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Hybrid

2023-11-11T18:14:12Z

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:''This article is about the [[species]] term. For the person of this first name, see [[Hybrid Wuff]].''
[[File:Liger.jpg|250px|ight|thumb|A liger]]
[[File:ZZmodelsheet.png|250px|right|thumb|Zig Zag, a tiger/skunk hybrid. Art by Max Black Rabbit]]
[[File:Dustmeat squixen Mystee.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A squixen, a [[squirrel]]/fox hybrid. Art by [[Dustmeat]].]]
A '''hybrid''' (biology-wise) is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, [[species]], or genera through [[W:sexual reproduction|sexual reproduction]] ("'''crosses'''").

== Etymology ==

The term '''hybrid''' is derived from the Latin word '''''hybrida''''', meaning '''[[W:Mongerl|mongrel]]''', specifically used for such crosses as a [[W:Sow|tame sow]] and a [[W:Wild boar|wild boar]]. The term became popular in the English language in the 19th century, though examples of its use have been found from the early 17th century.

Conspicuous hybrids are popularly identified with [[W:Portmanteau|portmanteau name]]s, starting in the 1920s with the breeding of a [[tiger]]/[[lion]] hybrids ([[liger]]s and [[tigon]]s).

== Description ==

Generally, hybridization means that each cell has the [[W:Genetics|genetic material]] from two different organisms, whereas an individual where some cells are derived from a different organism is called a [[chimera (modern hybrid)|chimera]]. Hybrids are not always intermediated between their parents (such as in [[W:blending inheritance|blending inheritance]]) but can show [[W:Heterosis|hybrid vigor]], sometimes growing larger or taller than either parent.

The concept of a hybrid is interpreted differently in [[animal]] and [[W:Plant|plant]] breeding, where there is interest in the individual parentage. In genetics, attention is focused on the numbers of [[W:Chromosome|chromosome]]s, while in [[W:Taxonomy,|taxonomy]], a key question is how closely related the parent species are.

Based on their "parent" lineage, hybrids themselves can be [[W:Fecundity|fecund]] ([[W:Dzomo|Dzomo]]) or [[W:Sterility (physiology)|sterile]] ([[W:Dzo|Dzo]]).

== Hybrids in mainstream culture/religion ==

* [[Beast (Beauty and the Beast)|Beast]] - ([[Disney]]'s ''[[W:Beauty and the Beast|Beauty and the Beast]]'')
* [[CatDog]] - ([[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[CatDog]]'')
* [[Chowder (character)|Chowder]] - ([[Cartoon Network]]'s ''[[W:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]'')
* [[Daxter]] - (''[[Jak and Daxter]]'')
* [[Dingodile]] - (''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'')
* [[Discord (character)|Discord]] ([[Hasbro]]'s ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'')
* [[W:ManBearPig|ManBearPig]] - ([[W:Comedy Central|Comedy Central]]'s ''[[W:South Park|South Park]]'')
* [[Miga]] - ([[W:2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]])
* [[W:Owlbear|Owlbear]] - ([[W:Wizards of the Coast|Wizards of the Coast]]'s ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'')
* [[Sumi]] - ([[W:2010 Winter Paralympics|2010 Winter Paralympics]])
* [[Unikitty (character)|Unikitty]] - ([[Warner Bros. Pictures Animation]]'s ''[[W:The Lego Movie|The Lego Movie]]'')
* [[Baku (Japanese mythology)|Baku]]
* [[Centaur]]
* [[Chimera (mythical beast)|Chimera]]
* [[Gryphon]]
* [[W:Hippogriff|Hippogriff]]
* [[W:Krampus|The Krampus]]
* [[Sphinx|The Sphinx]]
* [[Manticore]]
* [[W:Mothman|Mothman]]
* [[Jackalope]]
* [[Minotaur]]
* [[Anubis (god)|Anubis]]
* [[W:Pan (god)|Pan]]

== Hybrid and furry ==

[[Furry]] [[character]]s, [[fursona]]s, or [[OC]]s, can be, as the same as in mainstream culture, hybrids of two biologically possible animal crosses, such as a [[coyote]] and a [[wolf]], commonly identified as a '''coywolf''', resulting in [[liger]]s, [[wolfdog]]s, [[W:Coydog|coydog]]s, and [[tigon]]s, among others.

But thanks to ideas/imagination not being impeded by logical biology, furry variations in hybridization are limitless, regardless of actual fertility facts. So, while authors can/have created characters in scenarios abiding by mainstream genetics, crosses of every possible variation are present in the fandom thanks to its creative community. This includes crosses between:

* Actual "biological cousins" - Such as a [[fox]] and a [[wolf]], commonly identified in the [[furry fandom]] as a [[folf]] (or '''pholph''').
* Between not related biological species - Those that can not interbreed, such as a [[tiger]] and a [[Skunk (species)|skunk]], this cross popularized by [[furry artist]] [[Max Black Rabbit]]'s popular character, [[Zig Zag]]. Other species such animals crossbreed with include [[reptile]]s, [[bird]]s, [[insect]]s or [[fish]].
* Between [[W:Heterotroph|heterotrophs]] and [[W:Autotroph|autotrophs]] - Plants and animals.<ref>[https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Category:Plant-hybrid_characters Category [[plant]]-hybrid [[character]]s] page on [[Wikifur]]. Retrieved April 10, 2023.</ref>
* [[W:Synthetic biology|Synthetic biology]] with [[W:Organic lifeform|organic lifeforms]] - Like [[W:Xenobot|xenobots]] with any animal (like [[primagen]]s, but not [[anthroid]]s or [[inanimorph]]s).<ref>[https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Category:Robot_characters Category [[robot]] characters] page on Wikifur. Retrieved April 10, 2023.</ref>
* [[W:Life form|Life forms]] with the [[undead]] - Living furries and the living dead hybrids.<ref>[https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Category:Undead_character Category [[undead]] characters] page on Wikifur. Retrieved April 10, 2023.</ref>
* [[Werewolf]] hybrids - In the [[fandom]], '''lycanthrope''' crosses do occur between related animals or species, with one being the "base" animal (the [[human]] in the werewolf scenario).
* Sometimes the cross is between not biologically related animals or species, in some concepts two animals that are diametrically opposite of each other, like a meek-looking [[bunny]] and/or a cute [[sheep]] transforming into an [[W:Apex predator|apex predator]] like a wolf, sometimes with a twist (I.e. werewolves still exhibiting prey animals' apprehensions after change).<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/6207886/ ''Strollin' Through the Woods One Day...''] page on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved April 10, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/8661755/ ''DD 16''] page on Fur Affinity. Retrieved April 10, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/6582560/ ''Sandypants sketches''] page on Fur Affinity. Retrieved April 10, 2023.</ref> [[Wolfwere]] variants (animal to human) do exist but are extremely rare in furry lore.
* [[Monster]] hybrids - The crosses between inhuman [[creature]]s, such as a werewolf/[[vampire]] hybrid<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VampiricWerewolf ''Vampiric Werewolf''] page on the [[W:TV Tropes|TV Tropes]] website. Retrieved April 10, 2023.</ref> do occur in the fandom, but are more common in mainstream culture (sometimes referred to as '''werepires''' or '''vaewolfves'''<ref>[https://bloodrayne-mia-the-vampire-slayer.fandom.com/wiki/Werewolf-Vampire_Hybrids ''Werewolf-Vampire Hybrids''] page on the [https://bloodrayne-mia-the-vampire-slayer.fandom.com/ BloodRayne & Mia Wiki]. Retrieved April 22, 2023.</ref>/'''vaewolves''',<ref>[https://supernaturalfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Vaewolf_(The_Primordials) Vaewolf page] on the [[W:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural wiki]]. Retrieved April 23, 2023.</ref> or '''werepyres''' in relation to the last mentioned cross).

=== Popular hybrids in the fandom ===

Along Zig Zag, other known hybrid characters, fursonas, OCs, or people include:

* [[Tet Solfire]]
* [[Sandypants]]

== References ==
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==See also==

* [[W:Hybrid (biology)|Hybrid]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[W:Liminal being|Liminal being]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Hybrid characters|Hybrid characters]]
* [[:Category:Hybrid species|Hybrid species]]

== External links ==

* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/Hybrid Hybrid] search results in [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=Hybrid Hybrid] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]

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Gasaraki2007

2023-11-11T15:27:06Z

2601:18D:4700:72A0:5D71:E62A:D0F0:2F1A: /* Characters */

'''Gasaraki2007''' is a furry.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasaraki2007 Gasaraki2007's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 11, 2023.</ref>

==Characters==
Gasaraki2007's characters include three [[were]][[Husky|huskies]] named '''Bella''', '''Bellamy''', and '''Stella''', four Arcanines named '''Jace''', '''Cammy''', '''Blake''' and '''Bernard''', a [[liger]] named '''Alexander''', an [[arctic fox]] named '''Jericho''', an [[otter]]-husky [[hybrid]] named '''Natasha''', a were-malamute named '''Zane''', an [[African wild dog]] named '''Jessica''', an Arcanine-[[Worgen]] hybrid named '''Boe''', a [[German Shepherd]] named '''Pan''', an Arcador named '''Keegan''', an otter named '''Naomi''', a cocker spaniel named '''LuLu''', a Kodiak bear named '''Denali''' and a [[Smilodon]] named '''Mia'''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasaraki2007 Gasaraki2007] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Gasaraki2007

2023-11-11T15:26:41Z

2601:18D:4700:72A0:5D71:E62A:D0F0:2F1A: /* External links */

'''Gasaraki2007''' is a furry.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasaraki2007 Gasaraki2007's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 11, 2023.</ref>

==Characters==
Gasaraki2007's characters include three [[were]][[Husky|huskies]] named '''Bella''', '''Bellamy''', and '''Stella''', four Arcanines named '''Jace''', '''Cammy''', '''Blake''' and '''Bernard''' , a [[liger]] named '''Alexander''', an [[arctic fox]] named '''Jericho''', an [[otter]]-husky [[hybrid]] named '''Natasha''', a were-malamute named '''Zane''', an [[African wild dog]] named '''Jessica''', an Arcanine-[[Worgen]] hybrid named '''Boe''', a [[German Shepherd]] named '''Pan''', an Arcador named '''Keegan''', an otter named '''Naomi''', a cocker spaniel named '''LuLu''', a Kodiak bear named '''Denali''' and a [[Smilodon]] named '''Mia'''.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasaraki2007 Gasaraki2007] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Gasaraki2007

2023-11-11T15:25:25Z

2601:18D:4700:72A0:5D71:E62A:D0F0:2F1A: /* External links */

'''Gasaraki2007''' is a furry.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasaraki2007 Gasaraki2007's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 11, 2023.</ref>

==Characters==
Gasaraki2007's characters include three [[were]][[Husky|huskies]] named '''Bella''', '''Bellamy''', and '''Stella''', four Arcanines named '''Jace''', '''Cammy''', '''Blake''' and '''Bernard''' , a [[liger]] named '''Alexander''', an [[arctic fox]] named '''Jericho''', an [[otter]]-husky [[hybrid]] named '''Natasha''', a were-malamute named '''Zane''', an [[African wild dog]] named '''Jessica''', an Arcanine-[[Worgen]] hybrid named '''Boe''', a [[German Shepherd]] named '''Pan''', an Arcador named '''Keegan''', an otter named '''Naomi''', a cocker spaniel named '''LuLu''', a Kodiak bear named '''Denali''' and a [[Smilodon]] named '''Mia'''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasaraki2007 Gasaraki2007] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Gasaraki2007

2023-11-11T15:24:35Z

2601:18D:4700:72A0:5D71:E62A:D0F0:2F1A: Created page with ''''Gasaraki2007''' is a furry.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasaraki2007 Gasaraki2007's profile] on Fur Affinity. Retrieved November 11, 2023.</ref> ==Characters=...'

