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Fox

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| name = Fox
| image = [[File:Vulpes vulpes sitting.jpg|319x139px|center]]
| caption = A red fox (''Vulpes vulpes'')
| kingdom = [[W:Animalia|Animalia]]
| phylum = [[W:Chordata|Chordata]]
| class = [[W:mamilia|Mamilia]]
| order = [[W:carnivora|Carnivora]]
| family = [[W:Canidae|Canidae]]
| tribe = [[W:Vulpini|Vulpini]]
| genus = ''Vulpes'', ''Cerdocyon'', ''Dusicyon'', ''Lycalopex'', ''Otocyon'', ''Urocyon''
| species =
| binomial =
| synonyms =
}}
[[File:Bioclr.jpg|right|thumb|174px|Depiction of standard anthropomorphic and [[nonmorphic]] red fox fursonas.]]
[[File:Microvixensdustmeat.jpg|right|280px|thumb|[[Micro]] vixens. Art by [[Dustmeat]].]]
'''Foxes''', scientifically referred to as '''vulpines''', is a common name to properly refer to any one of the 27 species of small- to medium-sized [[omnivorous]] [[mammal]]s belonging to the [[Canidae]] family, and bearing vulpine characteristics, particularly the sharp features and the brush-like [[tail]].

The [[female]] fox is called a '''vixen''', and [[male]] is referred to as a '''tod''' or '''dog'''. Tod (originally ''todd'' or ''todde'')<ref>[https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/tod_n_1 Tod] - ''A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)'' (2001)</ref><ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Todd Todd]. Retrieved April 1, 2014.</ref> is often used more frequently than its counterpart, "dog", in that there's less chance for confusion with other varieties of canine (many of which are also colloquially referred to as dogs). Their young are called '''kits''', '''cubs''', or '''pups'''. A group of foxes is called a '''skulk''' or '''leash'''<ref name=allanimals>[http://www.allaboutanimals.org.uk/PK-Favorite-Fox.asp]. Retrieved April 1, 2014.</ref>.

== Overview ==

The most common species associated with a fox is the [[red fox]], belonging to the ''Vulpes'' genus. Other fox species include the [[Arctic fox|Arctic foxes]], [[kit fox]]es, [[W:Crab-eating fox|crab-eating foxes]], and [[fennec fox]]es. Foxes are largely characterized by their long, accentuated [[muzzle]]s and bottlebrush [[tail]]s, though other distinguishing features include retractible [[claw]]s (much like [[cat|cats]] and other [[feline]]s), vertical [[W:Pupil (anatomy)|pupils]], and, in the [[grey fox]], the ability to climb trees<ref name=allanimals/>.

From birth, foxes are blind and unable to walk; a vixen, typically the mother of the cub or cubs, remains at all times with her litter from birth until the cubs are able to see, move, and function alone<ref>[[W:Red fox#Reproduction and development|''Reproduction and development'']] section on the [[W:Red fox|Red fox]]'s [[Wikipedia]] article. Retrieved April 1, 2014.</ref>. From this point onward, cubs must begin to wean, search for their first food (often earthworms, [[insect]]s, and berries), and begin to sleep alone, instead of with parents or other guardians.

== Foxes and furry ==

Foxes are one of the [[List of most popular phenotypes|most popular phenotypes]] (if not the ''most'' popular) in the fandom, with the red fox being the most popular fox species. This may be due to the frequent [[anthropomorphism]] of foxes in literature (such as in ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'', Disney's ''[[Robin Hood]]'', and [[W:Roald Dahl|Roald Dahl's]] ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox]]''). In addition, foxes are a large [[W:archetype|archetype]] in figures of speech, such as "the fox guarding the henhouse", "crazy/sly as a fox", "she's a fox", etc.

