Animal control

Animal control is a super-power. It represents the ability to summon and control various animals. Animal control is an ability possessed by some supernatural entities such as witches and vampires. Witches can cast spells that enable them to control the thoughts and actions of animals, forcing them to obey their instruction. Vampires have limited animal control, which is typically isolated to animals classified as "creatures of the night". This includes rats, bats and wolves.

One of the most noted examples of animal control is the DC Comics superhero, Aquaman. He is classically portrayed as being able to telepathically communicate with all forms of marine life, or, as it is often regarded: he can talk to fish. Aquaman once explained that he cannot actually control the actions of marine life, but through empathy and charisma, he can cajole them, convincing them to assist him in various endeavors. Some animals however, such as piranha, have too primordial a brain for effective communication, and cannot be controlled.

The Marvel Comics character, Hank Pym, created a cybernetic helmet, which allowed him to control colonies of ants of varying species. The abilities of the helmet were primarily a form of communication, wherein he could convince ants to aid him in his heroic endeavors.