https://en.wikifur.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=SpottacusWikiFur - User contributions [en]2026-10-09T16:33:18ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.23.16//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2015-05-24T17:52:33Z<p>Spottacus: Add mononymous name Spottacus or Spotti</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. Best known mononymously as Spottacus, or even just Spotti. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
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== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
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== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
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== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
[[File:2013 Beastcub Saber.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Toofs the Sabertooth by BeastCub.jpg]]<br />
[[File:2012 Toofs the Sabertooth at Comic Con.jpg|left|thumb|150px|2012 Toofs the Sabertooth by Clockwork Creature at Comic Con]]<br />
[[File:2015_PrimalVisions_Cheetah_Spottacus.jpg|center|thumb|200px|2015 Primal Visions Cheetah]]<br />
[[File:2014_Ozzie_the_Ocelot_Midori_Fursuits_Spottacus.jpg|thumb|200px|2014 Ozzie the Ocelot]]<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 that is computer controlled, so each hair is selected from a set of up to 4 fibers... so the spots and underfur are woven right on the loom, not printed or sewn. This is a "first" as far as we know... but will likely be the future. Debuted at Midwest Furfest 2015. A [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid was introduced in 2011. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]], fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Of note, Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
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*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit has been made in realistic, fantasy, toony, and even squeaky forms. Originally conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. The toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]]. In 2012, a fantasy saber was built by [[http://beastcub.com Beastcub Creations]].<br />
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*'''Dandy''' - Lion. A plushie lion, conceived and designed by Midori.<br />
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*'''Ozzie''' - Ocelot. The only suit based on a commercial character -- Baboo in the FX series Archer. Suit by Midori Fursuits.<br />
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*'''rawr~*''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms. Started in 2011, but still yet to be completed due to technical challenges.<br />
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[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|left|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
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== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, some unnamed, which include:<br />
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* Cougar (based on partial cougar for Myst cougar)<br />
* Druid, based on WoW<br />
* Wolf (original and rave wolf)<br />
* Hyena<br />
* Fawxen (Fox), Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
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[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
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== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
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==External links==<br />
Current sites:<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Facebook] for blog, posts, and pix<br />
*[http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Twitter] for tweet stream<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus FA] for pix<br />
*[http://spottacus.org Spottacus.Org] or [http://rawr.info Rawr.Info] for contact info and personal website<br />
Retired sites:<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com LJ] for blog prior to 2011<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
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== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2014-12-14T22:31:10Z<p>Spottacus: /* Minor Characters */ Moved fox to minor</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
[[File:2013 Beastcub Saber.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Toofs the Sabertooth by BeastCub.jpg]]<br />
[[File:2012 Toofs the Sabertooth at Comic Con.jpg|left|thumb|150px|2012 Toofs the Sabertooth by Clockwork Creature at Comic Con]]<br />
[[File:2015_PrimalVisions_Cheetah_Spottacus.jpg|center|thumb|200px|2015 Primal Visions Cheetah]]<br />
[[File:2014_Ozzie_the_Ocelot_Midori_Fursuits_Spottacus.jpg|thumb|200px|2014 Ozzie the Ocelot]]<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 that is computer controlled, so each hair is selected from a set of up to 4 fibers... so the spots and underfur are woven right on the loom, not printed or sewn. This is a "first" as far as we know... but will likely be the future. Debuted at Midwest Furfest 2015. A [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid was introduced in 2011. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]], fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Of note, Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
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*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit has been made in realistic, fantasy, toony, and even squeaky forms. Originally conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. The toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]]. In 2012, a fantasy saber was built by [[http://beastcub.com Beastcub Creations]].<br />
<br />
*'''Dandy''' - Lion. A plushie lion, conceived and designed by Midori.<br />
<br />
*'''Ozzie''' - Ocelot. The only suit based on a commercial character -- Baboo in the FX series Archer. Suit by Midori Fursuits.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr~*''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms. Started in 2011, but still yet to be completed due to technical challenges.<br />
<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|left|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
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== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, some unnamed, which include:<br />
<br />
* Cougar (based on partial cougar for Myst cougar)<br />
* Druid, based on WoW<br />
* Wolf (original and rave wolf)<br />
* Hyena<br />
* Fawxen (Fox), Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
Current sites:<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Facebook] for blog, posts, and pix<br />
*[http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Twitter] for tweet stream<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus FA] for pix<br />
*[http://spottacus.org Spottacus.Org] or [http://rawr.info Rawr.Info] for contact info and personal website<br />
Retired sites:<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com LJ] for blog prior to 2011<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2014-12-14T22:17:53Z<p>Spottacus: /* Major Characters */</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
[[File:2013 Beastcub Saber.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Toofs the Sabertooth by BeastCub.jpg]]<br />
[[File:2012 Toofs the Sabertooth at Comic Con.jpg|left|thumb|150px|2012 Toofs the Sabertooth by Clockwork Creature at Comic Con]]<br />
[[File:2015_PrimalVisions_Cheetah_Spottacus.jpg|center|thumb|200px|2015 Primal Visions Cheetah]]<br />
[[File:2014_Ozzie_the_Ocelot_Midori_Fursuits_Spottacus.jpg|thumb|200px|2014 Ozzie the Ocelot]]<br />
<br />
*'''Spottacus''' - Cheetah. Fursuit by [http://www.alexisrudd.com/ Alexis Rudd] of [[Primal Visions Design Studio|Primal Visions]]. Built with NFT fur that is computer controlled, so each hair is selected from a set of up to 4 fibers... so the spots and underfur are woven right on the loom, not printed or sewn. This is a "first" as far as we know... but will likely be the future. Debuted at Midwest Furfest 2015. A [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid was introduced in 2011. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]], fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Of note, Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
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*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit has been made in realistic, fantasy, toony, and even squeaky forms. Originally conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. The toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]]. In 2012, a fantasy saber was built by [[http://beastcub.com Beastcub Creations]].<br />
<br />
*'''Dandy''' - Lion. A plushie lion, conceived and designed by Midori.<br />
<br />
*'''Ozzie''' - Ocelot. The only suit based on a commercial character -- Baboo in the FX series Archer. Suit by Midori Fursuits.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr~*''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms. Started in 2011, but still yet to be completed due to technical challenges.<br />