As foxes are portrayed frequently and in a myriad of ways,{{clarify}} they often have a broader appeal to [[role-play|role-players]],{{fact}} making them easier to relate to and associate with,{{clarify}} and making it a popular choice of [[fursona]].{{clarify}}{{fact}}

=== Characters and fursonas ===

In traditional media, foxes are often portrayed as mischievous and cunning (Aesop) or heroic (Robin Hood); in furry fandom, however, foxes have become so universally popular that they are no longer restricted to those traits by any means, most recently with Nick Wilde in the 2016 Disney animated film ''[[Zootopia]]''.{{clarify}}

While many{{who}} may prefer a more realistic fursona, reflecting the fox's quiet beauty, intelligence, and cunningness, others may prefer a more [[cartoon]]-like fursona (such as being silly, playful, and amorous), or have a more [[sex]]ually based, or [[yiff]]y fursona.

Foxes, in some cultures and beliefs, are frequently associated with gender mutability (Kitsune were traditionally depicted as being able to transform into an old [[man]], a young [[woman]], or a mature fox at will), making it the most common phenotype among [[transgender]] [[fur]]s,{{fact}} with almost one in six being a vulpine of some sort.{{clarify}}{{citation needed}}.

=== Vixens ===
:''This section is about the female fox. For topics that share the name, see [[Vixen]]''
Vixens (from Old English ''fyxen''),<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=vixen ] . Retrieved April 1, 2014.</ref> are often notoriously characterized as [[Hyper-sexed|hypersexual]], attractive, and voluptuous, likely due to the notorious label of the same name given to attractive, voluptuous, or otherwise attractive [[human]] females.{{cn}}

The "[[W:dumb blonde|dumb blonde]]" [[stereotype]] may apply to many vixens, leading to practice of "vixen jokes" (a tongue-in-cheek parody of "blonde jokes". See furry character [[Sheila Vixen]]); [[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner Of the Park]]'', a [[furry]] [[webcomic]], bases many of its running gags around the "stupidity" of foxes,{{cn}} a contradiction to the "cunning fox" mainstream view (see [[Räven (Hedningarna)|Räven]]).

==== Voop ====

'''Voop''' or '''voopies''' is a rarer term for ''vixen''; its [[furspeech|furry terminology]]'s origin is unknown. Known voop characters include '''The Voops''' ([[Melonie Voop]] and [[Edith Voop]]), fox characters on the ''[[Funday PawPet Show]]'', and [[Richard Hallock]]'s [[Virtual Vikki]], original known as the "'''Digi-Voop'''".{{cn}}

== See also ==

* [[W:Fox|Fox]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[Tod]]
* [[Foxer]]
* [[Kumiho]]
* [[Kitsune]]
* [[Foxtaur]]
* [[FoxMUCK]]
* [[Foxish language]]
* [[:Category:Fox species]]
* [[:Category:Fox characters]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
=== Media ===

* [http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-predation-foxes-aided-earth-magnetic.html Phys.org article] suggesting foxes catch their prey using the Earth's magnetic field as a form of range-finder.

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Fox

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{{Infobox species
| name = Fox
| image = [[File:Vulpes vulpes sitting.jpg|319x139px|center]]
| caption = A red fox (''vulpes vulpes'')
| kingdom = [[W:Animalia|Animalia]]
| phylum = [[W:Chordata|Chordata]]
| class = [[W:mamilia|Mamilia]]
| order = [[W:carnivora|Carnivora]]
| family = [[W:Canidae|Canidae]]
| tribe = [[W:Vulpini|Vulpini]]
| genus = ''Vulpes'', ''Cerdocyon'', ''Dusicyon'', ''Lycalopex'', ''Otocyon'', ''Urocyon''
| species =
| binomial =
| synonyms =
}}
[[File:Bioclr.jpg|right|thumb|174px|Depiction of standard anthropomorphic and [[nonmorphic]] red fox fursonas.]]
[[File:Microvixensdustmeat.jpg|right|280px|thumb|[[Micro]] vixens. Art by [[Dustmeat]].]]
'''Foxes''', scientifically referred to as '''vulpines''', is a common name to properly refer to any one of the 27 species of small- to medium-sized [[omnivorous]] [[mammal|mammals]] belonging to the [[Canidae]] family, and bearing vulpine characteristics, particularly the sharp features and the brush-like [[tail]].

