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Xylem (Idaho, USA)

2023-06-05T19:43:44Z

MassachusettsFur: added refs

'''Xylem''' (born 1993), is a [[furry artist]], [[fursuiter]], [[fursuit maker]], and [[W:biologist|biologist]] from [[W:Boise, Idaho|Boise, Idaho]], USA. <ref>[https://twitter.com/XylemFurry] on Twitter. Retrieved June 5, 2023.</ref>

== Biography ==

Xylem is a [[W:Plant evolutionary developmental biology|evolutionary plant biologist]] and studies the adaptive capacity of tropical plants to respond to climate change, with a special focus on [[W:Phylogenomics|phylogenomics]]. <ref>[https://xylemfurry.wixsite.com/website] on Personal Website. Retrieved June 5, 2023. "...I'm using the tropical tree genus Pandanus..." </ref>

== Fursona ==

Xylem's [[fursona]] is a '''fawdox''' (also known as '''fAWDox''', plural '''fawdoxes'''; a fictional [[hybrid]] between a [[species]] of [[fox]] (animals in the genus ''[[W:Vulpes|Vulpes]]'') and the [[African Wild Dog]] (also known as the '''Painted Dog''' [''[[W:Lycaon pictus|Lycaon pictus]]'']), which sports brownish-red, black, white, and sparkly-black tinsel [[fur]], who is particularly fond of [[W:Pandanus|Pandanus]] fruit and tropical drinks. <ref>[https://xylemfurry.wixsite.com/website] on Personal Website. Retrieved June 5, 2023. "...'m an African Wild Dog/Red Fox ..." </ref>

== Fawdoxes ==

The fawdox's species name is a portmanteau of '''''AWD''''' (shorthand for "African Wild Dog") and '''''Fox'''''. <ref>[https://xylemfurry.wixsite.com/website] on Personal Website. Retrieved June 5, 2023. "...species name is a portmanteau of..." </ref>

=== Phenotypes ===

Fawdoxes generally express the distinctive coloration of their ''[[W:Lycaon pictus pictus|Lycaon pictus pictus]] ('''L. pictus''')'' side, where individuals possess entirely unique, asymmetrical coat patterns of brown, black, and white markings (with the [[muzzle]] always black), and their ears are generally large and rounded like those of ''L. pictus'', however, they have the long, fluffy [[tail]]s characteristic of ''Vulpes''. If it is part [[red fox]] (''V. vulpes'') the fawdox will have the black stockings characteristic of that species. <ref>[https://xylemfurry.wixsite.com/website] on Personal Website. Retrieved June 5, 2023. "...generally express the distinctive coloration..."</ref>

=== Sociality ===

Fawdoxes are highly social [[creatures]] and engage in the [[W:African_wild_dog#Sneeze_communication_and_voting|sneeze voting]] characteristic of ''L. pictus'', whereby pack decisions are made collectively. <ref>[https://xylemfurry.wixsite.com/website] on Personal Website. Retrieved June 5, 2023. "Fawdoxes are highly social" </ref> <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/science/animals-voting-elections.html] on New York Times. March 2, 2020. </ref>

=== Vocalizations ===

Fawdoxes use both the "'''chi chi'''" noises of their ''L. pictus'' ancestry and [[Foxish|Foxish]] of their ''Vulpes'' ancestry. <ref>[https://xylemfurry.wixsite.com/website] on Personal Website. Retrieved June 5, 2023. "...both the "'''chi chi'''" noises..." </ref>

== Art ==

Xylem has been drawing [[furry art]] since he was an undergraduate in college, with his first [[furry character]] being himself reimagined as a member of the [[Samurai Pizza Cats]], but wearing armor inspired by that worn by the [[W:Night Watch (Discworld)|Night Watch]] in the eponymous [[W:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett]] novel. <ref> Personal communication 2022 </ref>

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User talk:MassachusettsFur

2023-06-04T18:27:56Z

MassachusettsFur:

== Xylem ==

Hallo, thanks for creating the [[Xylem]] article, we just need a couple of his web/social sites to continue to reference his article. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 04:41, 4 June 2023 (EDT)

