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[[File:ColinRaccoonAndNicolFursonas.jpg|right|thumb|link=File:ColinRaccoonAndNicolFursonasFull.jpg|190px|Colin Raccoon and Nicol Firefox]]<br />
'''Colin''', also known as '''Nicol Firefox''' (real name '''Colin Matthew Palmer'''; born September 24,<ref>[http://www.furry.org.nz/furslist/ Colin] on The New Zealand Furs List. Retrieved Janaury 20, 2015.</ref> 1975 - died November 15, 2014), was a [[furry fan]] and [[fursuiter]] who lived in [[W:Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton, New Zealand]]. <br />
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== Fandom inolvement ==<br />
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Colin was a [[webmaster]] for ''[[furry.org.nz]]'', and (as '''Nicol''') the owner of [[Cub Central]]. Between 2009 and 2011, Colin was on the [[staff]] of [[FurcoNZ]], acting as [[website administrator]] and dealing with [[IT support]]. In 2010 he was also a [[sous-chef]] on the kitchen team.{{cn}}<br />
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=== Fursonas ===<br />
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Colin's main [[fursona]], a [[raccoon]], was sometimes called '''Colin Raccoon''' to distinguish it from his real-life self. In addition to his raccoon fursona, Colin also had a [[red panda]] character named '''Nicol Firefox''', who Colin played in a [[fursuit]].<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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Colin was interviewed by [[Bruce Holloway]] of the ''[[Waikato Times]]'' for the September 16, 2006, article ''[[Fur fantasy fanatics only]]''<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3798599a6579,00.html]. Retrieved ?.</ref>, which briefly describes [[furry fandom]] in Hamilton, and in New Zealand as a whole.<br />
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The same year, Colin appeared with and without his fursuit on ''[[Eating Media Lunch]]'', a satirical news program that airs on New Zealand's ''[[TV2]]''.<ref>{{youtube|dq9vXg9wSmE|Furries on Eating Media Lunch}}</ref> On the program, Colin talked about various aspects of furry fandom and [[fursuiting]]. After seeing [[artwork]] on [[furry.org.nz]], the interviewer asked Colin for his opinions on [[furotica]] and [[bestiality]].{{cn}}<br />
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Colin also appeared on television in ''[[Bringing Out the Animal in You (Nightline TV)|Bringing Out the Animal in You]]'', a three-and-a-half-minute segment that aired on November 6, 2006 on New Zealand's ''[[TV3]]''.<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Colin died suddenly on November 15, 2014, at the age of 39.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/277437528955036/permalink/850793431619440/</ref><ref>''[http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=colin-matthew-palmer&pid=173257869&fhid=12579 Death Notice - Colin Matthew Palmer]'' - ''[[W:The New Zealand Herald|The New Zealand Herald]]''. Retrieved November 24, 2014.</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://raccoon.osoal.org.nz/ Colin's homepage]<br />
* [https://inkbunny.net/nicolfirefox Nicol Firefox] on [[Inkbunny]]<br />
* [https://nicol-firefox.sofurry.com/ Nicol Firefox] on [[SoFurry]]<br />
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/colinraccoon/ Colin Raccoon] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/colin.palmer.7393 Colin Palmer] on [[Facebook]]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/raccolin Colin Palmer] (raccolin) on [[Twitter]]<br />
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