The [[female]] fox is called a '''vixen''', and [[male]] is referred to as a '''tod''' or '''dog'''. Tod (originally ''todd'' or ''todde'')<ref>[https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/tod_n_1 Tod] - ''A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)'' (2001)</ref><ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Todd Todd]. Retrieved April 1, 2014.</ref> is often used more frequently than its counterpart, "dog", in that there's less chance for confusion with other varieties of canine (many of which are also colloquially referred to as dogs). Their young are called '''kits''', '''cubs''', or '''pups'''. A group of foxes is called a '''skulk''' or '''leash'''<ref name=allanimals>[http://www.allaboutanimals.org.uk/PK-Favorite-Fox.asp]. Retrieved April 1, 2014.</ref>.

== Overview ==

The most common species associated with a fox is the [[red fox]], belonging to the ''Vulpes'' genus. Other fox species include the [[arctic fox|Arctic foxes]], [[kit fox]]es, [[W:Crab-eating fox|crab-eating foxes]], and [[fennec fox]]es. Foxes are largely characterized by their long, accentuated [[muzzle]]s and bottlebrush [[tail]]s, though other distinguishing features include retractible [[claw]]s (much like [[cat|cats]] and other [[feline]]s), vertical [[W:Pupil (anatomy)|pupils]], and, in the [[grey fox]], the ability to climb trees<ref name=allanimals/>.

From birth, foxes are blind and unable to walk; a vixen, typically the mother of the cub or cubs, remains at all times with her litter from birth until the cubs are able to see, move, and function alone<ref>[[W:Red fox#Reproduction and development|''Reproduction and development'']] section on the [[W:Red fox|Red fox]]'s [[Wikipedia]] article. Retrieved April 1, 2014.</ref>. From this point onward, cubs must begin to wean, search for their first food (often earthworms, [[insect]]s, and berries), and begin to sleep alone, instead of with parents or other guardians.

== Foxes and furry ==

Foxes are one of the [[List of most popular phenotypes|most popular phenotypes]] (if not the ''most'' popular) in the fandom, with the red fox being the most popular fox species. This may be due to the frequent [[anthropomorphism]] of foxes in literature (such as in ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'', Disney's ''[[Robin Hood]]'', and [[W:Roald Dahl|Roald Dahl's]] ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox]]''). In addition, foxes are a large [[W:archetype|archetype]] in figures of speech, such as "the fox guarding the henhouse", "crazy/sly as a fox", "she's a fox", etc.

As foxes are portrayed frequently and in a myriad of ways,{{clarify}} they often have a broader appeal to [[role-play|role-players]],{{fact}} making them easier to relate to and associate with,{{clarify}} and making it a popular choice of [[fursona]].{{clarify}}{{fact}}

=== Characters and fursonas ===

In traditional media, foxes are often portrayed as mischievous and cunning (Aesop) or heroic (Robin Hood); in furry fandom, however, foxes have become so universally popular that they are no longer restricted to those traits by any means, most recently with Nick Wilde in the 2016 Disney animated film ''[[Zootopia]]''.{{clarify}}

While many{{who}} may prefer a more realistic fursona, reflecting the fox's quiet beauty, intelligence, and cunningness, others may prefer a more [[cartoon]]-like fursona (such as being silly, playful, and amorous), or have a more [[sex]]ually based, or [[yiff]]y fursona.

Foxes, in some cultures and beliefs, are frequently associated with gender mutability (Kitsune were traditionally depicted as being able to transform into an old [[man]], a young [[woman]], or a mature fox at will), making it the most common phenotype among [[transgender]] [[fur]]s,{{fact}} with almost one in six being a vulpine of some sort.{{clarify}}{{citation needed}}.

=== Vixens ===
:''This section is about the female fox. For topics that share the name, see [[Vixen]]''
Vixens (from Old English ''fyxen''),<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=vixen ] . Retrieved April 1, 2014.</ref> are often notoriously characterized as [[Hyper-sexed|hypersexual]], attractive, and voluptuous, likely due to the notorious label of the same name given to attractive, voluptuous, or otherwise attractive [[human]] females.{{cn}}

The "[[W:dumb blonde|dumb blonde]]" [[stereotype]] may apply to many vixens, leading to practice of "vixen jokes" (a tongue-in-cheek parody of "blonde jokes". See furry character [[Sheila Vixen]]); [[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner Of the Park]]'', a [[furry]] [[webcomic]], bases many of its running gags around the "stupidity" of foxes,{{cn}} a contradiction to the "cunning fox" mainstream view (see [[Räven (Hedningarna)|Räven]]).