<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|left|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
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== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, some unnamed, which include:<br />
<br />
* Dandi the Plushie Lion (by Midori)<br />
* cougar (based on partial cougar for Myst cougar)<br />
* druid, based on WoW<br />
* Rave wolf<br />
* Hyena<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
Current sites:<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Facebook] for blog, posts, and pix<br />
*[http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Twitter] for tweet stream<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus FA] for pix<br />
*[http://spottacus.org Spottacus.Org] or [http://rawr.info Rawr.Info] for contact info and personal website<br />
Retired sites:<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com LJ] for blog prior to 2011<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:2014_Ozzie_the_Ocelot_Midori_Fursuits_Spottacus.jpgFile:2014 Ozzie the Ocelot Midori Fursuits Spottacus.jpg2014-12-14T22:12:46Z<p>Spottacus: Ocelot plush suit by Midori and Denim Wizard of Midori Fursuits. This suit is loosely based on a commercial character -- Baboo from the FX series Archer. Debuted at Eurofurence 2014</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Ocelot plush suit by Midori and Denim Wizard of Midori Fursuits. This suit is loosely based on a commercial character -- Baboo from the FX series Archer. Debuted at Eurofurence 2014<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{Cc-by-sa-4.0-and-GFDL}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:2015_PrimalVisions_Cheetah_Spottacus.jpgFile:2015 PrimalVisions Cheetah Spottacus.jpg2014-12-14T22:03:42Z<p>Spottacus: Cheetah suit by Alexis Rudd of Primal Visions Design Studio. Built with NFT fur that is computer controlled, so each hair is selected from a set of up to 4 fibers... so the spots and underfur are woven right on the loom, not printed or sewn. This is a...</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Cheetah suit by Alexis Rudd of Primal Visions Design Studio. Built with NFT fur that is computer controlled, so each hair is selected from a set of up to 4 fibers... so the spots and underfur are woven right on the loom, not printed or sewn. This is a "first" as far as we know... but will likely be the future. Debuted at Midwest Furfest 2015<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{Cc-by-sa-4.0-and-GFDL}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/CollarCollar2013-04-30T17:19:23Z<p>Spottacus: Edited figure legend.</p>
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[[File:Artie FA scribbleshoot with collar.jpg|thumb|right|A fursuiter with a collar and leash. A collar may be decorative and alluring, or indicate ownership (Shown: Artie, used with permission).<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9309596/</ref>]]<br />
A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. <br />
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A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
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== History of Anthropomorphic Collars ==<br />
[[File:Anubis_with_Collar.jpg|thumb|right|Anthropomorphic Anubis walks on two legs (left), yet wore a gold collar (right, highlighted circle).]]<br />
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Anthropomorphic animals wearing collars date back at least 3,000 years. An early example is Anubis, a dog/jackal with powers related to the underworld. Despite being an animal that walks on two legs, and by no means a pet, Anubis is portrayed as wearing a gold collar<ref>http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</ref> as shown. <br />
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His most common form is a crouching desert dog/jackal with his ears pricked up and tail hanging, wearing a collar of magical force. The dog’s black coar is symbolic of the discoloration of the corpse after its treatment during the mummification process. To prevent animals from scavenging on the corpses of the dead in the shallow graves of the late Predynastic period, Anubis in his canine manifestation was taken as a protector of the dead, with his collar providing magic and strength.<br />
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Collars were also used with farm and pet animals in ancient Mediterranean cultures for marking farm animals.<ref>http://www.dogcollarsboutique.com/A-History-of-Dog-Collars-sp-17.html</ref> By the peak of ancient Egyptian civilization, collaring and leashing was standard in dog training, and collars by themselves had been in used since the pre-dynastic era. The cat and dog collars of the day were oftentimes works of art in themselves.<br />
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== Current Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
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In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
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Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
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In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
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== Appearance ==<br />
[[File:Meekoblue_Dragonsclaw.jpg|thumb|right|A collar made for furries. This decorated leather collar has chrome dragon's claws on a blue leather collar made to fit a fursuiter's neck. Photo by MeekoBlue, used with Permission]]<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
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Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits, as shown in the image at the top of this page.<br />
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Collars common are found in furry art, both as decoration and as symbols of dominance/submission.<br />
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Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules). This rule is illustrated in the image at the top of this article.<br />
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== Footnotes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)<br />
2. http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/CollarCollar2013-04-30T17:17:01Z<p>Spottacus: Unclear why "see furry manual of style warning", cannot find anything inconsistent with manual; Added photo of collar, references (footnotes had been added, but "lack of references" warning keeps appearing, so added reference header as duplicate.</p>
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[[File:Artie FA scribbleshoot with collar.jpg|thumb|right|A fursuiter with a collar and leash. A collar may be decorative and alluring, or indicate ownership (Shown: Artie, used with permission).<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9309596/</ref>]]<br />
A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. <br />
<br />
A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
<br />
== History of Anthropomorphic Collars ==<br />
[[File:Anubis_with_Collar.jpg|thumb|right|Anthropomorphic Anubis walks on two legs (left), yet wore a gold collar (right, highlighted circle).]]<br />
<br />
Anthropomorphic animals wearing collars date back at least 3,000 years. An early example is Anubis, a dog/jackal with powers related to the underworld. Despite being an animal that walks on two legs, and by no means a pet, Anubis is portrayed as wearing a gold collar<ref>http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</ref> as shown. <br />
<br />
His most common form is a crouching desert dog/jackal with his ears pricked up and tail hanging, wearing a collar of magical force. The dog’s black coar is symbolic of the discoloration of the corpse after its treatment during the mummification process. To prevent animals from scavenging on the corpses of the dead in the shallow graves of the late Predynastic period, Anubis in his canine manifestation was taken as a protector of the dead, with his collar providing magic and strength.<br />
<br />
Collars were also used with farm and pet animals in ancient Mediterranean cultures for marking farm animals.<ref>http://www.dogcollarsboutique.com/A-History-of-Dog-Collars-sp-17.html</ref> By the peak of ancient Egyptian civilization, collaring and leashing was standard in dog training, and collars by themselves had been in used since the pre-dynastic era. The cat and dog collars of the day were oftentimes works of art in themselves.<br />
<br />
== Current Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
== Appearance ==<br />
[[File:Meekoblue_Dragonsclaw.jpg|thumb|right|A collar made for furries. This decorated leather collar has chrome dragon's claws on a blue leather collar made to fit a fursuiter's neck]]<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
<br />
Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits, as shown in the image at the top of this page.<br />
<br />
Collars common are found in furry art, both as decoration and as symbols of dominance/submission.<br />
<br />
Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules). This rule is illustrated in the image at the top of this article.<br />
<br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
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1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)<br />
2. http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Meekoblue_Dragonsclaw.jpgFile:Meekoblue Dragonsclaw.jpg2013-04-30T17:01:32Z<p>Spottacus: A dragon's claw collar made for the Furry Fandom. Used with Permission from MeekoBlue</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
A dragon's claw collar made for the Furry Fandom. Used with Permission from MeekoBlue<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{Cc-by-nc-3.0}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2013-04-30T03:35:33Z<p>Spottacus: /* Minor Characters */</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
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== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
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== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
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== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
[[File:2013 Beastcub Saber.jpg|right|thumb|166px|Toofs the Sabertooth by BeastCub.jpg]]<br />
[[File:2012 Toofs the Sabertooth at Comic Con.jpg|left|thumb|150px|2012 Toofs the Sabertooth by Clockwork Creature at Comic Con]]<br />
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*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
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*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit has been made in realistic, fantasy, toony, and even squeaky forms. Originally conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. The toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]]. In 2012, a fantasy saber was built by [[http://beastcub.com Beastcub Creations]].<br />
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*'''Dandy''' - Lion. A plushie lion, conceived and designed by Midori.<br />
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*'''Fawxen''' - Fox. Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
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*'''rawr~*''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms. Started in 2011, but still yet to be completed due to technical challenges.<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|right|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
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== Minor Characters ==<br />
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There are a number of minor characters, some unnamed, which include:<br />
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* Dandi the Plushie Lion (by Midori)<br />
* cougar (based on partial cougar for Myst cougar)<br />
* druid, based on WoW<br />
* Rave wolf<br />
* Hyena<br />
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== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
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==External links==<br />
Current sites:<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Facebook] for blog, posts, and pix<br />
*[http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Twitter] for tweet stream<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus FA] for pix<br />
*[http://spottacus.org Spottacus.Org] or [http://rawr.info Rawr.Info] for contact info and personal website<br />
Retired sites:<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com LJ] for blog prior to 2011<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
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== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/CollarCollar2013-04-29T22:13:49Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
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<div>[[File:Artie FA scribbleshoot with collar.jpg|thumb|right|A fursuiter with a collar and leash. A collar may be decorative and alluring, or indicate ownership (Shown: Artie, used with permission).<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9309596/</ref>]]<br />
A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. <br />
<br />
A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
<br />
== Historical Appearances ==<br />
[[File:Anubis_with_Collar.jpg|thumb|right|Anthropomorphic Anubis walks on two legs (left), yet wore a gold collar (right, highlighted circle).]]<br />
<br />
Anthropomorphic animals wearing collars date back at least 3,000 years. An early example is Anubis, a dog/jackal with powers related to the underworld. Despite being an animal that walks on two legs, and by no means a pet, Anubis is portrayed as wearing a gold collar<ref>http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</ref> as shown. <br />
<br />
His most common form is a crouching desert dog/jackal with his ears pricked up and tail hanging, wearing a collar of magical force. The dog’s black coar is symbolic of the discoloration of the corpse after its treatment during the mummification process. To prevent animals from scavenging on the corpses of the dead in the shallow graves of the late Predynastic period, Anubis in his canine manifestation was taken as a protector of the dead, with his collar providing magic and strength.<br />
<br />
Collars were also used with farm and pet animals in ancient Mediterranean cultures for marking farm animals.<ref>http://www.dogcollarsboutique.com/A-History-of-Dog-Collars-sp-17.html</ref> By the peak of ancient Egyptian civilization, collaring and leashing was standard in dog training, and collars by themselves had been in used since the pre-dynastic era. The cat and dog collars of the day were oftentimes works of art in themselves.<br />
<br />
== Current Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
== Appearance ==<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
<br />
Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits, as shown in the image at the top of this page.<br />
<br />
Collars common are found in furry art, both as decoration and as symbols of dominance/submission.<br />
<br />
Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules). This rule is illustrated in the image at the top of this article.<br />
<br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/CollarCollar2013-04-29T22:10:45Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
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<div>[[File:Artie FA scribbleshoot with collar.jpg|thumb|right|A fursuiter with a collar and leash. A collar may be decorative and alluring, or indicate ownership (Shown: Artie, used with permission).<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9309596/</ref>]]<br />
A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. <br />
<br />
A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
<br />
== Historical Appearances ==<br />
[[File:Anubis_with_Collar.jpg|thumb|right|Anthropomorphic Anubis walks on two legs (left), yet wore a gold collar (right, highlighted circle).]]<br />
<br />
Anthropomorphic animals wearing collars date back at least 3,000 years. An early example is Anubis, a dog/jackal with powers related to the underworld. Despite being an animal that walks on two legs, and by no means a pet, Anubis is portrayed as wearing a gold collar<ref>http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</ref> as shown. <br />
<br />
His most common form is a crouching desert dog/jackal with his ears pricked up and tail hanging, wearing a collar of magical force. The dog’s black coar is symbolic of the discoloration of the corpse after its treatment during the mummification process. To prevent animals from scavenging on the corpses of the dead in the shallow graves of the late Predynastic period, Anubis in his canine manifestation was taken as a protector of the dead, with his collar providing magic and strength.<br />
<br />
Collars were also used with farm and pet animals in ancient Mediterranean cultures for marking farm animals.<ref>http://www.dogcollarsboutique.com/A-History-of-Dog-Collars-sp-17.html</ref> By the peak of ancient Egyptian civilization, collaring and leashing was standard in dog training, and collars by themselves had been in used since the pre-dynastic era. The cat and dog collars of the day were oftentimes works of art in themselves.<br />
<br />
== Current Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
== Appearance ==<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
<br />
Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars common are found in furry art (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules).<br />
<br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Artie_FA_scribbleshoot_with_collar.jpgFile:Artie FA scribbleshoot with collar.jpg2013-04-29T22:06:41Z<p>Spottacus: A fursuiter with a collar and leash. A collar may be decorative and alluring, or indicate ownership (Shown: Artie, used with permission.<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9309596/</ref></p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
