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{{Infobox person <br />
| name = Spottacus<br />
| realname = David Benaron<br />
| othernames = Spottacus Cheetah<br />
| image = [[File:Spottacus Benaron David.jpg|240px]]<br />
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| born = November 21, 1958<br />
| birthplace = [[W:Southern California|Southern California]], USA<br />
| died = July 18, 2025<br />
| deathplace = United States of America<br />
| residence = [[W:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]]<br />
| spouses = <br />
| profession = [[fursuiter]], [[biochemist]], [[physician]], [[inventor]], and [[entrepreneur]]<br />
| species = <br />
| gohonor = <br />
| url = https://spottacus.org<br />
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[[File:2015_PrimalVisions_Cheetah_Spottacus.jpg|right|thumb|Primal Visions Cheetah (2015)]]<br />
'''Spottacus''', full '''Spottacus Cheetah''', was an American [[anthro]] fursuiter, inventor, entrepreneur, and physician.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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Spottacus had multiple companies and was associated with multiple successful products that have reached the market. He founded his first company at 13, and other associated companies have involved mergers, acquisitions, and public offerings.{{clarify}} <br />
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== Fandom involvement ==<br />
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Spottacus has been anthro since birth. He [[purr]]ed and [[hiss]]ed well beyond the age expected for “normal [[human]] children” to cease, thus worrying his parents. However, they have grown to accept his [[lifestyle]] and choices, and have watched him at convention [[fursuit parades]]; he has also attended parties with his parents.<br />
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He often integrated his [[furry lifestyle]] into his real-life activities, and has held job interviews at [[furcon]]s, and has worn [[fursuit]]s to his workplaces and offices.<br />
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=== Characters, fursonas, and fursuits ===<br />
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Spottacus's [[fursona]] was a [[cheetah]], usually seen as a large '''spotticat'''. He disliked being unable to wear furry ears or tail, as well as being asked to not purr, [[growl]], hiss, bite, [[pounce]], waggle, or lick in public. He made frequent public furry and zentai appearances, which his peers sometimes felt uncomfortable with.<br />
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Spottacus' fursonas and fursuits include the following:<br />
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*'''Spottacus''' - Cheetah. Fursuit by [http://www.alexisrudd.com/ Alexis Rudd] of [[Primal Visions Design Studio|Primal Visions]], built with NFT fur, debuted at Midwest FurFest 2015. This fur was constructed with a computerized process that selected hair from a set of up to 4 fibers, so spots and backing are woven on the loom, and are not printed or sewn. This appears to be a unique trait for fursuits. A [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid was introduced in 2011. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]], fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. This character’s model was inspired by Spottacus’ serval pet.<br />
*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit has been made in multiple forms, including realistic, fantasy, toony, and latex. The character was originally conceived and completed in 2011 by [[Qarrezel]] in both zentai and muscle suit form. A toony version was completed by [[Bambiboo3]], and redone in a second version in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was completed by [[ZebraThingy]]. A fantasy saber was built by [[http://beastcub.com Beastcub Creations]] in 2012.<br />
*'''Dandy''' - Lion. A plushie lion conceived and completed by Midori.<br />
*'''Ozzie''' - Ocelot. An ocelot based on Baboo in the FX series Archer, completed by Midori.<br />
*'''rawr~*''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]]. A physical suit of this character began in 2011 but has encountered technical challenges and has yet to be completed.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery caption="Covers" widths="125px" heights="175px" perrow="8"><br />
File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]<br />
File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|rawr the Dragon<br />
File:2013 Beastcub Saber.jpg|Toofs the Sabertooth by BeastCub.jpg<br />
File:2012 Toofs the Sabertooth at Comic Con.jpg|2012 Toofs the Sabertooth by Clockwork Creature at Comic Con<br />
File:2014_Ozzie_the_Ocelot_Midori_Fursuits_Spottacus.jpg|Ozzie the Ocelot<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[W:David Benaron|David Benaron]] on [[Wikipedia]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus Spottacus] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Spottacus] on [[Facebook]]<br />
* [http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Spottacus] on [[Twitter|X]]<br />
* [https://bsky.social/profile/spottacus.org spottacus.org] on [[Bluesky]]<br />
* [http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
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=== Media ===<br />
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* [https://www.pcmag.com/news/your-smartwatchs-heart-rate-monitor-was-developed-by-a-furry ''Your Smartwatch's Heart Rate Monitor Was Developed by a Furry''] article on [[W:PCMag|PCMag]]<br />
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[[Category:People]]<br />
[[Category:1958 births]]<br />
[[Category:2025 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Serval-hybrid characters]]<br />
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