==== Voop ====

'''Voop''' or '''voopies''' is a rarer term for ''vixen''; its [[furspeech|furry terminology]]'s origin is unknown. Known voop characters include '''The Voops''' ([[Melonie Voop]] and [[Edith Voop]]), fox characters on the ''[[Funday PawPet Show]]'', and [[Richard Hallock]]'s [[Virtual Vikki]], original known as the "'''Digi-Voop'''".{{cn}}

==See also==

* [[W:Fox|Fox]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[Tod]]
* [[Foxer]]
* [[Kumiho]]
* [[Kitsune]]
* [[Foxtaur]]
* [[FoxMUCK]]
* [[Foxish language]]
* [[:Category:Fox species]]
* [[:Category:Fox characters]]

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
=== Media ===

* [http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-predation-foxes-aided-earth-magnetic.html Phys.org article] suggesting foxes catch their prey using the Earth's magnetic field as a form of range-finder.

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[[it:Volpe]]
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Category:Canid species

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[[Canid]] species.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Canid characters]]

=== External links ===
* http://www.canids.org/

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Tanuki

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[[File:Tanuki furry art tanukisan fursona.png|right|200px|thumb|An example of a furry depiction of a tanuki. (The fursona of [[Tanukisan]])]]
'''Tanuki''' (タヌキ or 狸) is often mistakenly translated as [[raccoon]] or [[badger]], but is in fact, a '''raccoon dog''' (''Nyctereutes procyonoides'') a distinct canid species native to Japan, China, Korea and southeastern Siberia. Tanuki have been part of [[Japanese mythology]] since ancient times. The mythical tanuki is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and [[shapeshifting]], but somewhat gullible and absent-minded.

== Tanuki in yōkai folklore ==

The current humorous image of tanuki is thought to have been developed during the [[Wikipedia:Kamakura period|Kamakura era]]. The wild tanuki has unusually large [[Genitalia|testicles]], a feature often comically exaggerated in artistic depictions of tanuki. Tanuki may be shown with their testicles flung over their backs like a traveller's pack, or using them as drums. Tanuki are also typically depicted as having large bellies. They may be shown drumming on their bellies instead of their testicles, especially in children's art.

Statues of tanuki can be found outside many Japanese temples and restaurants, especially noodle shops. These statues often wear big, cone-shaped hats and carry bottles of sake in one hand, and a "promissory note" (a bill it never pays), or sometimes an empty purse, in the other hand. Tanuki statues always have a large belly, and contemporary sculptures may or may not show them with the traditional large testicles. These exaggerated features represent fertility and plenty. Called ''kintama'' (lit. golden balls, or golden egg; 金玉) in Japanese, the testes are supposedly symbols of good luck rather than overt sexual symbols (the Japanese are more tolerant of low humor than most Western nations).

During the Kamakura and Muromachi eras, some stories began to include more frightening, man-eating tanuki. Other stories report tanuki as being harmless and productive members of society. Several shrines have stories of past priests who were tanuki in disguise. Shapeshifting tanuki are sometimes believed to be a transformation of the souls of household goods that were used for one hundred years or more.

A popular tale known as ''Bunbuku chagama'' is about a tanuki who fooled a monk by transforming into a tea-kettle. Another is about a tanuki who tricked a hunter by disguising his arms as tree boughs, until he spread both arms at the same time and fell off the tree. Tanuki are said to cheat merchants with leaves they have magically disguised as paper money. Some stories describe tanuki as using leaves as part of their own shape-shifting magic.

In metalworking, tanuki skins were often used for thinning gold. As a result, tanuki became associated with metal mines and metal craftwork and were marketed as front yard decoration and good luck charm for bringing in prosperity.

