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J.J. Grandville

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'''J.J. Grandville''' was the better-known pseudonym of '''Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard''', a nineteenth-century French caricaturist whose work includes scenes of [[anthropomorphic]] animals.

Born September 13, 1803, in Nancy, France, Grandville learnt to drawn from his father, a painter of miniatures. At age 21, he travelled to Paris and published collections of lithographs.

[[Image:JJGrandvilleSwordsmen.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Plate from ''Les Métamorphoses du jour''.]][[Image:JJGrandvilleScholars.jpg|right|thumb|160px|Illustration from ''Scènes de la Vie Privée et Publique des Animaux''.]]
The work which launched Grandville to fame was the 1828-29 work ''Les Métamorphoses du jour'' ''(Today's Metamorphosis)'', which featured seventy-two images of various animals in human situations. The public's attention was caught by the skill with which he imparted human emotions to the animals' faces.

Grandville's success lead to steady work contributing artwork to various periodicals, and supplying illustrations to editions of ''Don Quixote'', ''Gulliver's Travels'', and ''Robinson Crusoe''. He also continued to publish collections of lithographs, including
''Les Fleurs Animées'' ''(Animated Flowers)'' (images of anthropomorphic flowers(!)), and ''Scènes de la Vie Privée et Publique des Animaux'' (''Scenes of the Private and Public Lives of Animals'') which contained further anthropomorphic animals.

In 1847, Grandville saw one of his children choke to death on a piece of bread beside him, and never recovered from the shock. He was admitted to the lunatic asylum in Vanves, where he died on March 17 of that year.

==Legacy==
Grandville has sometimes been referred to as "a precursor of the surrealists", and his pre-[[furry fandom]] [[anthro art]] is believed to have inspired Sir John Tenniel's illustrations in the publication of ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.

In 2006, Magic Realist Press released a deck of tarot card incorporating Grandville's images of anthropomorphic animals.

[[wikipedia:Bryan Talbot|Bryan Talbot]] cited Grandville's work as an influence in his own work for ''[[Grandville]]''.

==External links==
* [http://galerietroncin.com/artiste.asp?langue=en&artiste=18 Galerie Troncin-Denis] - a large collection of Grandville's illustrations
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ignace_Isidore_G%C3%A9rard Wikipedia entry] on J.J. Grandville
* [http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2005_10_30_bibliodyssey_archive.html Short biography] of Grandville, with links to many online images
* [http://www.fantasticmenagerie.com/ Fantastic Menagerie] tarot cards with Grandville's artwork

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Over The Hedge (comic)

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| author = [[Wikipedia:Michael Fry|Michael Fry]] and [[Wikipedia:T. Lewis|T. Lewis]]
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| began = 1995
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'''Over The Hedge''' is an American [[comic strip]] by [[writer]] [[W:Michael Fry|Michael Fry]] and [[Artist]] [[W:T. Lewis|T. Lewis]].

The strip first appeared in 1995. Four book collections have been published. They are, in order, ''Over The Hedge'', ''Over The Hedge 2'', ''Knights Of The Picnic Table'', and ''Stuffed Animals''. A [[Over_The_Hedge_(film)|film]] was released in 2006.

The strips are not afraid to tackle difficult subject matter. Everything from celebrity worship to [[Wikipedia:stem cell|stem cell]] research has appeared. In 1998, a series of strips had the characters considering the origin of humanity and the likelihood of [[Wikipedia:reincarnation|reincarnation]].

The strip were awarded the [[Religious Communicators Council]]’s 1998 [[Wilbur Award]] for "excellence in the communication of religious issues, values and themes."

== Premise ==

The strip follows the lives of RJ, a [[raccoon]]; and Verne, a [[turtle]]. RJ has a sort of Zen spontaneity and Verne is a reserved worrywart that the strip hinted talks like [[Wikipedia:Garry Shandling|Garry Shandling]]. Verne has a secret enjoyment of the music of [[Wikipedia:John Tesh|John Tesh]]--RJ once baited him with his newest CD, "More Music To Eat Mayonnaise By".

The division is sharper when the characters' motivating behaviors are revealed. RJ is a slacker -- he doesn't feel the need to chase down anything, especially knowledge. When told plenty happens in the world before he wakes up, he pulled out a paddleball and walked away saying, "Not to me." Anything that doesn't come simply and naturally to him is deemed not worth the effort. He once theorized that the stars and the night sky were actually a giant piece of construction paper with holes in it and lit up by a lightbulb the size of Texas (and a good portion of Louisiana). He is balanced by Verne and his continual quest for personal advancement and fulfillment. In fact, in one strip, the characters explored the fact that they were a bit unhappy with themselves and wished they could be more like the other. The two of them support each other, like two halves of the same brain, with RJ dealing with immediate situations (distracting guard dogs around a house) and Verne handling things that require more planning and detail.