'''Gasaraki2007''' is a furry.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasaraki2007 Gasaraki2007's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 11, 2023.</ref>

==Characters==
Gasaraki2007's characters include three [[were]][[Husky|huskies]] named '''Bella''', '''Bellamy''', and '''Stella''', four Arcanines named '''Jace''', '''Cammy''', '''Blake''' and '''Bernard''' , a [[liger]] named '''Alexander''', an [[arctic fox]] named '''Jericho''', an [[otter]]-husky [[hybrid]] named '''Natasha''', a were-malamute named '''Zane''', an [[African wild dog]] named '''Jessica''', an Arcanine-[[Worgen]] hybrid named '''Boe''', a [[German Shepherd]] named '''Pan''', an Arcador named '''Keegan''', an otter named '''Naomi''', a cocker spaniel named '''LuLu''', a Kodiak bear named '''Denali''' and a [[Smilodon]] named '''Mia'''.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasaraki2007 Gasaraki2007] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Werecat

2023-11-11T14:51:27Z

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'''Werecats''', also written in a hyphenated form as '''were-cats''' (lesser known as '''ailuranthropes'''), are [[feline]] [[Therianthrope|therianthropic]] [[creatures]] of [[wikipedia:folklore|folklore]], [[fantasy]] fiction, [[wikipedia:horror fiction|horror]] fiction and [[wikipedia:occultism|occultism]] that are generally described as [[shapeshifting|shapeshifters]] who are similar to [[werewolf|werewolves]], except that they turn into creatures that are based on some species of [[felidae|feline]] instead of being based on a wolf.

== Etymology ==

Ailuranthropy comes from the Greek root words ''ailouros'' meaning "cat", and ''anthropos'', meaning "human" and refers to human/feline transformations, or to other beings that combine feline and human characteristics, or to other beings that combine feline and human characteristics. Its root word ''ailouros'' is also used in ailurophilia, the most common term for a deep love of cats.

== Folklore ==

Werecat folklore is found on all continents except Antarctica and Australia and is generally based on wild felines native to the area.

=== Europe ===

European folklore usually depicts werecats who transform into domestic cats. Some European werecats became giant domestic cats. They are generally labeled [[wikipedia:witchcraft|witches]], even though they may have just the one magical ability, of self-transformation.<ref name="hamelwitchwerecats">
{{cite book |last=Hamel |first=Frank |title=Human Animals |publisher=[[University Books]] |date=1969 |publication-place=New Hyde Park |pages=7, 103-109}}
</ref> During the witch trials, the official Church doctrine stated that all shapeshifters, including werewolves, were witches.<ref name="hammerwitchesshapeshift">
{{cite book |last=Summers |first=Montague |first2= Heinrich |last2=Kramer |first3=Jakob |last3=Sprenger |title=The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger |publisher=[[Book Tree]] |date=2000 |pages=61-65}}
</ref>

=== Africa ===

African legends describe people who turn into lions or leopards. In the case of leopards, this is often because the creature is really a leopard [[W:god|god]] or [[W:goddess|goddess]] masquerading as [[human]]. When these gods mate with humans, offspring can be produced, and these children sometimes grow up to be shapeshifters; Those who do not transform may instead have other powers. In reference to werecats who turn into lions, their ability is often associated with royalty.

Such a being may have been a king or queen in a former life or maybe destined for leadership in this life. This quality of heroic warriorship can be seen in the [[W:Tsavo maneaters|lions of Tsavo]], which were reputed to be kings in lion shape, attempting to repel the invading Europeans by stopping their railroad.

=== Asia ===

Mainland Asian werecats usually become tigers. In India, the weretiger is often a dangerous sorcerer, portrayed as a menace to livestock, who might at any time turn to man-eating. Chinese legends often describe weretigers as the victims of either heredity or vindictive [[W:ghost|ghost]]. Ancient teachings held that every race except the [[W:Han Chinese|Han Chinese]] were really animals in disguise so there was nothing extraordinary about some of these false humans reverting to their true natures. Alternately, the ghosts of people who had been killed by tigers could become malevolent [[W:supernatural|supernatural]] beings, devoting all their energy to making sure that tigers killed more humans. Some of these ghosts were responsible for transforming ordinary humans into man-eating weretigers. Also, in [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]]ese folklore there are creatures called [[neko (term)|bakeneko]] that are similar to [[Kitsune (mythology)|kitsune]] (fox spirits) and [[tanuki]] ([[wikipedia:Raccoon Dog|raccoon dog]]s).

In both Indonesia and Malaysia, we meet with another kind of were-tiger.<ref name="javaweretigerstuff">
{{cite book |title=Encyclopædia Britannica |edition=11 |publisher=Horace Everett Hooper |date=1911}}
</ref> The power of transformation is regarded as due to inheritance, to the use of spells, to fasting and will-power, to the use of charms, etc. Save when it is hungry or has just cause for revenge, it is not hostile to man; in fact, it is said to take its animal form only at night and to guard the plantations from wild [[pig]]s, exactly as the ''[[wikipedia:balam|balam]]s'' (magicians) of [[wikipedia:Yucatán|Yucatán]] were said to guard the [[wikipedia:maize|maize]] fields in animal form. Variants of this belief assert that the shapeshifter does not recognize his [[wikipedia:friend|friend]]s unless they call him by name, or that he goes out as a mendicant and transforms himself to take vengeance on those who refuse him alms. Somewhat similar is the belief of the [[wikipedia:Khond|Khond]]s; for them the tiger is friendly, and he reserves his wrath for their enemies. A man is said to take the form of a tiger in order to wreak a just vengeance. <ref name="javaweretigerstuff"/>

=== South America ===

South American werecats usually became jaguars. In some tribes, all shamans were thought to have the ability to become jaguars. There are also urban legends about jaguar shapeshifters lurking along highways in tales similar to the modern [[wikipedia:vanishing hitchhiker|vanishing hitchhiker]], and of their being assassins secretly employed by the government or [[wikipedia:organized crime|organized crime]].

=== North America ===
Present-day North American werecat legends are usually based on the European model, with domestic cats, either normal-sized or [[wikipedia:Giant animals|giant]], being the favored shape. [[Cougar]]s appear rarely, and jaguars only appear [[wikipedia:south|south]] of the American border. In what is now [[wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]], [[wikipedia:Aztec|Aztec]] folklore described jaguar people as being specially blessed by one of the gods, but modern Mexican folklore is more likely to attribute such transformation powers to the [[wikipedia:devil|devil]]. American [[wikipedia:urban legend|urban legend]]s tell of encounters with feline bipeds; beings similar to the [[wikipedia:Bigfoot|Bigfoot]] having cat heads, tails and paws. Feline bipeds are sometimes classified as part of [[wikipedia:cryptozoology|cryptozoology]], but more often they are interpreted as werecats.<ref name="felinebipedsbrad">
{{cite book |last=Steiger |first=Brad |title=Out of the Dark |publisher=Kensington Books |date=2001 |pages=154-160}}
</ref>

== Fiction ==

Werecats are increasingly featured in popular culture, although not as often as werewolves. Fictional werecats tend to be portrayed as less influenced by the [[wikipedia:Lunar phase|lunar cycle]] than werewolves, and they appear in heroic roles slightly more often. In addition, the females seem to outnumber the males, which is the opposite of the tradition in [[wikipedia:werewolves in fiction|werewolf fiction]].

=== Films ===

* The movie ''[[wikipedia:Cat People (1942 film)|Cat People]]'' was the most influential item of werecat fiction, about a real sex kitten who turns into a black panther. It was followed forty years later by ''[[wikipedia:Cat People (1982 film)|Cat People]]'', a remake in name only with a vastly changed storyline that now included two shapeshifters, brother and sister.
* The Indian movie ''[[wikipedia:Junoon (1992 film)|Junoon]]'' is a movie about a young man named Vikram who is cursed to become a tiger every full moon night.
* The movie ''[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island|Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' consists of werecats that drain life forces to preserve their immortality.
* The film ''[[wikipedia:Night Watch (2004 film)|Night Watch]]'' featured a character named Tiger Cub who was a weretiger.
* The film ''[[wikipedia:Sleepwalkers (film)|Sleepwalkers]]'' portrayed hairless werecats as the basis for [[vampire]] legends.
* ''[[wikipedia:Half-Caste (film)|Half-Caste]]'', a [[wikipedia:mockumentary|mockumentary]] made in the style of ''[[wikipedia:The Blair Witch Project|The Blair Witch Project]]'', purports to base its story on legends from [[wikipedia:South Africa|South Africa]].
* In the animated [[Marvel Comics]] movie, ''[[wikipedia:Ultimate Avengers 2|Ultimate Avengers 2]]'', the [[wikipedia:Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]] can turn into a werepanther when angry.
* In ''[[wikipedia:Halloweentown High|Halloweentown High]]'', Layla is a werecat, she is not really shown and is one of the creatures that went back to Halloweentown.
* The Malaysian movie, ''[[wikipedia:Waris Jari Hantu|Waris Jari Hantu]]'' (literally meaning "inheritance of a ghost's finger") is a movie about a weretiger who is searching for an heir to be the next weretiger to protect (its) family and village.