== Name ==

While tanuki are prominent in Japanese folklore and proverbs, they were not always distinguished from other animals. In local dialects, ''tanuki'' and ''[[mujina]]'' (狢, [[kyujitai]]: 貉) can refer to raccoon dogs or badgers. An animal known as ''tanuki'' in one region may be known as ''mujina'' in another region. In modern Tokyo standard dialect, ''tanuki'' refers to raccoon dogs and ''anaguma'' refers to badgers. Regional dishes known as ''tanuki-jiru'' ("tanuki soup") may contain either raccoon dog or badger, although the taste of the latter is often preferred.

Originally, the characters for tanuki, 狸 ([[kyujitai]]: 貍) were used to refer to other mid-sized mammals, mostly [[wild cat]]s. {{fact}} Since wild cats live only in limited regions of Japan (''e.g.'' [[Iriomote]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]), it is believed that the characters began to be used to mean "tanuki" instead starting around the [[History of Japan#Feudal Japan|Japanese feudal era]]. This shift in meaning, along with the rarity of the raccoon dog outside Japan, may have contributed to confusion over the proper translation of "tanuki" into other languages.

In Japanese slang, ''tanuki kao'' ("tanuki face") refers to women with wide-set eyes, wide foreheads, full lips, and a round face. ''[[Kitsune (mythology)|Kitsune]] kao'' ("fox face") refers to women with narrow faces, close-set eyes, thin eyebrows, and high cheekbones.

== Popular culture ==
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* The Tom Robbins novel, ''[[Villa Incognito]]'', features a central character portrayed as "the" Tanuki, either an avatar of or physical representation of the spirit-being of the same name. Both the wild animals and their folkloric counterparts play a significant role.
* In a short story by Jan Hodgman, "Tanuki" (The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling), a mischievous temple tanuki may or may not be the reincarnation of a Zen monk.
* In ''[[w:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', [[w:Mario|Mario]] has the ability to change into a tanuki by using a power-up called the "Tanooki suit". While wearing the Tanooki Suit, Mario gains the ability to turn into a statue, which resembles a stone [[Wikipedia:Jizo|Jizō]]. When Mario transforms into Raccoon Mario, he uses a leaf to complete the shapeshifting, like the tanuki of legend. Also, in ''[[w:Super Mario Sunshine|Super Mario Sunshine]]'', there are raccoon-like creatures that sell Shine Sprites for 10 blue coins each. These are likely to be tanuki, due to their light brown colouration.
* Before the release of ''[[W:Super Mario 3D Land|Super Mario 3D Land]]'' in 2011, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ''(PETA)'' unsuccessfully challenged Nintendo into removing the "Tanooki" power-up from the game, due to their claim that it promotes the fur-hunting industry. PETA also released a grotesque parody game of a tanuki trying to get his pelt back from Super Mario.
*A character named Heinrad in the ''[[Beast Wars|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Transformers series has the alternate form of a tanuki (albeit a tanuki with a clock in its stomach).
* In the ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' series of video games, the store owner is a [[bipedal]] talking raccoon dog named "Tom Nook", which is a play on the word "tanuki".
* In the video game "Pocky & Rocky", released by Natsume in 1992, one of the two main characters is Rocky, a tanuki and Pocky's pet. In the game and its sequels ''Pocky & Rocky 2'' released in 1994, and ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'', released in 2001, Rocky has the ability to throw green leaves as an attack as well as the power to turn into a statue. In Japan the series is known as ''KiKi KaiKai''.
* In [[Studio Ghibli]]'s film ''[[Pom Poko]]'' the shapeshifting tanuki are fighting construction workers, who are destroying their habitat, with use of their illusion powers and large scrotums. Some viewers were surprised at the depiction of giant animal testes (called "pouches" in the American version) in the film when it was imported to the United States and distributed by [[Disney]]. 'Tanuki' was translated as 'raccoon' for both the English subtitles and the English dub of the film.<ref>http://www.comingsoon.net/news/dvdreviewsnews.php?id=10819</ref>
* In Hiroyuki Takei's [[manga]], Shaman King, the tanuki Ponchi wears nothing, revealing large testicles that he uses to restrain/smother Manta Oyamada in an early appearance. The [[anime]] censors this by including a diaper and using his stomach instead.
*In the manga ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' one story involves an old man who one day walking in the woods with his grandson, came upon a tanuki caught in a hunter's trap and set it free. Later on after the little boy died suddenly and the old man is on his death bed, the tanuki, repaying the old man for his kindness, transforms into the old mans grandson and stays with him till he passes.
* In the anime ''InuYasha'', a tanuki named Hachi occasionally assists the main characters by transporting them. He places a green leaf on his head to become a gigantic creature that resembles an ambulatory sock more than anything else.
* In the anime ''Naruto'', the tanuki Shukaku is one of nine demons sealed within persons, giving them supernatural powers. Its host, Gaara, enjoys the ability to move and levitate sand at will, and sand moves to shield and protect him regardless of his will. These gifts, however, are at the cost of not being able to sleep, and an unstable personality. In extreme circumstances Shukaku may physically manifest as a giant creature made of sand. The story of Shukaku is partially a reference to Bunbuku chagama- the demon was originally a priest sealed in a tea kettle.
* In the MMORPG [Ragnarok Online, there is a tanuki-inspired monster called Smokie. Smokies are raccoon (or raccoon dog) monsters that once tamed as pets, may be prompted to perform a "trick" in which it either transforms into a leaf or uses a leaf to magically facilitate a vanishing act. Smokies commonly drop an item called a "Raccoon Leaf", which is an ingredient for a quest headgear that looks like a large leaf on the character's forehead when equipped called "Huge Leaf".
* The [[mascot]] of the anime convention Anime Mid-Atlantic is Tanuki-chan, a [[kemonomimi]] with raccoon/tanuki-like features.
* In [http://www.helloziyi.us/Movies/Operetta_Tanuki_Goten.htm Princess Raccoon], a 2005 film by director Seijun Suzuki, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi portrays Tanuki-hime, a tanuki princess who falls in love with a human prince.
* The Japanese punk band Melt Banana recorded a song entitled "Pidgeon-Headed Raccoon-Dog".
* The comic story ''Moth & Tanuki'' by Ian C. Thomas, appearing in Australian manga anthology, OzTAKU, and the monthly kids' magazine MANIA (2007).
* In Japan, artist Atamoto created a web-comic series, Raccoon Dog and Fox ''(タヌキとキツネ)'', which evolved into books, LINE stickers, and merchandise such as custom Rakuten cards and JR card holders.
== References ==