A fursuiter with a collar and leash. A collar may be decorative and alluring, or indicate ownership (Shown: Artie, used with permission.<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9309596/</ref> <br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{Cc-by-nc-3.0}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/CollarCollar2013-04-29T21:56:49Z<p>Spottacus: /* Historical Appearances */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Cleanup}}<br />
{{context}}<br />
A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
<br />
== Historical Appearances ==<br />
[[File:Anubis_with_Collar.jpg|thumb|right|Anthropomorphic Anubis walks on two legs (left), yet wore a gold collar (right, highlighted circle).]]<br />
<br />
Anthropomorphic animals wearing collars date back at least 3,000 years. An early example is Anubis, a dog/jackal with powers related to the underworld. Despite being an animal that walks on two legs, and by no means a pet, Anubis is portrayed as wearing a gold collar<ref>http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</ref> as shown. <br />
<br />
His most common form is a crouching desert dog/jackal with his ears pricked up and tail hanging, wearing a collar of magical force. The dog’s black coar is symbolic of the discoloration of the corpse after its treatment during the mummification process. To prevent animals from scavenging on the corpses of the dead in the shallow graves of the late Predynastic period, Anubis in his canine manifestation was taken as a protector of the dead, with his collar providing magic and strength.<br />
<br />
Collars were also used with farm and pet animals in ancient Mediterranean cultures for marking farm animals.<ref>http://www.dogcollarsboutique.com/A-History-of-Dog-Collars-sp-17.html</ref> By the peak of ancient Egyptian civilization, collaring and leashing was standard in dog training, and collars by themselves had been in used since the pre-dynastic era. The cat and dog collars of the day were oftentimes works of art in themselves.<br />
<br />
== Current Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
== Appearance ==<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
<br />
Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars common are found in furry art (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules).<br />
<br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{Term-stub}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/CollarCollar2013-04-29T21:49:10Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Cleanup}}<br />
{{context}}<br />
A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
<br />
== Historical Appearances ==<br />
[[File:Anubis_with_Collar.jpg|thumb|right|Anthropomorphic Anubis walks on two legs (left), yet wore a gold collar (right, highlighted circle).]]<br />
<br />
Anthropomorphic animals wearing collars date back at least 3,000 years. An early example is Anubis, a dog/jackal with powers related to the underworld. Despite being an animal that walks on two legs, and by no means a pet, Anubis is portrayed as wearing a gold collar<ref>http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</ref> as shown. <br />
<br />
His most common form is a crouching desert dog/jackal with his ears pricked up and tail hanging, wearing a collar of magical force. The dog’s black coar is symbolic of the discoloration of the corpse after its treatment during the mummification process. To prevent animals from scavenging on the corpses of the dead in the shallow graves of the late Predynastic period, Anubis in his canine manifestation was taken as a protector of the dead, with his collar providing magic and strength.<br />
<br />
== Current Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
== Appearance ==<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
<br />
Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars common are found in furry art (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules).<br />
<br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Anubis with Gold Collar<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
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A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
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[[File:Anubis_with_Collar.jpg|200px|right|Anthropomorphic anubis walks on two legs (bottom image), yet wore a gold collar (top image, highlighted circle).]]<br />
== Historical Appearances ==<br />
Anthropomorphic animals wearning collars date back at least 3,000 years. An early example is Anubis, a dog/jackal with powers related to the underworld. Despite being an animal that walks on two legs, and by no means a pet, Anubis is portrayed as wearing a gold collar<ref>http://eyesonancientegypt.tumblr.com/post/35981861114/anubis-the-egyptian-god-anubis-is-represented-as</ref> as shown at right.<br />
<br />
== Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
== Appearance ==<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
<br />
Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars common are found in furry art (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules).<br />
<br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Term-stub}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Anubis_with_Collar.jpgFile:Anubis with Collar.jpg2013-04-29T21:29:10Z<p>Spottacus: Anubis with Gold Collar</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Anubis with Gold Collar<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
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A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
<br />
== Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
== Appearance ==<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
<br />
Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars common are found in furry art (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules).<br />
<br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
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{{reflist}}<br />
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A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
<br />
== Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
== Appearance ==<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to heavy, locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
<br />
Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars common are found in furry art (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules).<br />
<br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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A '''collar'''<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collar</ref> is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_(BDSM)</ref><br />
<br />
== Social significance ==<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
== Appearance ==<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to heavy, locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars'''.<br />
<br />
Collars are often used as accessories with fursuits (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars common are found in furry art (picture pending).<br />
<br />
Collars often have places to which leads/leashes can be attached. While this can be common among furfriends, the potential for misunderstandings from the non-furry community has led to rules that you must not be led on a leash in public at furry conventions (the so-called "hold your own leash" rules).<br />
<br />
{{Term-stub}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/CollarCollar2013-04-25T15:30:00Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
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<div>A '''collar''' is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the [[furry fandom]] usually made of [[fur]], metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship. This latter status may also indicate ownership or dominant/submissive status associated with a [[BDSM]] or power exchange relationship.<br />
<br />
=Social significance=<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
=Appearance=<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to heavy, locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars''' <br />
<br />
=Other wearers of collars=<br />
As noted above, collars are common the BDSM world.<br />
<br />
In more mainstream culture and especially in [[pornography]], images depicting women wearing collars are common regardless of whether these women are intended to be depicted as submissive or dominant.<br />
<br />
Collars and other alternative clothing can also be found in certain subcultures such as [[Goth subculture|goth]], [[punk culture|punk]], Japanese anime and manga culture, or the [[furry fandom]]. These collars vary according to the expression wanted by the people who wear them. In Goth and old-school Punk culture the collars are often similar to wolf collars mentioned above and match their other spike adorned accessories such as bracelets. In the anime, manga and Furry fandom cultures, the collars and wristbands are more often bright and friendly in the design, looking like described in the fashion section above, and though it may also mean they are into BDSM, or have another kind of sexual identity, it is also often used as a subtle rebellion to dominant (regular, mainstream, etc.) society.<br />
