Now when you say "real animal,"...

Dinosaurs were real animals, incidentally.

Do Beasthropes have any additional characteristics, outside of their transformations? Say, a bovine Beasthrope being only able to eat vegitation, or a tortoise Beasthrope having an extended lifespan?

Also, the word "Therianthrope" describes the concept that this RP is based on, doesn't sound quite half as ridiculous as "Beasthrope," and is a real word.