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This category is the dominant one in the Intermediate Series, with twelve postures. Animals tend to be rajasic.¹ Many of the animals from which postures take their names are related to asuras (demons) of the same name. For example, Krounchasana takes its name from krouncha, the Sanskrit word for heron, but Krouncha is also the name of an asura. Both animals and demons are thought to identify primarily with the body (whereas humans have the capacity to access and identify with their divine selves). Like animals, asuras are primarily of rajasic nature. In animals the rajas tend to manifest as fear, whereas the asuras tend to make anger their downfall.