<br />
=See also=<br />
<br />
(reference for material to BDSM article on collars to be added)<br />
(images to be added)</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/CollarCollar2013-04-25T15:25:21Z<p>Spottacus: /* See also */</p>
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<div>A '''collar''' is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the fandom usually made of fur, metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a signifier of a relationship or commitment status. This latter status may be associated with [[BDSM]] or power exchange.<br />
<br />
=Social significance=<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
=Appearance=<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to heavy, locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars''' <br />
<br />
=Other wearers of collars=<br />
As noted above, collars are common the BDSM world.<br />
<br />
In more mainstream culture and especially in [[pornography]], images depicting women wearing collars are common regardless of whether these women are intended to be depicted as submissive or dominant.<br />
<br />
Collars and other alternative clothing can also be found in certain subcultures such as [[Goth subculture|goth]], [[punk culture|punk]], Japanese anime and manga culture, or the [[furry fandom]]. These collars vary according to the expression wanted by the people who wear them. In Goth and old-school Punk culture the collars are often similar to wolf collars mentioned above and match their other spike adorned accessories such as bracelets. In the anime, manga and Furry fandom cultures, the collars and wristbands are more often bright and friendly in the design, looking like described in the fashion section above, and though it may also mean they are into BDSM, or have another kind of sexual identity, it is also often used as a subtle rebellion to dominant (regular, mainstream, etc.) society.<br />
<br />
=See also=<br />
<br />
(reference for material to BDSM article on collars to be added)<br />
(images to be added)</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/CollarCollar2013-04-25T15:25:02Z<p>Spottacus: /* Social significance */</p>
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<div>A '''collar''' is a relatively tight-fitting band, in the fandom usually made of fur, metal, leather, or nylon, that is worn and secured around the neck. It is a common accessory in the [[furry community]]. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal [[fursona]] for example, to a signifier of a relationship or commitment status. This latter status may be associated with [[BDSM]] or power exchange.<br />
<br />
=Social significance=<br />
Collars have varying degrees of significance in the furry community, from mere decoration to the statement of ownership and a committed relationship.<br />
<br />
In the simplest form, collars are a furry accessory, worn with or without other furry clothing, fursuits, or gear. Many furs will wear collars at furry gatherings as a sign of their participation in the fandom or as an indicator of their fursona animal, and remove them when in the presence of mundanes (non-furs), such as when at work or with family.<br />
<br />
Receiving a collar holds special significance in the fandom, and is usually not done frivolously. The presentation of a collar bears equal significance to the presentation of pins or rings in the non-furry world. It can signify that a relationship is committed (whether open or closed), in which case the collaring is often mutual. In can also signify ownership, as a pet or submissive mate, in power or BDSM play (see BDSM -- collar, link to be added).<br />
<br />
In the relationship sense of use, wearing a collar is a signal to others that the fur is "owned" or is in a relationship, and that the wearer has been formally collared. It may also be a potently tangible symbol of the relationship itself. A locking collar, which may be physically long enough to be removed, is usually a statement that the collar is NOT to be removed by the wearer without permission of the giver, who often holds the key. This is often a way for furries who are apart to maintain a physical measure of their commitment or relationship.<br />
<br />
=Appearance=<br />
<br />
Collars can be light and weighty only in significance, to heavy, locked, uncomfortable, sharp, and heavy in physical form. Increasingly couples may adopt collars that can be mistaken as ordinary non-furry necklaces or jewelry, which then can be worn discreetly in public. Such items are often referred to as '''everyday collars''' <br />
<br />
=Other wearers of collars=<br />
As noted above, collars are common the BDSM world.<br />
<br />
In more mainstream culture and especially in [[pornography]], images depicting women wearing collars are common regardless of whether these women are intended to be depicted as submissive or dominant.<br />
<br />
Collars and other alternative clothing can also be found in certain subcultures such as [[Goth subculture|goth]], [[punk culture|punk]], Japanese anime and manga culture, or the [[furry fandom]]. These collars vary according to the expression wanted by the people who wear them. In Goth and old-school Punk culture the collars are often similar to wolf collars mentioned above and match their other spike adorned accessories such as bracelets. In the anime, manga and Furry fandom cultures, the collars and wristbands are more often bright and friendly in the design, looking like described in the fashion section above, and though it may also mean they are into BDSM, or have another kind of sexual identity, it is also often used as a subtle rebellion to dominant (regular, mainstream, etc.) society.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
(reference for material to BDSM article on collars to be added)<br />
(images to be added)</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2013-04-22T17:41:50Z<p>Spottacus: /* Major Characters */</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
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== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
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== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
[[File:2013 Beastcub Saber.jpg|right|thumb|166px|Toofs the Sabertooth by BeastCub.jpg]]<br />
[[File:2012 Toofs the Sabertooth at Comic Con.jpg|left|thumb|150px|2012 Toofs the Sabertooth by Clockwork Creature at Comic Con]]<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit has been made in realistic, fantasy, toony, and even squeaky forms. Originally conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. The toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]]. In 2012, a fantasy saber was built by [[http://beastcub.com Beastcub Creations]].<br />
<br />
*'''Dandy''' - Lion. A plushie lion, conceived and designed by Midori.<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - Fox. Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr~*''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms. Started in 2011, but still yet to be completed due to technical challenges.<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|right|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
<br />
== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, unnamed, which include:<br />
<br />
*Dandy the Plushie Lion (by Midori)<br />
* cougar (based on partial cougar for Myst cougar)<br />
* druid, based on WoW<br />
* Rave wolf<br />
* Hyena<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
Current sites:<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Facebook] for blog, posts, and pix<br />
*[http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Twitter] for tweet stream<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus FA] for pix<br />
*[http://spottacus.org Spottacus.Org] or [http://rawr.info Rawr.Info] for contact info and personal website<br />
Retired sites:<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com LJ] for blog prior to 2011<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:2012_Toofs_the_Sabertooth_at_Comic_Con.jpgFile:2012 Toofs the Sabertooth at Comic Con.jpg2013-04-22T17:39:45Z<p>Spottacus: Toofs the Sabertooth by Clockwork Creature at Comic Con</p>
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<div>Toofs the Sabertooth by Clockwork Creature at Comic Con</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2013-04-22T17:37:22Z<p>Spottacus: /* Major Characters */</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
[[File:2013 Beastcub Saber.jpg|right|thumb|166px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
[[File:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit has been made in realistic, fantasy, toony, and even squeaky forms. Originally conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. The toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]]. In 2012, a fantasy saber was built by [[http://beastcub.com Beastcub Creations]].<br />
<br />