=== Anime and manga ===

* The video games, animation adaptations, and comic books of ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' feature the character [[Felicia]] who usually stays in a [[catgirl]] form but can also transform into a small white cat. She also appears in several cross-over games.
* The comic and television series ''[[wikipedia:Ranma ½|Ranma ½]]'' has plenty of shapeshifters, including a character named [[wikipedia:Shampoo (Ranma ½)|Shampoo]], who turns into a cat when hit by cold water, as the result of a magic curse.
* The anime ''[[wikipedia:Outlaw Star|Outlaw Star]]'' had a character named Aisha Clanclan who was already a [[catgirl]], but could turn into a white tiger.
* [[wikipedia:Kyo Sohma|Kyo Sohma]] in the [[anime]] and [[manga]] ''[[wikipedia:Fruits Basket|Fruits Basket]]'' becomes a house cat, and [[wikipedia:Kisa Sohma|Kisa Sohma]] becomes a tiger.
* [[wikipedia:Ichigo Momomiya|Ichigo Momomiya]] and [[wikipedia:Ryou Shirogane|Ryou Shirogane]] in ''[[wikipedia:Tokyo Mew Mew|Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' are scientifically altered to be part cat. In the anime and manga, Ichigo only turns into a cat when kissed or when she gets excited or nervous. The only way for her to revert to a human is to be kissed again. For Shirogane, he can only stay in cat form for 10 minutes at a time, or he will remain a cat permanently.
* The anime ''[[wikipedia:KO Century Beast Warriors|KO Century Beast Warriors]]'' has a weretiger named Wan, and other shapeshifters, as the heroes.
* In ''[[wikipedia:Gorgon Sisters|Gorgon Sisters]]'' (a [[wikipedia:hentai|hentai]] manga) werecats are described as an old necromancer's trick. Essentially the described recipe is similar to that of a [[wikipedia:homunculus|homunculus]].
* In ''[[wikipedia:Bleach (manga)|Bleach]]'' Yoruichi Shihouin is a human who can transform into a cat. She can control the transformation and change whenever she wants. When she makes her first appearance she is a cat and later transforms into a woman in front of Ichigo, much to his surprise and embarrassment.
* The [[wikipedia:Tokyopop|Tokyopop]] [[wikipedia:OEL manga|OEL manga]] ''[[wikipedia:Reality Check (manga)|Reality Check]]'' is about a catowner whose pet regularly enters the world of online [[wikipedia:virtual reality|virtual reality]] gaming and the [[wikipedia:Internet|Internet]], where her [[wikipedia:avatar (icon)|avatar]] is a [[catgirl]]; since she has at least near-human intelligence and can communicate with humans through ordinary speech in the online worlds, she is effectively a technologically-enabled werecat, albeit one which started as a cat rather than human.

===Television===

* In Season 3 of ''[[wikipedia:Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers|Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers]]'', the character [[wikipedia:Kat Hillard|Kat Hillard]], while under the control of [[wikipedia:Rita Repulsa|Rita Repulsa]] and [[wikipedia:Lord Zedd|Lord Zedd]], could become a white [[wikipedia:Angora cat|Angora cat]], and when she paralyzed [[wikipedia:Tommy Oliver|Tommy]] to gain control of the [[wikipedia:Falcon|Falcon]] [[wikipedia:Ninjazord|Ninjazord]], cat scratch marks appeared over his body. She would later on lose this ability when she reformed (because she was under a spell at the time).
* In Season 1 of ''[[wikipedia:Big Wolf on Campus|Big Wolf on Campus]]'' the episode ''Cat Woman'' focused on conflicts between a werewolf and a werecat (a girl with blue streaks in her hair who transforms into a dyed-blue cat and into a [[catgirl]] form).
* The short-lived 1980s television series ''[[wikipedia:Manimal|Manimal]]'' featured a [[shapeshifting]] man named Jonathan Chase, who could turn himself into any [[animal]] at will, usually into a [[hawk]] or [[black panther]].
* An episode of ''[[wikipedia:Gargoyles (television series)|Gargoyles]]'' called ''Mark of the Panther'' dealt with werepanthers in Africa.
* An episode of ''[[wikipedia:Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job|Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job]]'' dealt with Tim turning into a cat, being stuck in the form of an orange tabby cat for the majority of the episode. Another segment in the same episode has a commercial for a television series about a man who can turn into a cat, named "Kitty Cat Man".

=== Novels ===

* ''[[The Last Wizard]]'' by [[wikipedia:Tanya Huff|Tanya Huff]] includes a race of wizard-created werebeasts that live in the mountains. There are several types, but they consist mostely of werewolves and werecats.
* The [[wikipedia:Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter (series)|Anita Blake novels]] contain many werecats, mainly [[wikipedia:Lycanthrope characters of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter#Wereleopards|wereleopards]].
* ''[[The Jaguar Princess]]'' by [[Clare Bell]] is about an [[wikipedia:Aztec|Aztec]] slave girl who is descended from jaguar gods and can transform into a jaguar.
* Two [[wikipedia:Witch World|Witch World]] fantasy novels by [[wikipedia:Andre Norton|Andre Norton]] focus on werecat main characters, ''[[wikipedia:Year of the Unicorn|Year of the Unicorn]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:The Jargoon Pard|The Jargoon Pard]]''.
* The [[wikipedia:Inheritance Trilogy|Inheritance Trilogy]] includes a werecat known as [[wikipedia:Solembum|Solembum]], a large, odd-looking cat able to communicate telepathically and change into the form of a young boy. Later on other werecats are noted, such as Maud.
* The ''[[wikipedia:Charlaine Harris#Sookie Stackhouse .28Southern Vampire.29 Series|Southern Vampire]]'' series by [[wikipedia:Charlaine Harris|Charlaine Harris]] features various werecreatures, including werepanthers and weretigers.
* In the ''[[wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]'' books, [[wikipedia:Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] can transform into a [[tabby cat]] at will because she is an [[wikipedia:animagus|animagus]].
* In the [[wikipedia:Black Lace|Black Lace]] novel ''The Pride'' by [[wikipedia:Edie Bingham|Edie Bingham]], the lead character, Kami Osbank, is a member of a hidden race of feline humanoids who possess tails, claws and tracks of leopard-like spots, all of which appear whenever she gets angry or aroused.
* In [[wikipedia:Caitlín R. Kiernan|Caitlín R. Kiernan]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Alabaster (book)|Alabaster]]'', Dancy Flammarion comes upon a sort of werepanther trapped in a cage, kept as a roadside attraction in southern [[wikipedia:Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
* In ''[[wikipedia:Night Watch (Russian novel)|Night Watch]]'', a character named Tiger Cub has the ability to transform into a tiger at will, due to her magical skills.
* One of [[wikipedia:R.L. Stine|R.L. Stine]]'s [[wikipedia:Ghosts of Fear Street|Ghosts of Fear Street]] books, ''Night of the Werecat'', features a girl named Wendy with the ability to change into a housecat.
* In [[wikipedia:Cynthia Leitich Smith|Cynthia Leitich Smith]]'s ''Tantalize'', werewolves and werecats are traditional rivals, but both fight vampires.
* Garth Nix's [[wikipedia:Sabriel|Sabriel]] features a being called [[wikipedia:Mogget|Mogget]]. Although he is neither a cat nor human, he often manifests himself as one of these two while in his bound form.
* In the book series ''[[Animorphs]]'', five teenaged youths are given the power to metamorphose ("morph") into animals, for which they must first touch to acquire their [[wikipedia:DNA|DNA]]. Jake, the leader, acquires a tiger's DNA and can morph into it. Also, Tobias acquires his pet cat's DNA as the group's first morph, whereas Rachel morphs a childhood friend's cat.
* In ''[[wikipedia:Discworld|Discworld]]'', Greebo is a reverse of the werecat, in that he does not change into a cat; rather the cat changes into a human.
* In [[wikipedia:Rachel Vincent|Rachel Vincent]]'s ''Stray'', the main [[wikipedia:character|character]], and her [[wikipedia:family|family]] or "pride" are all werecats
* Neil Gaiman's novel ''[[wikipedia:American Gods|America Gods]]'' features the [[wikipedia:goddess|goddess]] [[Bast]], who appears as a house cat during the observer Shadow Moon's waking life, but appears as a slightly feral human in his [[dream]]s.

=== Comics ===

* ''[[Clan of the Cats]]'' is a comic that has a black panther werecat as the main character.
* ''[[Gold Digger]]'' is a comic with a cheetah werecat as the sidekick of the main character. Other werecat characters also appear, such as werejaguars.
* ''[[The Wotch]]'' has a werecat character named Katie McBride. However, Katie was a human who was transformed when a werekitty bit her. When Katie transforms into the werecat, she went on a rampage through Tandy until she has a green amulet on her neck bringing her mind back even in werecat form.
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' has several shape-shifting characters, two of whom, Grace and Elliot, have the ability to take on a human/cat hybrid form.
* The [[wikipedia:Cheetah (comics)#Post-Crisis|post-crisis Cheetah characters]] from [[wikipedia:DC Comics|DC Comics]] were represented as true werecats instead of the earlier costumed [[wikipedia:supervillain|supervillain]]s.
* [[wikipedia:Catseye|Catseye]] from [[wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] could become a human/cat hybrid, or a panther.
* [[Tigra]] from [[wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] is a weretiger.
* [[Boo Cat]] in ''[[wikipedia:Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose|Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose]]'' is a werecat who retains her cat form while in moonlight.

=== Games ===

* The [[role-playing]] game ''[[Werewolf: The Apocalypse]]'' includes werecats called [http://wiki.white-wolf.com/worldofdarkness/index.php/Bastet Bastet].
* Inthe role-playing game ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', weretigers are feared for being one of the most powerful [[wikipedia:Lycanthrope (Dungeons & Dragons)|lycanthropes]]; werecats are unique to the [[wikipedia:Forgotten Realms|Forgotten Realms]] campaign setting as devotees of [[wikipedia:Sharess|Sharess]].
* The RPG series ''[[wikipedia:Breath of Fire|Breath of Fire]]'' features a race of cat-like humanoids called [[wikipedia:Woren|Woren]]. One of them (Rei, from Breath of Fire 3) can turn into a large, extremely powerful weretiger during battle.
* The [[video game]] ''[[wikipedia:Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'' features [[wikipedia:Laguz|Laguz]], a race of [[wikipedia:humanoids|humanoids]] which are able to take the forms of certain animals. The 'Beast Clan' of Laguz is made up of those who turn into [[cat]]s, [[lion]]s and [[tiger]]s.
* The ''[[wikipedia:Castlevania|Castlevania]]'' video game series features many werecats based on big cats, including a main werelion villain [[wikipedia:Ortega (Castlevania)|Ortega]] from ''[[wikipedia:Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness|Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness]]''.
* The ''[[wikipedia:Bloody Roar|Bloody Roar]]'' video game series features many werecreatures (called ''Zoanthropes''), including [[wikipedia:Long the Tiger|Long]] and [[wikipedia:Shenlong the Tiger|Shenlong]] the weretigers, [[wikipedia:Gado the Lion|Gado]] the werelion, [[wikipedia:Shina the Leopard|Shina]] the wereleopard, and [[wikipedia:Uriko the Half Beast|Uriko]] the werebobcat.
* In the PC computer game ''[[wikipedia:Hexen II|Hexen II]]'', there are a group of enemy werecat creatures known as werejaguars and werepanthers, who are known for running fast, jumping, wielding swords, and sometimes reflecting projectiles with their shields.
* In the PC computer game ''[[wikipedia:Shadowcaster|Shadowcaster]]'', the player can transform into a werecat creature known as the Maorin.
* In the role-playing game ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', night elf [[wikipedia:druid|druid]]s can change into a panther and Tauren druids can become a lion (both races of druids can become a cheetah), and an item called the "moonstalker cloak" can turn any Alliance player into a moonstalker (a black tiger with grey stripes) for 5 minutes.

