The tag alias #69672 non_mammal_navel -> non-mammal_navel is pending approval.

Reason: I've probably mistyped this tag around ten to fifteen times by now, so I'm sure other people have done the same. Plus, a similar thing is done with other "non-mammal_x" tags.

Hmm, it seems to be just you, once

snpthecat said:
Hmm, it seems to be just you, once

Just because people don't commit changes doesn't mean they aren't mistyped then redone.

definitelynotafurry4 said:
Just because people don't commit changes doesn't mean they aren't mistyped then redone.

That is true, but we can't measure the instances someone has retyped before committing.

Considering that birds and other reptiles have navels does this tag need to exist? Yeah, insects and plants don't have them, but they don't have tails or nostrils either and non-mammal_tail and non-mammal_nostrils aren't tagged.

regsmutt said:
Considering that birds and other reptiles have navels does this tag need to exist? Yeah, insects and plants don't have them, but they don't have tails or nostrils either and non-mammal_tail and non-mammal_nostrils aren't tagged.

Only placental mammals have navels because that's the scar where the umbilical cord once attached to the body at. Marsupials, monotremes, and all non-mammals don't have navels, at least in real life. So, this tag is acceptable as far as I can see.

(And to make it worth your while, the fear of bellybuttons, both your own and, in some cases, others', is omphalophobia.)

clawstripe said:
Only placental mammals have navels because that's the scar where the umbilical cord once attached to the body at. Marsupials, monotremes, and all non-mammals don't have navels, at least in real life. So, this tag is acceptable as far as I can see.

(And to make it worth your while, the fear of bellybuttons, both your own and, in some cases, others', is omphalophobia.)

No, that's a misconception. Birds and reptiles have an umbilicus that connects them to the yolk sac in the egg which leaves a navel. How prominent this is on adults can vary depending on species, to the point that the shape and presentation of the umbilical scar is a diagnostic in determining the species of crocodilian leather, but it's present on all of them after hatching.
Personally I don't think it's worth googling and squinting at photos to figure out if a particular species should or should not have a belly button in adults or how visible and what shape they should be on human-shaped birds.

regsmutt said:
Personally I don't think it's worth googling and squinting at photos to figure out if a particular species should or should not have a belly button in adults or how visible and what shape they should be on human-shaped birds.

That's true.