Hi [[User:Spirou|Spirou]], here's his twitter [https://twitter.com/XylemFurry] and his fursuit database page [https://db.fursuit.me/?c=viewsuit&id=5184]. He also has a youtube account but it's been inactive for several years. The part about the pizza cat drawing is from a conversation I had with him at a family reunion (he's my second cousin). I texted him and he's ok with the article, though he thinks he may not be notable enough, but I think he is because of his science stuff. [[User:MassachusettsFur|talk]] [[User:Spirou|Talk]]

User talk:MassachusettsFur

2023-06-04T18:27:11Z

MassachusettsFur: Added reply

Xylem (Idaho, USA)

2023-06-03T23:11:50Z

MassachusettsFur: /* Fursona */

'''{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>SUBPAGENAME}}''' (born 1993) is a [[fursuiter]], artist, fursuit maker, and scientist from Boise, Idaho, USA.

== Fursona ==
Xylem's fursona is a [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fawdox fawdox] with brownish-red, black, white, and sparkly-black tinsel fur. He is a cross between an African Wild Dog (''Lycaon pictus'') and a Red Fox (''Vulpes vulpes'').
Xylem is particularly fond of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus Pandanus]'' fruit and tropical drinks.

== Professional Life ==
Xylem works as an evolutionary plant biologist, and studies the adaptive capacity of tropical plants to respond to climate change, with a special focus on phylogenomics.

== Fawdox Species ==
Xylem created the [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fawdox fawdox] hybrid species for his fursona.

== Art ==
Xylem has been drawing furry art since he was an undergraduate in college, with his first furry character being himself reimagined as a member of the [[Samurai Pizza Cats]], but wearing armor inspired by that worn by the Night Watch in the eponymous Terry Pratchett novel.

Xylem (Idaho, USA)

2023-06-03T23:11:07Z

MassachusettsFur:

'''{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>SUBPAGENAME}}''' (born 1993) is a [[fursuiter]], artist, fursuit maker, and scientist from Boise, Idaho, USA.

== Fursona ==
Xylem's fursona is a [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fawdox fawdox] with brownish-red, black, white, and sparkly-black tinsel fur. He is a cross between an African Wild Dog (''Lycaon pictus'') and a Red Fox (''Vulpes vulpes'') Xylem is particularly fond of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus Pandanus]'' fruit and tropical drinks.

== Professional Life ==
Xylem works as an evolutionary plant biologist, and studies the adaptive capacity of tropical plants to respond to climate change, with a special focus on phylogenomics.

== Fawdox Species ==
Xylem created the [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fawdox fawdox] hybrid species for his fursona.

== Art ==
Xylem has been drawing furry art since he was an undergraduate in college, with his first furry character being himself reimagined as a member of the [[Samurai Pizza Cats]], but wearing armor inspired by that worn by the Night Watch in the eponymous Terry Pratchett novel.

Xylem (Idaho, USA)

2023-06-03T23:08:09Z

MassachusettsFur: Created page with ''''{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>SUBPAGENAME}}''' (born 1993) is a fursuiter, artist, fursuit maker, and scientist from Boise, Idaho, USA. == Fursona == Xylem's...'

'''{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>SUBPAGENAME}}''' (born 1993) is a [[fursuiter]], artist, fursuit maker, and scientist from Boise, Idaho, USA.

== Fursona ==
Xylem's fursona is a [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fawdox fawdox] with brownish-red, black, white, and sparkly-black tinsel fur. He is a cross between an African Wild Dog (''Lycaon pictus'') and a Red Fox (''Vulpes vulpes'') Xylem is particularly fond of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus Pandanus]'' fruit and tropical drinks.

== Professional Life ==
Xylem works as an evolutionary plant biologist, and studies the adaptive capacity of tropical plants to respond to climate change, with a special focus on phylogenomics.

== Fawdox Species ==
Xylem created the https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fawdox fawdox] hybrid for his fursona.

== Art ==
Xylem has been drawing furry art since he was an undergraduate in college, with his first furry character being himself reimagined as a member of the [[Samurai Pizza Cats]], but wearing armor inspired by that worn by the Night Watch in the eponymous Terry Pratchett novel.