Furry fandom is a fandom devoted to anthropomorphic animal characters. Since the 1980s, the term furries has come to refer to such characters.
Fictional work celebrated by furry fandom typically attributes high-level intelligence, human facial expressions and anatomy, speech, bipedalism, clothing, or other attributes to otherwise animal characters. Work in any medium that includes such characters may be considered part of the furry genre, although they are most often seen in comics, cartoons, animated films, allegorical novels, and video games.
Members of the furry subculture are often known as furry fans, furries, or simply furs. They commonly interact online and at furry conventions.
According to Furry Survey, a majority of furries consider themselves to be predominantly human, while about 6% do not consider themselves human at all.
19-25% of the fandom members report homosexuality
37-48% bisexuality
3-8% other forms of alternative sexual relationships
About 2% state an interest in zoophilia
less than 1% an interest in plushophilia
About half of the furry fans are estimated to be in a relationship, with 76% of those having a relationship with another furry.
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