=== Music videos ===

* At the beginning of the Michael Jackson music video Thriller from 1983, Michael Jackson turns into a werecat.
* In another Michael Jackson music video, Black or White from 1991, Michael Jackson turns into a panther.

=== Miscellaneous ===

* The Mattel toyline [[wikipedia:Monster High|Monster High]] features werecats named Toralei Stripe, Meowlody, Purrsephone, Catrine DeMew and Catty Noir.

== Occultism and theology ==

Occultist Rosalyn Greene claims that werecats called "cat shifters" exist as part of a "shifter subculture" or underground New Age religion based on lycanthropy and related beliefs.<ref name="magicshapeshiftcatshifters">
{{cite book |last=Greene |first=Rosalyn |title=The Magic of Shapeshifting |publisher=[[Red Wheel Weiser Conari|Weiser]] |date=2000 |pages=53-89, 125, 149}}
</ref>. Feline [[therian]]s do exist, though they do not necessarily classify their beliefs as religious or supernatural, nor do they necessarily believe in the possibility of physical transformation.

== See also ==
* [[wikipedia:Werecat|Werecat]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== References ==

<references/>
*''This article incorporates text from the [[wikipedia:Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition|Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition]], a publication now in the [[wikipedia:public domain|public domain]].''
*Borges, Jorge. (1969). ''The book of imaginary beings''. New York: E. P. Dutton. ISBN 0-670-89180-0
*Greene, Rosalyn. (2000). ''The magic of shapeshifting''. York Beach: [[Red Wheel Weiser Conari|Weiser]]. ISBN 1-57863-171-8
*Hall, Jamie. (2003). ''Half human, half animal: Tales of werewolves and related creatures''. Bloomington: 1st Books. ISBN 1-4107-5809-5
*Hamel, Frank. (1969). ''Human animals: Werewolves & other transformations''. New Hyde Park: University Books. ISBN 0-8216-0092-3
*Steiger, Brad. (2001). ''Out of the dark''. New York: Kensington Books. ISBN 1-57566-896-3
*Saunders, Nicholas J. (1991). ''The cult of the cat''. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-81036-2

== External links ==

*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408830/ Half-Caste at Internet Movie Datebase]
*[http://www.jamiehall.org/jaguar.htm Portal of Transformation: Jaguar Shamans]

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'''Calex The Neko''' (born June 1) is a [[furry writer]] who lives in the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]]. His main [[fursona]] is [[cat]], specifically a six and a half year old orange [[Werecat|werekitten]].

Calex's stories often include [[transformation]], shrinking and age regression. He currently has over 500 stories including multi-chapter stories up on [[Fur Affinity]] page, including personal work, commissions and patreon rewards.

==External links==
*[https://www.storiesbycalex.com/ StoriesByCalex.com] - Website
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/calextheneko Calex] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3845388 Calex] on [[Patreon]]
*[https://ko-fi.com/A6564NCF Calex] on [[Ko-fi]]
*[https://www.twitter.com/CalexTheNeko Calex] on [[Twitter]]
*[https://steamcommunity.com/id/CalexTheNeko Calex] on [[Steam]]
*[https://calextheneko.sofurry.com/ Calex] on [[SoFurry]]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/CalexTheNeko Calex] on [[Twitch.tv]]
*[https://calextheneko.deviantart.com/ Calex] on [[DeviantArt]]
*[https://discord.gg/c8ZFNZv Calex] on [[Discord]]

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'''Calex The Neko''' (born June 1) is a [[furry writer]] who lives in the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]]. His main [[fursona]] is [[cat]], specifically a six and a half year old orange [[Werecat|werekitten]].

Calex's stories often include [[transformation]], shrinking and age regression. He currently has over 500 stories including multi-chapter stories up on [[Fur Affinity]] page, including personal work, commissions and patreon rewards.

==External links==
*[https://www.storiesbycalex.com/ StoriesByCalex.com] - Website
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/calextheneko Calex] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3845388 Calex] on [[Twitter]]
*[https://ko-fi.com/A6564NCF Calex] on [[Ko-fi]]
*[https://www.twitter.com/CalexTheNeko Calex] on [[Twitter]]
*[https://steamcommunity.com/id/CalexTheNeko Calex] on [[Steam]]
*[https://calextheneko.sofurry.com/ Calex] on [[SoFurry]]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/CalexTheNeko Calex] on [[Twitch.tv]]
*[https://calextheneko.deviantart.com/ Calex] on [[DeviantArt]]
*[https://discord.gg/c8ZFNZv Calex] on [[Discord]]

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'''Calex The Neko''' (born June 1) is a [[furry writer]] who lives in the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]]. His main [[fursona]] is [[cat]], specifically a six and a half year old orange werekitten.

Calex's stories often include [[transformation]], shrinking and age regression. He currently has over 500 stories including multi-chapter stories up on [[Fur Affinity]] page, including personal work, commissions and patreon rewards.

==External links==
*[https://www.storiesbycalex.com/ StoriesByCalex.com] - Website
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/calextheneko Calex] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3845388 Calex] on [[Twitter]]
*[https://ko-fi.com/A6564NCF Calex] on [[Ko-fi]]
*[https://www.twitter.com/CalexTheNeko Calex] on [[Twitter]]
*[https://steamcommunity.com/id/CalexTheNeko Calex] on [[Steam]]
*[https://calextheneko.sofurry.com/ Calex] on [[SoFurry]]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/CalexTheNeko Calex] on [[Twitch.tv]]
*[https://calextheneko.deviantart.com/ Calex] on [[DeviantArt]]
*[https://discord.gg/c8ZFNZv Calex] on [[Discord]]

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[[File:Cattle 1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Cows]]
[[File:Otis.jpg|right|thumb|Otis, a character from Nickelodeon Movies' ''Barnyard'']]
[[File:BullyforBugsBull.jpg|right|thumb|Toro the Bull from Warner Bros.' 1953 ''Bully for Bugs'', directed by [[W:Chuck Jones|Chuck Jones]].]]
[[File:HomeOnTheRangeGrace.webp|right|thumb|Grace, from Disney's ''Home on the Range'']]
[[File:DisneyFerdinand3D.png|right|thumb|Ferdinand the Bull, a character from 20th Century Fox's 3D feature ''Ferdinand'']]
[[File:Tauren.jpg|right|thumb|''WoW'''s tauren]]
[[File:BeachCowBobGuthrie.jpg|right|thumb|Female cow, art by Bob M. Guthrie]]
'''Bovines''' (subfamily '''Bovinae''') comprise a diverse group of ten genera of medium to large-sized [[mammal]] [[ungulate]]s, including '''cattle''', [[W:Bison|bison]], [[W:African buffalo|African buffalo]]es, [[W:Water buffalo|water buffalo]]es, and the four-[[horn]]ed and spiral-horned [[W:Antelope|antelope]]s.

== Etymology ==

Bovine is derived from [[W:Latin|Latin]] '''''bos''''' ('''''ox'''''), through the [[W:Late Latin|late Latin]] '''''bovinus'''''. "''Bos''" comes from the [[W:Proto-Indo-European language|Indo-European]] root '''''*gʷṓws''''' ([[male]] or [[female]]), meaning '''''cattle''''' (kăt'l).

== Description ==

General characteristics of bovines include [[Hoof|cloven hooves]] and usually, at least one of the [[gender|sexes]] of a species having [[Horn|true horn]]s. Genetic selected hornless bovines are called '''polled'''. The largest bovine in existence is the [[W:Gaur|gaur]].

In many countries, bovid milk and meat are used as food by [[human]]s. Cattle are kept as livestock almost everywhere except in parts of India and Nepal, where they are [[W:Cattle in religion and mythology|considered sacred]] by most [[W:Hindus|Hindus]]. Bovines are used as draft animals and as riding animals.

Small breeds of domestic bovines, such as the [[W:Miniature Zebu|Miniature Zebu]], are kept as [[pet]]s. Bovid leather is highly durable and flexible and is used to produce a wide range of goods, including clothing and bags.

== Bovines in mainstream culture ==

The following are a handful of examples of bovines' influence in mainstream lore:

* '''Mythology and religion'''
** [[W:Kamadhenu|Kamadhenu]] ([[W:Hinduism|Hindu religion]])
** [[W:Mehet-Weret|Mehet-Weret]] ([[Egyptian mythology]])
** [[W:Hathor|Hathor]] (Egyptian mythology)
** [[Minotaur]] ([[W:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]])

* '''Media'''
** Hellcow ([[Marvel Entertainment]])
** [[Clarabelle Cow]] ([[Disney]])
** [[Toro the Bull]] ([[Warner Bros.]]' 1953 ''[[W:Bully for Bugs|Bully for Bugs]]'')
** [[Annabelle (character)|Annabelle]] ([[W:Hallmark Home Entertainment|Hallmark Home Entertainment]])
** [[Cow (Cow and Chicken)|Cow]] (''[[Cow and Chicken]]'') ([[Cartoon Network]])
** [[Molly Moo-Cow]] ([[W:Van Beuren Studios |Van Beuren Studios]], 1930s)
** [[Ferdinand the Bull]] (20th Century Fox's ''[[Ferdinand]]'')
** [[Dalton]] (''[[One Piece]]'')
** Elsie the Cow ([[Borden Dairy]])
** [[Heffer Wolfe]] ([[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'')
** [[Chewcudda]] (Warner Bros.' ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'')
** [[Maggie]], [[Grace]], and [[Mrs. Calloway]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[Home on the Range]]'')
** [[Abigail the Cow]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'')
** [[Taurus Bulba]] ([[Disney Television Animation]]'s ''[[Darwing Duck]]'')
** [[Babe the Blue Ox]] (Disney's ''[[Paul Bunyan (film)|Paul Bunyan]]'')
** [[Otis]], [[Daisy (character)|Daisy]], and [[Daisy (character)|Ben]] ([[Nickelodeon Movies]]' ''[[Barnyard]]'')
** [[Count Nosferamoo]]
** [[Cow Lady]] (''[[My Hero Academia]]'')
** [[Madam Bovine]] (also known as '''Daisy''', ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'')

* '''Gaming'''
** [[Tauren (fictional species)|Tauren]] species ([[W:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]'s ''[[World of Warcraft]]'')

== Cattle ==

'''Cattle''' ('''''Bos taurus''''') are large [[W:domestication|domesticated]], hooved [[W:herbivore|herbivore]]s. They are the most prominent and widespread of the modern members of the bovids, and they are grown almost exclusively for meat ([[W:beef|beef]] or [[W:veal|veal]]), milk, skin hides, and their [[W:Cow dung|dung]], which can be used to create [[W:manure|manure]] or fuel. They are descendants of the extinct [[W:Aurochs|Aurochs]].

