Furry is a colloquial term used to indicate a particular category of fictional anthropomorphic animals. Put simply, a furry is a funny animal taken "seriously" for the benefit of an adult audience. Usage of the term furry is limited almost exclusively to members of furry fandom or other cultural groups aware of furry fandom; it is not widely used in mainstream circles. The term furry is also sometimes used to refer to a furry fan.1 Famous Examples
Within the accepted usage of "furry", Roger Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, and Mickey Mouse are "funny animals": they are anthropomorphic, mostly behave like people, and can be considered to be the cartoon equivalents of character actors. In addition, Usagi Yojimbo, Omaha the Cat Dancer, the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (even though turtles don't have fur), and the characters of Father of the Pride are furries. They are generally more "realistic" in appearance than the funny animals and behave more like hybrids of humans and animals. They are sapient "people" as much as any well-limned fictional characters, but they aren't presented as animals for laughs. For example, the rabbit characters in Richard Adams' novelA novel is a long or extended work of fiction written in prose, usually in the form of a story. It is longer and more complex than a short story or novella (ie. 40,000+ words), and it is not bound by the restrictions of plays and poetry. The word "novel" Watership DownWatership Down was the title of Richard Adams's first and most successful novel, named after a hill in the north of Hampshire in England where Adams grew up. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Rex Collings Ltd in 1972. It tells the story of t are sentient and talk to each other, but their behaviour and psychology is very closely derived from that observed in real-life rabbits. Other furries are not so closely tied to their animal characteristics, but a degree of serious consideration is almost always given to this aspect of their characterization. Andre NortonScience fiction and fantasy author Andre Alice Norton was born Alice Mary Norton on February 17, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Biography Her parents were Adalbert Freely Norton, owner of a rug company, and Bertha Stemm. She began writing at the Collingwoo's Breed to Come , Brian JacquesJames Brian Jacques (b. June 15, 1939, in Liverpool, England) is a British author who is best known for his Redwall series of fantasy books, written for children and young adults. In addition to the Redwall series, he has started writing two other book se' RedwallRedwall is a series of fantasy novels by Brian Jacques, the first of which was released in 1986. Like the Harry Potter series, the books are primarily aimed at children, but have fans of all ages. There is an animated TV series based on the books, the fir series, and Steven Boyett 's The Architect of Sleep are other examples of novels featuring furries, as is Paul Kidd 's Fangs of K'aath , which has been cited as a source of inspiration for many people to create furry works.
Furry creatures are often found in gameThis article is about a recreational activity. For other meanings, see game (disambiguation). A game is a recreational activity involving one or more players, defined by a) a goal that the players try to reach, and b) some set of rules that determines whas, especially role-playing gameThis article is about traditional role-playing games. See video and computer role-playing games for their digital counterparts. A role-playing game RPG is a type of game where players assume the roles of fictional characters via role-playing. In fact, mans and computer games. Examples include the race of humanoid ducks found in the role-playing gameThis article is about traditional role-playing games. See video and computer role-playing games for their digital counterparts. A role-playing game RPG is a type of game where players assume the roles of fictional characters via role-playing. In fact, man RuneQuestRuneQuest is a fantasy role-playing game, first published in 1978 by Chaosium. RuneQuest quickly established itself as the second most popular fantasy role-playing game, after Dungeons & Dragons. The first and second editions were set in the mythical worl, the feline-humanoid race (known as the "Vah Shir") found in the MMORPG EverQuest, and the races found in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games. However, in many video games from Japan, characters often regarded in the Western World as "furry" are actually kemono, an independent genre with different cultural associations.
