Fantasy or fairy-tale elements.
Because people LOVE animals and stories and tales about animals make great children's stories. But so do stories about humans...
Supernatural stories involve elements or beings that exist outside the bounds of the natural world such as ghosts or magic, while natural stories focus on events and occurrences based in the real, observable world without supernatural elements. Supernatural stories often involve elements of mystery, the unknown, or the paranormal, while natural stories are grounded in reality and the laws of nature.
See the link to learn about elements of short stories.
Biographies are about people, not animals. Most short stories are also about people, but some of them are about animals as well. Most animal stories tend to treat the animals as though they were people, which is different from nonfiction.
They don't
Eric Duthie has written: 'Wild company' -- subject(s): Anecdotes, Animals, Animals, Legends and stories of, Legends and stories of Animals
If the animals have been "uplifted" and have the ability to communicate with humans, then literature about such animals is science fiction. Tales like Old Yellar or Impossible Journey are not science fiction.
No its impossible but ive heard stories to get it from honey trees
characterization
Animals are Gods natural artform so why not use them in aboriginal art?
Poems of impossible love stories between christians, Jews and Muslims.
IMPOSSIBLE! You have to teach them.