=== Etymology ===

* A '''bull''' is an intact (i.e. not [[W:castrated|castrated]]) adult male. A father bull is called a '''sire''' with reference to his offspring, a castrated male cow used for meat is called a '''steer''' (US), and a castrated male kept for draft or riding purposes is called an '''ox'''.
* '''Cow''' is the female of the species. A young female before she has had a calf of her own and who is under three years of age is called a '''heifer''' (p. '''heiferettes'''). Heiferettes with a calf lineage become '''dams'''.
* '''Calves''' (s. '''calf''') are young cattle, regardless of sex, until they are weaned, then they are called '''yearlings''' or '''stirks'''. The meat of calves is called veal.
* '''Oxen''' (s. '''ox''') are, commonly, castrated adult male cattle used as riding animals and draft animals.
* '''Bullocks''' are also castrated adult male cattle, which in this case are used to pull carts, plows, and other implements.
* '''Maverick''' is an unbranded bovine of either sex (US/AU).

=== Description ===

Bulls are more muscular and aggressive than the females of the species, and due to their temperament, handling requires precaution. Cows have prominent pink [[breast]]s on their underbellies called [[udder]], and both genders play a significant role in beef ranching, dairy farming, and a variety of sporting and cultural activities, including [[W:bullfighting|bullfighting]] and [[W:bull riding|bull riding]].

Cattle are highly social animals, bonding to their herd mates (or, particularly if isolated, to human caregivers), and they engage in social grooming and play.

== Bovines and furry ==

The '''minotaur''' is among some of the ancient mythical [[character]]s that have been adopted by the [[furry fandom]] at large thanks to its part-[[human]], part-[[animal]] design. For example, [[Min (Dungeons & Denizens)|Min]], the minotaur from the [[webcomic]] series ''[[Dungeons & Denizens]]'', is essentially an [[anthro]] bull.

The '''Tauren''' from Blizzard Entertainment's '''''World of Warcraft''''' is also a fandom favorite due to the design and development effort Blizzard put into the species.

Cows are often seen in the furry fandom, with most involved in [[adult]] [[paraphilia]]s like breast-themed (multiple nipples, various locations [chest or crotch area], multiple [[gender]]s, etc.) or [[Hypertrophilia|hyper-sexualized]] themes.

=== Known bovines in furry fandom media ===

* [[Mellany Melons]] (artist [[Elton Portilho]])
* [[Lorenda Soulstealer]] (artist [[Amber Williams]])
* [[Terrorbull]] (artist [[Shawntae Howard]])
* [[Cow (PawPet)|Cow]] ([[Pawpet show|The Pawpet Show]], artist ?)
* [[Messy Cow]] (artist [[Weng Chen]])
* [[Mora Linda]], [[Minos]], and [[Alejandra Coldthorn]] (''[[Las Lindas]]'', artist [[Chalo|Chalodillo]])
* [[Mrs. Bull]] (artist [[ShoNuff44]])
* [[Milky Bell]] (artist [[S-L-B]])
* [[Vlanche]] (artist [[Bob M. Guthrie]])

== See also ==

* [[W:Bovine|Bovine]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[W:Cattle|Cattle]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Bull|Bull]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Ox|Ox]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Bovine species|Bovine species]]
* [[:Category:Bovine characters|Bovine characters]]
* [[:Category:Bovine-hybrid characters|Bovine-hybrid characters]]

== External links ==

* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/Bovine Bovine] search results in [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=bovine Bovine] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]

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[[File:Cattle 1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Cows]]
[[File:Otis.jpg|right|thumb|Otis, a character from Nickelodeon Movies' ''Barnyard'']]
[[File:BullyforBugsBull.jpg|right|thumb|Toro the Bull from Warner Bros.' 1953 ''Bully for Bugs'', directed by [[W:Chuck Jones|Chuck Jones]].]]
[[File:HomeOnTheRangeGrace.webp|right|thumb|Grace, from Disney's ''Home on the Range'']]
[[File:DisneyFerdinand3D.png|right|thumb|Ferdinand the Bull, a character from 20th Century Fox's 3D feature ''Ferdinand'']]
[[File:Tauren.jpg|right|thumb|''WoW'''s tauren]]
[[File:BeachCowBobGuthrie.jpg|right|thumb|Female cow, art by Bob M. Guthrie]]
'''Bovines''' (subfamily '''Bovinae''') comprise a diverse group of ten genera of medium to large-sized [[mammal]] [[ungulate]]s, including '''cattle''', [[W:Bison|bison]], [[W:African buffalo|African buffalo]]es, [[W:Water buffalo|water buffalo]]es, and the four-[[horn]]ed and spiral-horned [[W:Antelope|antelope]]s.

== Etymology ==

Bovine is derived from [[W:Latin|Latin]] '''''bos''''' ('''''ox'''''), through the [[W:Late Latin|late Latin]] '''''bovinus'''''. "''Bos''" comes from the [[W:Proto-Indo-European language|Indo-European]] root '''''*gʷṓws''''' ([[male]] or [[female]]), meaning '''''cattle''''' (kăt'l).

== Description ==

General characteristics of bovines include [[Hoof|cloven hooves]] and usually, at least one of the [[gender|sexes]] of a species having [[Horn|true horn]]s. Genetic selected hornless bovines are called '''polled'''. The largest bovine in existence is the [[W:Gaur|gaur]].

In many countries, bovid milk and meat are used as food by [[human]]s. Cattle are kept as livestock almost everywhere except in parts of India and Nepal, where they are [[W:Cattle in religion and mythology|considered sacred]] by most [[W:Hindus|Hindus]]. Bovines are used as draft animals and as riding animals.

Small breeds of domestic bovines, such as the [[W:Miniature Zebu|Miniature Zebu]], are kept as [[pet]]s. Bovid leather is highly durable and flexible and is used to produce a wide range of goods, including clothing and bags.

== Bovines in mainstream culture ==

The following are a handful of examples of bovines' influence in mainstream lore:

* '''Mythology and religion'''
** [[W:Kamadhenu|Kamadhenu]] ([[W:Hinduism|Hindu religion]])
** [[W:Mehet-Weret|Mehet-Weret]] ([[Egyptian mythology]])
** [[W:Hathor|Hathor]] (Egyptian mythology)
** [[Minotaur]] ([[W:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]])

* '''Media'''
** Hellcow ([[Marvel Entertainment]])
** [[Clarabelle Cow]] ([[Disney]])
** [[Toro the Bull]] ([[Warner Bros.]]' 1953 ''[[W:Bully for Bugs|Bully for Bugs]]'')
** [[Annabelle (character)|Annabelle]] ([[W:Hallmark Home Entertainment|Hallmark Home Entertainment]])
** [[Cow (Cow and Chicken)|Cow]] (''[[Cow and Chicken]]'') ([[Cartoon Network]])
** [[Molly Moo-Cow]] ([[W:Van Beuren Studios |Van Beuren Studios]], 1930s)
** [[Ferdinand the Bull]] (20th Century Fox's ''[[Ferdinand]]'')
** [[Dalton]] (''[[One Piece]]'')
** Elsie the Cow ([[Borden Dairy]])
** [[Heffer Wolfe]] ([[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'')
** [[Chewcudda]] (Warner Bros.' ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'')
** [[Maggie]], [[Grace]], and [[Mrs. Calloway]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[Home on the Range]]'')
** [[Abigail the Cow]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'')
** [[Taurus Bulba]] ([[Disney Television Animation]]'s ''[[Darwing Duck]]'')
** [[Babe the Blue Ox]] (Disney's ''[[Paul Bunyan (film)|Paul Bunyan]]'')
** [[Otis]], [[Daisy (character)|Daisy]], and [[Daisy (character)|Ben]] ([[Nickelodeon Movies]]' ''[[Barnyard]]'')
** [[Count Nosferamoo]]
** [[Cow Lady]] (''[[My Hero Academia]]'')
** [[Madam Bovine]] (also known as '''Daisy''', ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'')

* '''Gaming'''
** [[Tauren (fictional species)|Tauren]] species ([[W:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]'s ''[[World of Warcraft]]'')

== Cattle ==

'''Cattle''' ('''''Bos taurus''''') are large [[W:domestication|domesticated]], hooved [[W:herbivore|herbivore]]s. They are the most prominent and widespread of the modern members of the bovids, and they are grown almost exclusively for meat ([[W:beef|beef]] or [[W:veal|veal]]), milk, skin hides, and their [[W:Cow dung|dung]], which can be used to create [[W:manure|manure]] or fuel. They are descendants of the extinct [[W:Aurochs|Aurochs]].

=== Etymology ===

* A '''bull''' is an intact (i.e. not [[W:castrated|castrated]]) adult male. A father bull is called a '''sire''' with reference to his offspring, a castrated male cow used for meat is called a '''steer''' (US), and a castrated male kept for draft or riding purposes is called an '''ox'''.
* '''Cow''' is the female of the species. A young female before she has had a calf of her own and who is under three years of age is called a '''heifer''' (p. '''heiferettes'''). Heiferettes with a calf lineage become '''dams'''.
* '''Calves''' (s. '''calf''') are young cattle, regardless of sex, until they are weaned, then they are called '''yearlings''' or '''stirks'''.
* '''Oxen''' (s. '''ox''') are, commonly, castrated adult male cattle used as riding animals and draft animals.
* '''Bullocks''' are also castrated adult male cattle, which in this case are used to pull carts, plows, and other implements.
* '''Maverick''' is an unbranded bovine of either sex (US/AU).

=== Description ===

Bulls are more muscular and aggressive than the females of the species, and due to their temperament, handling requires precaution. Cows have prominent pink [[breast]]s on their underbellies called [[udder]], and both genders play a significant role in beef ranching, dairy farming, and a variety of sporting and cultural activities, including [[W:bullfighting|bullfighting]] and [[W:bull riding|bull riding]].

Cattle are highly social animals, bonding to their herd mates (or, particularly if isolated, to human caregivers), and they engage in social grooming and play.

== Bovines and furry ==

The '''minotaur''' is among some of the ancient mythical [[character]]s that have been adopted by the [[furry fandom]] at large thanks to its part-[[human]], part-[[animal]] design. For example, [[Min (Dungeons & Denizens)|Min]], the minotaur from the [[webcomic]] series ''[[Dungeons & Denizens]]'', is essentially an [[anthro]] bull.

The '''Tauren''' from Blizzard Entertainment's '''''World of Warcraft''''' is also a fandom favorite due to the design and development effort Blizzard put into the species.