<references/>

== See also ==

* [[:Category:Tanuki characters|Tanuki characters]]
* [[W:Tanuki|Tanuki]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[W:Bake-danuki|Bake-danuki]] on [[Wikipedia]]

==External links==

*[http://www.obakemono.com/obake/tanuki/ Entry on "tanuki" at The Obakemono Project]
*[http://www.jh-author.com/tanuki.htm Tanuki at The Portal of Transformation]
*[http://www.stinky.com/anabu/ Japanese commercial featuring Little Red Riding Hood and a Tanuki]
*[http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tanuki.shtml Entry on "tanuki" at The A-Z Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist Statuary]

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Halfworlder

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The '''Halfworlders''' are a race of artificially-engineered, bipedal, [[anthropomorphic]] [[animal]]s<ref>[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Halfworlder Halfworlder] article on the [https://marvel.fandom.com/ Marvel <nowiki>[</nowiki>Database<nowiki>]</nowiki>] website. Retrieved August 27, 2022. </ref> and [[alien]]s appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are from Halfworld, which is a planet and asylum located within the Keystone Quadrant where they are created from various species of Earth animals being given genetic and cybernetic experiments. One of the Halfworlders is [[Rocket Raccoon]], who is a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

==References==
<References/>

==External links==
*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Halfworlder Halfworlder] on the [https://marvel.fandom.com/ Marvel Database]

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Hybrid

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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 ==

* [[Discord (character)|Discord]] ([[Hasbro]]'s ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'')
* [[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]]'')
* [[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]]'')
* Wuzzles - ([[Disney]]'s ''[[The Wuzzles]]'')
* [[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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