*'''Dandy''' - Lion. A plushie lion, conceived and designed by Midori.<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - Fox. Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr~*''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms. Started in 2011, but still yet to be completed due to technical challenges.<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|right|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
<br />
== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, unnamed, which include:<br />
<br />
*Dandy the Plushie Lion (by Midori)<br />
* cougar (based on partial cougar for Myst cougar)<br />
* druid, based on WoW<br />
* Rave wolf<br />
* Hyena<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
Current sites:<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Facebook] for blog, posts, and pix<br />
*[http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Twitter] for tweet stream<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus FA] for pix<br />
*[http://spottacus.org Spottacus.Org] or [http://rawr.info Rawr.Info] for contact info and personal website<br />
Retired sites:<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com LJ] for blog prior to 2011<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:2013_Beastcub_Saber.jpgFile:2013 Beastcub Saber.jpg2013-04-22T17:30:04Z<p>Spottacus: Toofs the Saber (by BeastCub) with a wooly mammoth (also by beastcub)</p>
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<div>Toofs the Saber (by BeastCub) with a wooly mammoth (also by beastcub)</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2013-04-22T17:25:40Z<p>Spottacus: /* Major Characters */</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
<br />
[[File:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
[[File:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit has been made in realistic, fantasy, toony, and even squeaky forms. Originally conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. The toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]]. In 2012, a fantasy saber was built by [[http://beastcub.com Beastcub Creations]].<br />
<br />
*'''Dandy''' - Lion. A plushie lion, conceived and designed by Midori.<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - Fox. Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr~*''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms. Started in 2011, but still yet to be completed due to technical challenges.<br />
<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|right|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
<br />
== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, unnamed, which include:<br />
<br />
*Dandy the Plushie Lion (by Midori)<br />
* cougar (based on partial cougar for Myst cougar)<br />
* druid, based on WoW<br />
* Rave wolf<br />
* Hyena<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
Current sites:<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Facebook] for blog, posts, and pix<br />
*[http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Twitter] for tweet stream<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus FA] for pix<br />
*[http://spottacus.org Spottacus.Org] or [http://rawr.info Rawr.Info] for contact info and personal website<br />
Retired sites:<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com LJ] for blog prior to 2011<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2013-04-22T17:18:54Z<p>Spottacus: /* Minor Characters */</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
<br />
[[File:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
[[File:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]].<br />
<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|right|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - Fox. Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms.<br />
<br />
== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, unnamed, which include:<br />
<br />
*Dandy the Plushie Lion (by Midori)<br />
* cougar (based on partial cougar for Myst cougar)<br />
* druid, based on WoW<br />
* Rave wolf<br />
* Hyena<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
Current sites:<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Facebook] for blog, posts, and pix<br />
*[http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Twitter] for tweet stream<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus FA] for pix<br />
*[http://spottacus.org Spottacus.Org] or [http://rawr.info Rawr.Info] for contact info and personal website<br />
Retired sites:<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com LJ] for blog prior to 2011<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2013-04-22T17:13:14Z<p>Spottacus: /* External links */</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
<br />
[[File:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
[[File:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]].<br />
<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|right|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - Fox. Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms.<br />
<br />
== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, unnamed, which include a cougar, lion, druid, wolf, and hyena.<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
Current sites:<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Facebook] for blog, posts, and pix<br />
*[http://www.twitter.com/spottacus Twitter] for tweet stream<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus FA] for pix<br />
*[http://spottacus.org Spottacus.Org] or [http://rawr.info Rawr.Info] for contact info and personal website<br />
Retired sites:<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com LJ] for blog prior to 2011<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2012-07-02T23:20:46Z<p>Spottacus: /* Major Characters */</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
<br />
[[File:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
[[File:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]].<br />
<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|right|thumb|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - Fox. Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms.<br />
<br />
== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, unnamed, which include a cougar, lion, druid, wolf, and hyena.<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus Spottacus] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Spottacus] on [[FaceBook]]<br />
*[http://spottacus.org SpottacusWebpage] or [http://rawr.info RawrWebpage] as Personal Websites<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2012-07-02T23:16:03Z<p>Spottacus: /* Major Characters */ Added photo</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
<br />
[[File:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
[[File:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
[[File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).png|140px|rawr the Dragon]]<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]].<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - Fox. Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms.<br />
<br />
== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, unnamed, which include a cougar, lion, druid, wolf, and hyena.<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus Spottacus] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Spottacus] on [[FaceBook]]<br />
*[http://spottacus.org SpottacusWebpage] or [http://rawr.info RawrWebpage] as Personal Websites<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:2012_Rawr_the_Rubberdragon_(for_Spottacus,_by_Trunchbull).pngFile:2012 Rawr the Rubberdragon (for Spottacus, by Trunchbull).png2012-07-02T23:13:51Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Licensing ==<br />
{{Cc-by-3.0}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2012-07-02T23:07:24Z<p>Spottacus: /* Characters */</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Major Characters ==<br />
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:<br />
<br />
[[File:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
[[File:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
[[File:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC having coffee]]<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]].<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - Fox. Fursuit orginally conceived as character [[Kaiya_Softpaw|KaiyaSoftpaw]] by [http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Don't_Hug_Cacti DHC], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
*'''rawr''' - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by [[Trunchbull]] and is progress in multiple forms.<br />
<br />
== Minor Characters ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of minor characters, unnamed, which include a cougar, lion, druid, wolf, and hyena.<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus Spottacus] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Spottacus] on [[FaceBook]]<br />
*[http://spottacus.org SpottacusWebpage] or [http://rawr.info RawrWebpage] as Personal Websites<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2012-05-19T15:23:27Z<p>Spottacus: Updated sites, bio, characters info; no updated pics</p>