Cows are often seen in the furry fandom, with most involved in [[adult]] [[paraphilia]]s like breast-themed (multiple nipples, various locations [chest or crotch area], multiple [[gender]]s, etc.) or [[Hypertrophilia|hyper-sexualized]] themes.

=== Known bovines in furry fandom media ===

* [[Mellany Melons]] (artist [[Elton Portilho]])
* [[Lorenda Soulstealer]] (artist [[Amber Williams]])
* [[Terrorbull]] (artist [[Shawntae Howard]])
* [[Cow (PawPet)|Cow]] ([[Pawpet show|The Pawpet Show]], artist ?)
* [[Messy Cow]] (artist [[Weng Chen]])
* [[Mora Linda]], [[Minos]], and [[Alejandra Coldthorn]] (''[[Las Lindas]]'', artist [[Chalo|Chalodillo]])
* [[Mrs. Bull]] (artist [[ShoNuff44]])
* [[Milky Bell]] (artist [[S-L-B]])
* [[Vlanche]] (artist [[Bob M. Guthrie]])

== See also ==

* [[W:Bovine|Bovine]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[W:Cattle|Cattle]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Bull|Bull]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Ox|Ox]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Bovine species|Bovine species]]
* [[:Category:Bovine characters|Bovine characters]]
* [[:Category:Bovine-hybrid characters|Bovine-hybrid characters]]

== External links ==

* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/Bovine Bovine] search results in [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=bovine Bovine] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]

[[Category:Mammal species]]
[[Category:Bovine species]]
[[Category:Ungulate species]]
{{Wikipedia|Bovine}}
[[ru:Быки]]
[[it:Mucca]]

Bovine

2023-11-11T14:14:13Z

2601:18D:4700:72A0:5D71:E62A:D0F0:2F1A: /* Etymology */

[[File:Cattle 1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Cows]]
[[File:Otis.jpg|right|thumb|Otis, a character from Nickelodeon Movies' ''Barnyard'']]
[[File:BullyforBugsBull.jpg|right|thumb|Toro the Bull from Warner Bros.' 1953 ''Bully for Bugs'', directed by [[W:Chuck Jones|Chuck Jones]].]]
[[File:HomeOnTheRangeGrace.webp|right|thumb|Grace, from Disney's ''Home on the Range'']]
[[File:DisneyFerdinand3D.png|right|thumb|Ferdinand the Bull, a character from 20th Century Fox's 3D feature ''Ferdinand'']]
[[File:Tauren.jpg|right|thumb|''WoW'''s tauren]]
[[File:BeachCowBobGuthrie.jpg|right|thumb|Female cow, art by Bob M. Guthrie]]
'''Bovines''' (subfamily '''Bovinae''') comprise a diverse group of ten genera of medium to large-sized [[mammal]] [[ungulate]]s, including '''cattle''', [[W:Bison|bison]], [[W:African buffalo|African buffalo]]es, [[W:Water buffalo|water buffalo]]es, and the four-[[horn]]ed and spiral-horned [[W:Antelope|antelope]]s.

== Etymology ==

Bovine is derived from [[W:Latin|Latin]] '''''bos''''' ('''''ox'''''), through the [[W:Late Latin|late Latin]] '''''bovinus'''''. "''Bos''" comes from the [[W:Proto-Indo-European language|Indo-European]] root '''''*gʷṓws''''' ([[male]] or [[female]]), meaning '''''cattle''''' (kăt'l).

== Description ==

General characteristics of bovines include [[Hoof|cloven hooves]] and usually, at least one of the [[gender|sexes]] of a species having [[Horn|true horn]]s. Genetic selected hornless bovines are called '''polled'''. The largest bovine in existence is the [[W:Gaur|gaur]].

In many countries, bovid milk and meat are used as food by [[human]]s. Cattle are kept as livestock almost everywhere except in parts of India and Nepal, where they are [[W:Cattle in religion and mythology|considered sacred]] by most [[W:Hindus|Hindus]]. Bovines are used as draft animals and as riding animals.

Small breeds of domestic bovines, such as the [[W:Miniature Zebu|Miniature Zebu]], are kept as [[pet]]s. Bovid leather is highly durable and flexible and is used to produce a wide range of goods, including clothing and bags.

== Bovines in mainstream culture ==

The following are a handful of examples of bovines' influence in mainstream lore:

* '''Mythology and religion'''
** [[W:Kamadhenu|Kamadhenu]] ([[W:Hinduism|Hindu religion]])
** [[W:Mehet-Weret|Mehet-Weret]] ([[Egyptian mythology]])
** [[W:Hathor|Hathor]] (Egyptian mythology)
** [[Minotaur]] ([[W:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]])

* '''Media'''
** Hellcow ([[Marvel Entertainment]])
** [[Clarabelle Cow]] ([[Disney]])
** [[Toro the Bull]] ([[Warner Bros.]]' 1953 ''[[W:Bully for Bugs|Bully for Bugs]]'')
** [[Annabelle (character)|Annabelle]] ([[W:Hallmark Home Entertainment|Hallmark Home Entertainment]])
** [[Cow (Cow and Chicken)|Cow]] (''[[Cow and Chicken]]'') ([[Cartoon Network]])
** [[Molly Moo-Cow]] ([[W:Van Beuren Studios |Van Beuren Studios]], 1930s)
** [[Ferdinand the Bull]] (20th Century Fox's ''[[Ferdinand]]'')
** [[Dalton]] (''[[One Piece]]'')
** Elsie the Cow ([[Borden Dairy]])
** [[Heffer Wolfe]] ([[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'')
** [[Chewcudda]] (Warner Bros.' ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'')
** [[Maggie]], [[Grace]], and [[Mrs. Calloway]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[Home on the Range]]'')
** [[Abigail the Cow]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'')
** [[Taurus Bulba]] ([[Disney Television Animation]]'s ''[[Darwing Duck]]'')
** [[Babe the Blue Ox]] (Disney's ''[[Paul Bunyan (film)|Paul Bunyan]]'')
** [[Otis]], [[Daisy (character)|Daisy]], and [[Daisy (character)|Ben]] ([[Nickelodeon Movies]]' ''[[Barnyard]]'')
** [[Count Nosferamoo]]
** [[Cow Lady]] (''[[My Hero Academia]]'')
** [[Madam Bovine]] (also known as '''Daisy''', ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'')

* '''Gaming'''
** [[Tauren (fictional species)|Tauren]] species ([[W:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]'s ''[[World of Warcraft]]'')

== Cattle ==

'''Cattle''' ('''''Bos taurus''''') are large [[W:domestication|domesticated]], hooved [[W:herbivore|herbivore]]s. They are the most prominent and widespread of the modern members of the bovids, and they are grown almost exclusively for meat ([[W:beef|beef]] or [[W:veal|veal]]), milk, skin hides, and their [[W:Cow dung|dung]], which can be used to create [[W:manure|manure]] or fuel.

=== Etymology ===

* A '''bull''' is an intact (i.e. not [[W:castrated|castrated]]) adult male. A father bull is called a '''sire''' with reference to his offspring, a castrated male cow used for meat is called a '''steer''' (US), and a castrated male kept for draft or riding purposes is called an '''ox'''.
* '''Cow''' is the female of the species A young female before she has had a calf of her own and who is under three years of age is called a '''heifer''' (p. '''heiferettes'''). Heiferettes with a calf lineage become '''dams'''.
* '''Calves''' (s. '''calf''') are young cattle, regardless of sex, until they are weaned, then they are called '''yearlings''' or '''stirks'''.
* '''Oxen''' (s. '''ox''') are, commonly, castrated adult male cattle used as riding animals and draft animals.
* '''Bullocks''' are also castrated adult male cattle, which in this case are used to pull carts, plows, and other implements.
* '''Maverick''' is an unbranded bovine of either sex (US/AU).

=== Description ===

Bulls are more muscular and aggressive than the females of the species, and due to their temperament, handling requires precaution. Cows have prominent pink [[breast]]s on their underbellies called [[udder]], and both genders play a significant role in beef ranching, dairy farming, and a variety of sporting and cultural activities, including [[W:bullfighting|bullfighting]] and [[W:bull riding|bull riding]].

Cattle are highly social animals, bonding to their herd mates (or, particularly if isolated, to human caregivers), and they engage in social grooming and play.

== Bovines and furry ==

The '''minotaur''' is among some of the ancient mythical [[character]]s that have been adopted by the [[furry fandom]] at large thanks to its part-[[human]], part-[[animal]] design. For example, [[Min (Dungeons & Denizens)|Min]], the minotaur from the [[webcomic]] series ''[[Dungeons & Denizens]]'', is essentially an [[anthro]] bull.

The '''Tauren''' from Blizzard Entertainment's '''''World of Warcraft''''' is also a fandom favorite due to the design and development effort Blizzard put into the species.

Cows are often seen in the furry fandom, with most involved in [[adult]] [[paraphilia]]s like breast-themed (multiple nipples, various locations [chest or crotch area], multiple [[gender]]s, etc.) or [[Hypertrophilia|hyper-sexualized]] themes.

=== Known bovines in furry fandom media ===

* [[Mellany Melons]] (artist [[Elton Portilho]])
* [[Lorenda Soulstealer]] (artist [[Amber Williams]])
* [[Terrorbull]] (artist [[Shawntae Howard]])
* [[Cow (PawPet)|Cow]] ([[Pawpet show|The Pawpet Show]], artist ?)
* [[Messy Cow]] (artist [[Weng Chen]])
* [[Mora Linda]], [[Minos]], and [[Alejandra Coldthorn]] (''[[Las Lindas]]'', artist [[Chalo|Chalodillo]])
* [[Mrs. Bull]] (artist [[ShoNuff44]])
* [[Milky Bell]] (artist [[S-L-B]])
* [[Vlanche]] (artist [[Bob M. Guthrie]])

== See also ==

* [[W:Bovine|Bovine]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[W:Cattle|Cattle]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Bull|Bull]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Ox|Ox]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Bovine species|Bovine species]]
* [[:Category:Bovine characters|Bovine characters]]
* [[:Category:Bovine-hybrid characters|Bovine-hybrid characters]]

== External links ==

* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/Bovine Bovine] search results in [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=bovine Bovine] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]

[[Category:Mammal species]]
[[Category:Bovine species]]
[[Category:Ungulate species]]
{{Wikipedia|Bovine}}
[[ru:Быки]]
[[it:Mucca]]

Bovine

2023-11-11T14:12:19Z

2601:18D:4700:72A0:5D71:E62A:D0F0:2F1A: /* Description */

[[File:Cattle 1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Cows]]
[[File:Otis.jpg|right|thumb|Otis, a character from Nickelodeon Movies' ''Barnyard'']]
[[File:BullyforBugsBull.jpg|right|thumb|Toro the Bull from Warner Bros.' 1953 ''Bully for Bugs'', directed by [[W:Chuck Jones|Chuck Jones]].]]
[[File:HomeOnTheRangeGrace.webp|right|thumb|Grace, from Disney's ''Home on the Range'']]
[[File:DisneyFerdinand3D.png|right|thumb|Ferdinand the Bull, a character from 20th Century Fox's 3D feature ''Ferdinand'']]
[[File:Tauren.jpg|right|thumb|''WoW'''s tauren]]
[[File:BeachCowBobGuthrie.jpg|right|thumb|Female cow, art by Bob M. Guthrie]]
'''Bovines''' (subfamily '''Bovinae''') comprise a diverse group of ten genera of medium to large-sized [[mammal]] [[ungulate]]s, including '''cattle''', [[W:Bison|bison]], [[W:African buffalo|African buffalo]]es, [[W:Water buffalo|water buffalo]]es, and the four-[[horn]]ed and spiral-horned [[W:Antelope|antelope]]s.

