What makes the furry community different from other fan-based ones (such as those of the comic or sci-fi genres) is that typically furries create personalized animal characters which are referred to as a fursona (a portmanteau of the words furry and persona). The fact is people from an early age have always been amused by anthropomorphic animals and evidently for furries the fascination with them burns strong beyond childhood. Perhaps you enjoyed these diversions while eating a bowl of cereal promoted by a talking 'silly rabbit' or a tiger named Tony. A few standout examples are the decades of animated cartoons and movies produced by Walt Disney and Warner Brothers, classic animal stories like Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and video games like Sonic the Hedgehog. Children have been entertained by humanlike animals for generations. You're right, this isn't our natural hair color.Īdult interest in anthropomorphic animal characters isn't as unusual as one might think-actually, it goes back to childhood.
