nation-state that encompasses the United States and Canada, minus Alaska and Hawaii.

Differences between OTL and ATL
Because of the presence of two non-human species, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was more readily accepted by his contemporaries than in OTL.

Racial tensions are different, instead of ethnic minorities being the targets of discrimination, it is non-humans who are the unfortunate targets of such prejudices, akin to the civil rights movement in OTL.

World News Network
April 6th 2019, Dominion of North America: A riot broke out in San Francisco today, although no lives were lost, several thousands of dollars of property damage was incurred. The riot was a result of a clash between two opposing groups, the Sons of Liberty--an anti-non-human group--and Diversity Inc. a non-human rights groups.