They are animalistic. That’s pretty much the whole kit and caboodle. Same reason you see birds, insects, ‘scalies’ as others have pointed out, some strange fuckers out there with fish things… straight up feral (not anthropomorphized) animals that talk, ones that don’t talk (and you’re really pushing the envelope there, I’d say, but they’re in the ‘fandom’), and then all the imagined beasties like dragons, mermaids, yetis, rakshashas, werewolves.
It’s a big grouping, and it’s much more organized by how much you want to be a part of it and how much the others ‘in’ the fandom are willing to welcome you (hint: the fandom is just about as welcoming as it gets…) which means there are a lot of things that are ‘in.’
It’s really all about them being non-human creatures. That’s ultimately what defines if something is furry. I think that’s a better description than saying “anthropomorphized animals” since not all furries are anthro, some are complete feral.
They are animalistic. That’s pretty much the whole kit and caboodle. Same reason you see birds, insects, ‘scalies’ as others have pointed out, some strange fuckers out there with fish things… straight up feral (not anthropomorphized) animals that talk, ones that don’t talk (and you’re really pushing the envelope there, I’d say, but they’re in the ‘fandom’), and then all the imagined beasties like dragons, mermaids, yetis, rakshashas, werewolves.
It’s a big grouping, and it’s much more organized by how much you want to be a part of it and how much the others ‘in’ the fandom are willing to welcome you (hint: the fandom is just about as welcoming as it gets…) which means there are a lot of things that are ‘in.’
It’s really all about them being non-human creatures. That’s ultimately what defines if something is furry. I think that’s a better description than saying “anthropomorphized animals” since not all furries are anthro, some are complete feral.