== Etymology ==

Bovine is derived from [[W:Latin|Latin]] '''''bos''''' ('''''ox'''''), through the [[W:Late Latin|late Latin]] '''''bovinus'''''. "''Bos''" comes from the [[W:Proto-Indo-European language|Indo-European]] root '''''*gʷṓws''''' ([[male]] or [[female]]), meaning '''''cattle''''' (kăt'l).

== Description ==

General characteristics of bovines include [[Hoof|cloven hooves]] and usually, at least one of the [[gender|sexes]] of a species having [[Horn|true horn]]s. Genetic selected hornless bovines are called '''polled'''. The largest bovine in existence is the [[W:Gaur|gaur]].

In many countries, bovid milk and meat are used as food by [[human]]s. Cattle are kept as livestock almost everywhere except in parts of India and Nepal, where they are [[W:Cattle in religion and mythology|considered sacred]] by most [[W:Hindus|Hindus]]. Bovines are used as draft animals and as riding animals.

Small breeds of domestic bovines, such as the [[W:Miniature Zebu|Miniature Zebu]], are kept as [[pet]]s. Bovid leather is highly durable and flexible and is used to produce a wide range of goods, including clothing and bags.

== Bovines in mainstream culture ==

The following are a handful of examples of bovines' influence in mainstream lore:

* '''Mythology and religion'''
** [[W:Kamadhenu|Kamadhenu]] ([[W:Hinduism|Hindu religion]])
** [[W:Mehet-Weret|Mehet-Weret]] ([[Egyptian mythology]])
** [[W:Hathor|Hathor]] (Egyptian mythology)
** [[Minotaur]] ([[W:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]])

* '''Media'''
** Hellcow ([[Marvel Entertainment]])
** [[Clarabelle Cow]] ([[Disney]])
** [[Toro the Bull]] ([[Warner Bros.]]' 1953 ''[[W:Bully for Bugs|Bully for Bugs]]'')
** [[Annabelle (character)|Annabelle]] ([[W:Hallmark Home Entertainment|Hallmark Home Entertainment]])
** [[Cow (Cow and Chicken)|Cow]] (''[[Cow and Chicken]]'') ([[Cartoon Network]])
** [[Molly Moo-Cow]] ([[W:Van Beuren Studios |Van Beuren Studios]], 1930s)
** [[Ferdinand the Bull]] (20th Century Fox's ''[[Ferdinand]]'')
** [[Dalton]] (''[[One Piece]]'')
** Elsie the Cow ([[Borden Dairy]])
** [[Heffer Wolfe]] ([[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'')
** [[Chewcudda]] (Warner Bros.' ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'')
** [[Maggie]], [[Grace]], and [[Mrs. Calloway]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[Home on the Range]]'')
** [[Abigail the Cow]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'')
** [[Taurus Bulba]] ([[Disney Television Animation]]'s ''[[Darwing Duck]]'')
** [[Babe the Blue Ox]] (Disney's ''[[Paul Bunyan (film)|Paul Bunyan]]'')
** [[Otis]], [[Daisy (character)|Daisy]], and [[Daisy (character)|Ben]] ([[Nickelodeon Movies]]' ''[[Barnyard]]'')
** [[Count Nosferamoo]]
** [[Cow Lady]] (''[[My Hero Academia]]'')
** [[Madam Bovine]] (also known as '''Daisy''', ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'')

* '''Gaming'''
** [[Tauren (fictional species)|Tauren]] species ([[W:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]'s ''[[World of Warcraft]]'')

== Cattle ==

'''Cattle''' ('''''Bos taurus''''') are large [[W:domestication|domesticated]], hooved [[W:herbivore|herbivore]]s. They are the most prominent and widespread of the modern members of the bovids, and they are grown almost exclusively for meat ([[W:beef|beef]] or [[W:veal|veal]]), milk, skin hides, and their [[W:Cow dung|dung]], which can be used to create [[W:manure|manure]] or fuel.

=== Etymology ===

* A '''bull''' is an intact (i.e. not [[W:castrated|castrated]]) adult male. A father bull is called a '''sire''' with reference to his offspring, a castrated male is called a '''steer''' (US), and a castrated male kept for draft or riding purposes is called an '''ox'''.
* '''Cow''' is the female of the species A young female before she has had a calf of her own and who is under three years of age is called a '''heifer''' (p. '''heiferettes'''). Heiferettes with a calf lineage become '''dams'''.
* '''Calves''' (s. '''calf''') are young cattle, regardless of sex, until they are weaned, then they are called '''yearlings''' or '''stirks'''.
* '''Oxen''' (s. '''ox''') are, commonly, castrated adult male cattle used as riding animals and draft animals.
* '''Bullocks''' are also castrated adult male cattle, which in this case are used to pull carts, plows, and other implements.
* '''Maverick''' is an unbranded bovine of either sex (US/AU).

=== Description ===

Bulls are more muscular and aggressive than the females of the species, and due to their temperament, handling requires precaution. Cows have prominent pink [[breast]]s on their underbellies called [[udder]], and both genders play a significant role in beef ranching, dairy farming, and a variety of sporting and cultural activities, including [[W:bullfighting|bullfighting]] and [[W:bull riding|bull riding]].

Cattle are highly social animals, bonding to their herd mates (or, particularly if isolated, to human caregivers), and they engage in social grooming and play.

== Bovines and furry ==

The '''minotaur''' is among some of the ancient mythical [[character]]s that have been adopted by the [[furry fandom]] at large thanks to its part-[[human]], part-[[animal]] design. For example, [[Min (Dungeons & Denizens)|Min]], the minotaur from the [[webcomic]] series ''[[Dungeons & Denizens]]'', is essentially an [[anthro]] bull.

The '''Tauren''' from Blizzard Entertainment's '''''World of Warcraft''''' is also a fandom favorite due to the design and development effort Blizzard put into the species.

Cows are often seen in the furry fandom, with most involved in [[adult]] [[paraphilia]]s like breast-themed (multiple nipples, various locations [chest or crotch area], multiple [[gender]]s, etc.) or [[Hypertrophilia|hyper-sexualized]] themes.

=== Known bovines in furry fandom media ===

* [[Mellany Melons]] (artist [[Elton Portilho]])
* [[Lorenda Soulstealer]] (artist [[Amber Williams]])
* [[Terrorbull]] (artist [[Shawntae Howard]])
* [[Cow (PawPet)|Cow]] ([[Pawpet show|The Pawpet Show]], artist ?)
* [[Messy Cow]] (artist [[Weng Chen]])
* [[Mora Linda]], [[Minos]], and [[Alejandra Coldthorn]] (''[[Las Lindas]]'', artist [[Chalo|Chalodillo]])
* [[Mrs. Bull]] (artist [[ShoNuff44]])
* [[Milky Bell]] (artist [[S-L-B]])
* [[Vlanche]] (artist [[Bob M. Guthrie]])

== See also ==

* [[W:Bovine|Bovine]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[W:Cattle|Cattle]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Bull|Bull]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Ox|Ox]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Bovine species|Bovine species]]
* [[:Category:Bovine characters|Bovine characters]]
* [[:Category:Bovine-hybrid characters|Bovine-hybrid characters]]

== External links ==

* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/Bovine Bovine] search results in [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=bovine Bovine] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]

[[Category:Mammal species]]
[[Category:Bovine species]]
[[Category:Ungulate species]]
{{Wikipedia|Bovine}}
[[ru:Быки]]
[[it:Mucca]]

Bovine

2023-11-11T14:11:38Z

2601:18D:4700:72A0:5D71:E62A:D0F0:2F1A: /* Description */

[[File:Cattle 1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Cows]]
[[File:Otis.jpg|right|thumb|Otis, a character from Nickelodeon Movies' ''Barnyard'']]
[[File:BullyforBugsBull.jpg|right|thumb|Toro the Bull from Warner Bros.' 1953 ''Bully for Bugs'', directed by [[W:Chuck Jones|Chuck Jones]].]]
[[File:HomeOnTheRangeGrace.webp|right|thumb|Grace, from Disney's ''Home on the Range'']]
[[File:DisneyFerdinand3D.png|right|thumb|Ferdinand the Bull, a character from 20th Century Fox's 3D feature ''Ferdinand'']]
[[File:Tauren.jpg|right|thumb|''WoW'''s tauren]]
[[File:BeachCowBobGuthrie.jpg|right|thumb|Female cow, art by Bob M. Guthrie]]
'''Bovines''' (subfamily '''Bovinae''') comprise a diverse group of ten genera of medium to large-sized [[mammal]] [[ungulate]]s, including '''cattle''', [[W:Bison|bison]], [[W:African buffalo|African buffalo]]es, [[W:Water buffalo|water buffalo]]es, and the four-[[horn]]ed and spiral-horned [[W:Antelope|antelope]]s.

== Etymology ==

Bovine is derived from [[W:Latin|Latin]] '''''bos''''' ('''''ox'''''), through the [[W:Late Latin|late Latin]] '''''bovinus'''''. "''Bos''" comes from the [[W:Proto-Indo-European language|Indo-European]] root '''''*gʷṓws''''' ([[male]] or [[female]]), meaning '''''cattle''''' (kăt'l).

== Description ==

General characteristics of bovines include [[Hoof|cloven hooves]] and usually, at least one of the [[gender|sexes]] of a species having [[Horn|true horn]]s. Genetic selected hornless bovines are called '''polled'''. The largest bovine in existence is the [[W:Gaur|gaur]].

In many countries, bovid milk and meat are used as food by [[human]]s. Cattle are kept as livestock almost everywhere except in parts of India and Nepal, where they are [[W:Cattle in religion and mythology|considered sacred]] by most [[W:Hindus|Hindus]]. Bovids are used as draft animals and as riding animals. Females are called cows and the males are called bulls. A cats rated male cow is called an ox or a steer.

Small breeds of domestic bovids, such as the [[W:Miniature Zebu|Miniature Zebu]], are kept as [[pet]]s. Bovid leather is highly durable and flexible and is used to produce a wide range of goods, including clothing and bags.