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<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]]. Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo3]], redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by [[ZebraThingy]].<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - a fox. Fursuit conceived as character[[KaiyaSoftpaw]] and made by [[DontHugCacti]], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus Spottacus] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/spottacus Spottacus] on [[FaceBook]]<br />
*[http://spottacus.org SpottacusWebpage] or [http://rawr.info RawrWebpage] as Personal Websites<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2011-10-01T21:44:07Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus Cherval (cheetah+serval) at [[FC 2011]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo]], redone in early 2012. A rubber and foam version is in progress by [[Zebra]].<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - a fox. Fursuit conceived as character[[KaiyaSoftpaw]] and made by [[DontHugCacti]], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus LJ] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus Spottacus FA] on [FurAffinity]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:2011.01_Spottacus_at_FC_2011_(pic_by_DragonScales).jpgFile:2011.01 Spottacus at FC 2011 (pic by DragonScales).jpg2011-10-01T21:31:38Z<p>Spottacus: Spottacus Cherval at FC 2011</p>
<hr />
<div>== Summary ==<br />
Spottacus Cherval at FC 2011<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{Cc-by-3.0}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2011-10-01T21:28:54Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
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<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Fawxen by DHC]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo]], redone in early 2012. A rubber and foam version is in progress by [[Zebra]].<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - a fox. Fursuit conceived as character[[KaiyaSoftpaw]] and made by [[DontHugCacti]], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
== In Real Life ==<br />
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus LJ] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus Spottacus FA] on [FurAffinity]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2011-10-01T21:22:31Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Fawxen by DHC]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Toofs at Eurofurence 2011]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]] completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo]], redone in early 2012. A rubber and foam version is in progress by [[Zebra]].<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - a fox. Fursuit conceived as character[[KaiyaSoftpaw]] and made by [[DontHugCacti]], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus LJ] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
*[http://furaffinity.net/user/spottacus Spottacus FA] on [FurAffinity]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:2011.08_Toofs_EF17_Photoshoot_by_Thalian_J(27)_crop.jpgFile:2011.08 Toofs EF17 Photoshoot by Thalian J(27) crop.jpg2011-10-01T21:07:57Z<p>Spottacus: Sabertoof by Qarrezel at Clockwork Creatures.</p>
<hr />
<div>== Summary ==<br />
Sabertoof by Qarrezel at Clockwork Creatures.<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{Cc-by-3.0}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2011-05-19T04:22:13Z<p>Spottacus: /* Characters */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:FawxenFox.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Fawxen by DHC]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Toofs''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]]. The mask is done, while the fursuit is anticipated 2010 in zentai form and 2011 in musclesuit form. A toony version was done by [[Bambiboo]]. A rubber and foam version is in progress by [[Zebra]].<br />
<br />
*'''Fawxen''' - a fox. Fursuit conceived as character[[KaiyaSoftpaw]] and made by [[DontHugCacti]], in it's second life now with a new name.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Smilodon_%28lightened%29.jpg|left|thumb|480px|Mask for Sabre by Qarrezel]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus "Spotti" Cheetah] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:FawxenFox.jpgFile:FawxenFox.jpg2011-05-19T04:18:52Z<p>Spottacus: Fawxen fox worn by Spottacus, was originally produced by DHC for Kaiya Softpaw and is now part of my stable. Everyone needs a fox every now and then.</p>
<hr />
<div>== Summary ==<br />
Fawxen fox worn by Spottacus, was originally produced by DHC for Kaiya Softpaw and is now part of my stable. Everyone needs a fox every now and then.<br />
== Licensing ==<br />
{{Cc-by-sa-3.0-and-GFDL}}</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2010-11-29T04:54:13Z<p>Spottacus: /* Characters */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Spottacus_at_MFF_2010_by_Jet_der_Hund_at_DexCat_%28IMG_8437%29.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Spottacus Cherval at MFF 2010]]<br />
<br />
[[Image:Smilodon_%28lightened%29.jpg|left|thumb|480px|Mask for Sabre by Qarrezel]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Sabre''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]]. The mask is done, while the fursuit is anticipated 2010 in zentai form and 2011 in musclesuit form.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus "Spotti" Cheetah] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2010-11-15T17:33:25Z<p>Spottacus: /* Why I'm Furry */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Smilodon_%28lightened%29.jpg|right|thumb|480px|Mask for Sabre by Qarrezel]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Sabre''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]]. The mask is done, while the fursuit is anticipated 2010 in zentai form and 2011 in musclesuit form.<br />
<br />
==Why I'm Furry==<br />
<br />
I am pretty much furry to the core. I was asked why by an anthropologist, and I reproduce my response below, as follows:<br />
<br />
On my end, I never felt much of a bond with my fellow humans during childhood. I mean, I like people, but I never shared their interests. I was interested in sewing small animals by fourth grade, and meowing, and crawling on all fours. I look at a “interest cloud” for typical males and it shows baseball, football, tea party, and the like, and I still feel virtually no overlap. So, I focused on school, being nerdy, and lots of sex (yep, there it is) in high school, but even there my interests remained quite different than what those around me felt. I focused instead on school even more, graduated top of my class in multiple fields, lots of ivy degrees, traveled the world, know lots of Nobel laureates and quirky scientists where I could discuss intellectual science to find a safe, common ground. By becoming an entrepreneur, I found I could play up the “difference” part of me as a role, which helped make me successful. Still, I always maintained the animal fascination, and before there was an organized furry movement I made my own anthro clothes and held such fantasies. I always had stuffed animals on my desk (even when the companies I started went public or were in merger talks), and pics of wild cats on my walls.<br />
<br />
So… part of the attraction for me is that furries are NOT mainstream (ordinary = uninteresting to me). Many embrace nontraditional thinking (and mating). I like this a lot. Furs (and latex and lycra anthros) were the first group that explained large parts of my life that I could not well explain otherwise. I feel more at home in the anthro world than anywhere else, despite the drama (which is outsized and legendary, in part because so many furries are so, well, young and socially inexperienced).<br />
<br />
When I’m purring when snuggling, or walking through San Francisco streets and having food at Mel’s with ears and a tail on with a fellow fur (as I was a few days before this summary was written), and people ask me about furs, I take the time to tell them. I explain what it means to me, and WHY it is important. It is NOT something I feel one should hide, or to be embarrassed about, regardless of what some furs do or say. I DON’T expect that the average person will understand, but that’s OK… I don’t get my sense of self worth from the average person (well, of course I do get this from furries though, and for Westerners at least, happiness is often context-derived). By the same token, I also don’t expect most humans to understand global warming’s thermodynamic details, or quantum mechanics either. I’m OK with that too, as I maintain a rich intellectual life with lots of scientists AND some furs who can discuss this stuff (and discuss yiffing in the same paragraph). But it is SO nice to have a group that I do identify with, it is probably the only group I feel emotionally close to of all the groups I belong to. <br />
<br />
