I consider myself human..nothing can actually change that. for all my life I was intruiged if I can turn into an animal.but I dont put much focus on it.my mind is naturally primal though.
I don't have an inner animal, except the sort of chimpy beast that lives inside us all.
I have been a furry since as long as I can remember - which is about 21 years (I have few memories before four years of age). I didn't think of it as furry until I was in high school and discovered properly furry stuff and started to write and draw.