== Bovines in mainstream culture ==

The following are a handful of examples of bovines' influence in mainstream lore:

* '''Mythology and religion'''
** [[W:Kamadhenu|Kamadhenu]] ([[W:Hinduism|Hindu religion]])
** [[W:Mehet-Weret|Mehet-Weret]] ([[Egyptian mythology]])
** [[W:Hathor|Hathor]] (Egyptian mythology)
** [[Minotaur]] ([[W:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]])

* '''Media'''
** Hellcow ([[Marvel Entertainment]])
** [[Clarabelle Cow]] ([[Disney]])
** [[Toro the Bull]] ([[Warner Bros.]]' 1953 ''[[W:Bully for Bugs|Bully for Bugs]]'')
** [[Annabelle (character)|Annabelle]] ([[W:Hallmark Home Entertainment|Hallmark Home Entertainment]])
** [[Cow (Cow and Chicken)|Cow]] (''[[Cow and Chicken]]'') ([[Cartoon Network]])
** [[Molly Moo-Cow]] ([[W:Van Beuren Studios |Van Beuren Studios]], 1930s)
** [[Ferdinand the Bull]] (20th Century Fox's ''[[Ferdinand]]'')
** [[Dalton]] (''[[One Piece]]'')
** Elsie the Cow ([[Borden Dairy]])
** [[Heffer Wolfe]] ([[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'')
** [[Chewcudda]] (Warner Bros.' ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'')
** [[Maggie]], [[Grace]], and [[Mrs. Calloway]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[Home on the Range]]'')
** [[Abigail the Cow]] (Disney Feature Animation's ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'')
** [[Taurus Bulba]] ([[Disney Television Animation]]'s ''[[Darwing Duck]]'')
** [[Babe the Blue Ox]] (Disney's ''[[Paul Bunyan (film)|Paul Bunyan]]'')
** [[Otis]], [[Daisy (character)|Daisy]], and [[Daisy (character)|Ben]] ([[Nickelodeon Movies]]' ''[[Barnyard]]'')
** [[Count Nosferamoo]]
** [[Cow Lady]] (''[[My Hero Academia]]'')
** [[Madam Bovine]] (also known as '''Daisy''', ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'')

* '''Gaming'''
** [[Tauren (fictional species)|Tauren]] species ([[W:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]'s ''[[World of Warcraft]]'')

== Cattle ==

'''Cattle''' ('''''Bos taurus''''') are large [[W:domestication|domesticated]], hooved [[W:herbivore|herbivore]]s. They are the most prominent and widespread of the modern members of the bovids, and they are grown almost exclusively for meat ([[W:beef|beef]] or [[W:veal|veal]]), milk, skin hides, and their [[W:Cow dung|dung]], which can be used to create [[W:manure|manure]] or fuel.

=== Etymology ===

* A '''bull''' is an intact (i.e. not [[W:castrated|castrated]]) adult male. A father bull is called a '''sire''' with reference to his offspring, a castrated male is called a '''steer''' (US), and a castrated male kept for draft or riding purposes is called an '''ox'''.
* '''Cow''' is the female of the species A young female before she has had a calf of her own and who is under three years of age is called a '''heifer''' (p. '''heiferettes'''). Heiferettes with a calf lineage become '''dams'''.
* '''Calves''' (s. '''calf''') are young cattle, regardless of sex, until they are weaned, then they are called '''yearlings''' or '''stirks'''.
* '''Oxen''' (s. '''ox''') are, commonly, castrated adult male cattle used as riding animals and draft animals.
* '''Bullocks''' are also castrated adult male cattle, which in this case are used to pull carts, plows, and other implements.
* '''Maverick''' is an unbranded bovine of either sex (US/AU).

=== Description ===

Bulls are more muscular and aggressive than the females of the species, and due to their temperament, handling requires precaution. Cows have prominent pink [[breast]]s on their underbellies called [[udder]], and both genders play a significant role in beef ranching, dairy farming, and a variety of sporting and cultural activities, including [[W:bullfighting|bullfighting]] and [[W:bull riding|bull riding]].

Cattle are highly social animals, bonding to their herd mates (or, particularly if isolated, to human caregivers), and they engage in social grooming and play.

== Bovines and furry ==

The '''minotaur''' is among some of the ancient mythical [[character]]s that have been adopted by the [[furry fandom]] at large thanks to its part-[[human]], part-[[animal]] design. For example, [[Min (Dungeons & Denizens)|Min]], the minotaur from the [[webcomic]] series ''[[Dungeons & Denizens]]'', is essentially an [[anthro]] bull.

The '''Tauren''' from Blizzard Entertainment's '''''World of Warcraft''''' is also a fandom favorite due to the design and development effort Blizzard put into the species.

Cows are often seen in the furry fandom, with most involved in [[adult]] [[paraphilia]]s like breast-themed (multiple nipples, various locations [chest or crotch area], multiple [[gender]]s, etc.) or [[Hypertrophilia|hyper-sexualized]] themes.

=== Known bovines in furry fandom media ===

* [[Mellany Melons]] (artist [[Elton Portilho]])
* [[Lorenda Soulstealer]] (artist [[Amber Williams]])
* [[Terrorbull]] (artist [[Shawntae Howard]])
* [[Cow (PawPet)|Cow]] ([[Pawpet show|The Pawpet Show]], artist ?)
* [[Messy Cow]] (artist [[Weng Chen]])
* [[Mora Linda]], [[Minos]], and [[Alejandra Coldthorn]] (''[[Las Lindas]]'', artist [[Chalo|Chalodillo]])
* [[Mrs. Bull]] (artist [[ShoNuff44]])
* [[Milky Bell]] (artist [[S-L-B]])
* [[Vlanche]] (artist [[Bob M. Guthrie]])

== See also ==

* [[W:Bovine|Bovine]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[W:Cattle|Cattle]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Bull|Bull]] on Wikipedia
* [[W:Ox|Ox]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Bovine species|Bovine species]]
* [[:Category:Bovine characters|Bovine characters]]
* [[:Category:Bovine-hybrid characters|Bovine-hybrid characters]]

== External links ==

* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/Bovine Bovine] search results in [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=bovine Bovine] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]

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Rocko's Modern Life

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'''''Rocko's Modern Life''''' is an animated television series created by Joe Murray which aired on [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]]. It aired 52 episodes between 1993 to 1996.

== Characters ==

* Rocko, a [[wallaby]]
* Spunky, Rocko's [[dog]]
* Heffer, a [[steer]]
* Filburt, a [[turtle]]
* Ed and Bev Bighead, [[toad]]s

== Comics ==

Marvel Comics published a seven-issue ''Rocko's Modern Life'' comic book series, cover dated 1994 June<ref>http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=93972</ref> to 1994 December.<ref>https://www.comics.org/issue/210203/</ref>

In 2017, [[Boom! Studios]] began publishing a new ''Rocko's Modern Life'' comic book series, with the first issue on sale in comic shops on December 6, 2017.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190104161442/https://www.previewsworld.com/NewReleases/Export?format=txt&releaseDate=12/06/2017 New Releases For 12/6/2017] at previewsworld.com, archived January 4, 2019 at archive.org's Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 4, 2019.</ref>

== TV Special ==
A special based on the series was announced by Nickelodeon on August 11, 2016 called ''Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling''. Production on the film was completed by February 8, 2018<ref>[http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2018/02/rockos-modern-life-static-cling.html Info about the production of Rocko Static Cling] Retrieved April 24, 2019</ref> and has been released on Netflix on August 9, 2019. This takes place 20 years, and after being stuck in space, Rocko and his friends, Heffer and Filbert, return to a late-2010s era O-Town with modern amenities such as constantly updating touchscreen phones, radioactive energy drinks, food trucks and coffee shops on every corner among many others. Rocko, who does not share his friends' enthusiasm for the 21st century, attempts to get his favorite television show ''The Fatheads'' back on the air, so he goes on a quest to find Ralph Bighead, the show's creator. However, due to being transgender, Ralph now goes by Rachel.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Rocko's Modern Life|Rocko's Modern Life]] on Wikipedia

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.boom-studios.com/series/rocko/ Rocko's Modern Life] at Boom! Studios website (comic books)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235230/http://members.aol.com:80/rockopage1/rocko.html Richard Brant's Rocko Page] (fanpage), archived 2007 November at archive.org's Wayback Machine

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Liliger

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A '''Liliger''' is a [[hybrid]] cross between a [[male]] [[lion]] and a [[female]] [[liger]]. Thus, it is a second generation hybrid. In accordance with Haldane's rule, male tigons and ligers are sterile, but female ligers and tigons can produce cubs. The first such hybrid was born in 1943, at the Hellabrunn Zoo.

Male liligers are generally slightly larger than the females, possess characteristics they share from their parents, like manes and spots from their lion father, with stripes from their hybrid mother. While ligers often inherit the sandy coloring and stripes of its parentage, liligers often develop rosettes similar to a [[leopard]].

==See also==

*[[W:Liliger|Liliger]] on [[Wikipedia]]
*[[:Category:Liliger characters|Liliger characters]]

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Rythmik

2023-11-11T10:31:24Z

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'''Rythmik''' (formerly '''Kwewu''') is a [[fursuiter]] and crafter. His [[fursona]] is a [[Wolf (species)|wolf]].

==External links==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rythmik Rythmik] on [[Fur Affinity]]
** [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/kwewutehwolf/ Kwewu] on Fur Affinity (abandoned account)
* [https://twitter.com/@Rythmik_paws @Rythmik_paws] on [[Twitter]]
** [https://twitter.com/Rythmik_AD @Rythmik_AD] on Twitter (locked, "[[After Dark]]"/NSFW account)

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Karasu925

2023-11-11T10:27:29Z

2601:18D:4700:72A0:5D71:E62A:D0F0:2F1A: Created page with ''''Karasu925''' is a furry. His fursona is a wolfcoon (wolf-raccoon hybrid).<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/karasu925 Karasu925's profile] on Fur Affin...'

'''Karasu925''' is a furry. His [[fursona]] is a wolfcoon ([[wolf]]-[[raccoon]] [[hybrid]]).<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/karasu925 Karasu925's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 11, 2023.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/karasu925 Karasu925] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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Secfur20

2023-11-11T10:19:59Z

2601:18D:4700:72A0:5D71:E62A:D0F0:2F1A: Created page with ''''Secfur20''' is a furry. ==Fursona== Secfur20's fursona is a zebra/rabbit hybrid.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/secfur20 Secfur20's profile] on Fur...'

'''Secfur20''' is a furry.

==Fursona==
Secfur20's [[fursona]] is a [[zebra]]/[[rabbit]] [[hybrid]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/secfur20 Secfur20's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved November 11, 2023.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/secfur20 Secfur20] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Sec%20Fur Secfur20] on [[Facebook]]

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