Last, one paragraph on yet another effort to define "furriness"... the Fandom is sufficiently large and diverse that it defies a sound-bite-sized comprehensive definition. So, really, why argue whether yiff is a valid term, or if sex and furry are synonymous in the public’s eye. Agruing what defines furry is kind of like saying you are a “republican.” That term for some is indistinguishable from Judeo-Muslo-Christian fundamentalist religions, for others it is merely a fiscal and anti-federal conservatism, and for others it is that they were silver-spoon fed and don't want to share with others who are less deserving.<br />
<br />
I am happy here<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus "Spotti" Cheetah] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2010-11-15T17:31:48Z<p>Spottacus: /* External links */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Smilodon_%28lightened%29.jpg|right|thumb|480px|Mask for Sabre by Qarrezel]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Sabre''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]]. The mask is done, while the fursuit is anticipated 2010 in zentai form and 2011 in musclesuit form.<br />
<br />
==Why I'm Furry==<br />
<br />
I am pretty much furry to the core. I was asked why by an anthropologist, and I reproduce my response below, as follows:<br />
<br />
On my end, I never felt much of a bond with my fellow humans during childhood. I mean, I like people, but I never shared their interests. I was interested in sewing small animals by fourth grade, and meowing, and crawling on all fours. I look at a “interest cloud” for typical males and it shows baseball, football, tea party, and the like, and I still feel virtually no overlap. So, I focused on school, being nerdy, and lots of sex (yep, there it is) in high school, but even there my interests remained quite different than what those around me felt. I focused instead on school even more, graduated top of my class in multiple fields, lots of ivy degrees, traveled the world, know lots of Nobel laureates and quirky scientists where I could discuss intellectual science to find a safe, common ground. By becoming an entrepreneur, I found I could play up the “difference” part of me as a role, which helped make me successful. Still, I always maintained the animal fascination, and before there was an organized furry movement I made my own anthro clothes and held such fantasies. I always had stuffed animals on my desk (even when the companies I started went public or were in merger talks), and pics of wild cats on my walls.<br />
<br />
So… part of the attraction for me is that furries are NOT mainstream (ordinary = uninteresting to me). Many embrace nontraditional thinking (and mating). I like this a lot. Furs (and latex and lycra anthros) were the first group that explained large parts of my life that I could not well explain otherwise. I feel more at home in the anthro world than anywhere else, despite the drama (which is outsized and legendary, in part because so many furries are so, well, young and socially inexperienced).<br />
<br />
When I’m purring when snuggling, or walking through San Francisco streets and having food at Mel’s with ears and a tail on with a fellow fur, as I was this weekend, and people ask me about furs, I take the time to tell them. I explain what it means to me, and WHY it is important. It is NOT something I feel one should hide, or to be embarrassed about, regardless of what some furs do or say. I DON’T expect that the average person will understand, but that’s OK… I don’t get my sense of self worth from the average person (well, of course I do get this from furries though, and for Westerners at least, happiness is often context-derived). By the same token, I also don’t expect most humans to understand global warming’s thermodynamic details, or quantum mechanics either. I’m OK with that too, as I maintain a rich intellectual life with lots of scientists AND some furs who can discuss this stuff (and discuss yiffing in the same paragraph). But it is SO nice to have a group that I do identify with, it is probably the only group I feel emotionally close to of all the groups I belong to. <br />
<br />
Last, one paragraph on yet another effort to define "furriness"... the Fandom is sufficiently large and diverse that it defies a sound-bite-sized comprehensive definition. So, really, why argue whether yiff is a valid term, or if sex and furry are synonymous in the public’s eye. Agruing what defines furry is kind of like saying you are a “republican.” That term for some is indistinguishable from Judeo-Muslo-Christian fundamentalist religions, for others it is merely a fiscal and anti-federal conservatism, and for others it is that they were silver-spoon fed and don't want to share with others who are less deserving.<br />
<br />
I am happy here<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus "Spotti" Cheetah] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2010-08-18T21:28:47Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(inevitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Smilodon_%28lightened%29.jpg|right|thumb|480px|Mask for Sabre by Qarrezel]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Sabre''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]]. The mask is done, while the fursuit is anticipated 2010 in zentai form and 2011 in musclesuit form.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus "Spotti" Cheetah] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2010-08-13T22:39:06Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
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<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(invitably, that leads to some drama<ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Smilodon_%28lightened%29.jpg|right|thumb|480px|Mask for Sabre by Qarrezel]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Sabre''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]]. The mask is done, while the fursuit is anticipated 2010 in zentai form and 2011 in musclesuit form.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus "Spotti" Cheetah] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2010-08-13T22:38:31Z<p>Spottacus: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(invitably, that leads to some drama <ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref>)</i>.<br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Smilodon_%28lightened%29.jpg|right|thumb|480px|Mask for Sabre by Qarrezel]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Sabre''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]]. The mask is done, while the fursuit is anticipated 2010 in zentai form and 2011 in musclesuit form.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus "Spotti" Cheetah] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2010-08-13T22:36:28Z<p>Spottacus: /* Characters */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(invitably, that leads to some drama.</i><ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref><br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
[[Image:Smilodon_%28lightened%29.jpg|right|thumb|480px|Mask for Sabre by Qarrezel]]<br />
<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Sabre''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]]. The mask is done, while the fursuit is anticipated 2010 in zentai form and 2011 in musclesuit form.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus "Spotti" Cheetah] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus//en.wikifur.com/wiki/SpottacusSpottacus2010-08-13T22:35:59Z<p>Spottacus: /* Characters */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:2010.06 Spottacus Posing at CF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Spottacus in Cherval form (cheetah+serval) at [[CaliFur 2010]]]]<br />
'''Spottacus Cheetah''' is an inventor, entrepreneur, and incurable romantic when in [[human]] form, and a [[cheetah]] or other felid when in true furry form. He lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay Area]], and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick <i>(invitably, that leads to some drama.</i><ref>As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!</ref><br />
<br />
== Birth and early development ==<br />
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom even has invited him to come in fur with her to her parties.<br />
<br />
== Anthro life ==<br />
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.<br />
<br />
== Characters ==<br />
Omitting the non-furry latex and zentai characters, Spottacus' characters include the following:<br />
<br />
*'''Cherval''' - a [[serval]]/[[cheetah]] hybrid. Concept art by [[Ferality Illustrations]] and [[Vantid]]. Fursuit by [[Lance Ikegawa]].<br />
<br />
*'''Sabre''' - a California [[smilodon|sabertooth]], ''Smilodon californicus''. Fursuit conceived by [[Qarrezel]]. The mask is done, while the fursuit is anticipated 2010 in zentai form and 2011 in musclesuit form.<br />
[[Image:Smilodon_%28lightened%29.jpg|right|thumb|480px|Mask for Sabre by Qarrezel]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://spottacus.livejournal.com Spottacus "Spotti" Cheetah] on [[LiveJournal]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
== Categories ==<br />
[[Category:People]][[Category:Fursuiters]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah characters]]<br />
[[Category:California]]<br />
[[Category:Cheetah-hybrid characters]]</div>Spottacus