Most of the forest they live in has been stripped down to make a housing division called El Rancho Camelot. However, they, along with the other animals in the forest, aren't interested in retaking the land. They very much enjoy human culture. From raiding garbage cans for food and rating the preservatives used to staking out hot tubs, they recognize this isn't the best or healthiest way to live, but they can't give it up. RJ, in fact, has a near pathological addiction to [[Wikipedia:Twinkies|Twinkies]], such as his 1947 Twinkie that is "still soft" and "in mint condition". Sometimes, more extreme measures are employed, such as flyfishing steaks off a grill or distracting a family while other animals use a blowtorch to cut through a wall and get to the fridge.

Part of the strip consists of Verne being RJ's metaphorical punching bag. RJ is shameless in his disrespect of Verne, setting him up for pranks and humiliations as Verne fumes futilely at the treatment. RJ regards himself as pretty much unmockable, and Verne is incapable of proving otherwise.

RJ and Verne also have an artistic bent, which the creators use to much comedic effect. Verne is deeply involved in the arts. At times, he uses his knowledge to shamelessly exploit the artistic establishment -- he created a sculpture called "Lichen On A Stump" that was, in fact, a lichen on a stump, for which he got a $15,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. Other times, he creates modern art and performances pieces that he is never happy with, such as turning a lawn sprinkler system into a water ballet -- "It doesn't transcend." While Verne's criticism decries classic forms, RJ shows a more traditional grounding that eschews stuffiness. But when RJ creates art, it's more simplified, done just for fun. He dreads Verne coming around at times like these -- "No! No critiques! Please just let us create in ignorance!"

Another running gag that surfaces in the strip is that RJ and Verne are avid golfers, often pushing the interpretations of the rules as far as they can. They have played in the middle of a snowstorm (when Verne iced up in the middle of his swing, RJ pointed out, "You're pausing at the top of your swing again"), purchased a driver with a head the size of a basketball for extra distance off the tee (the "Obese Olga" made the ball achieve escape velocity and hit a UFO with aliens watching "Star Trek: The Next Generation"), expanded the cup with a backhoe so RJ could make par, and even designed their own golf course, complete with acid pits, razor wire, quicksand, a dragon, a mamba nest, and "giant, blood-sucking werepoodles on #14".

== Characters ==

In addition to RJ and Verne, the strip includes Hammy the [[Squirrel_(species)|squirrel]]. Hammy didn't appear when the strip first started. He was referenced in a series as being run over by a minivan under a different name ("That Hammy...always trying to broaden himself."), and he was buried in a pizza box. He started appearing and his name eventually became Sammy. One day, Sammy met his mirror image self named Hammy and they switched places, and the squirrel is now Hammy.

Hammy is a edgy little guy who isn't completely aware of his surroundings, expressing shock when he discovered that thing he sort of knew was behind him was a [[tail]] (he was even more impressed when he discovered he had thumbs). He's not exactly a star of the strip, but he rounds out the central duo very well, despite how much he annoys Verne ("'Let's get a squirrel,' you said, 'The readers love squirrels'"), becoming sort of the Third Stooge.

Other characters include Luby the raccoon and Velma the turtle, the sort of objects of RJ and Verne's affections, even though they don't think very much of the "Boys In The Wood." Luby, apparently, still dates RJ occasionally, even though he makes her question her whole dating life. In the strip from December 27, 2007, Luby explains she decided to give dating another try. RJ took her to watch an old couple struggle to program their Tivo ("They're so cute when they can't understand customer service reps in India," RJ opines), then took her to a dumpster where he overate Maraschino cherries, barfed, and passed out. She is now questioning the wisdom of dating ANYONE, not just RJ.

Speaking of dating, the characters' love lives have fluctuated quite a bit. Initially, Velma dated RJ and Luby dated Verne, but soon the species paired off. A strip where the central trio catches up on where the characters are now has Verne saying of Luby and Velma, "They live in San Francisco. We lost them to the other team." Hammy responds, "The Orioles?" In the strip's early days, RJ was in love with Dottie, a purebred poodle of questionable intelligence (she once tripped on her own ears and knocked herself unconscious). Despite RJ's continuous efforts to woo her, she never acknowledged him as anything other than yard pest, and once used his tail as a chew toy before trying to bury it.

For a short time in 2007, Verne had been dating Sheila the Snail. Their bond resulted in a burst of self-confidence that had RJ leading the others into trying to "deprogram" Verne in a failed effort to get their personality measuring stick and resident punching bag back. It failed, Verne and Sheila stayed together for a while. That all changed when Sheila brought Verne to meet her parents. Mom had a relative that had been eaten by a turtle and both parents put Verne through the wringer. Verne panicked, trying to reassure them that he would never eat anything as slimy and disgusting as a snail. Sheila immediately took offense and sent Verne packing on the spot. Any hope of reconciliation was gone a couple of days later when Sheila was seen with another snail. Verne, in his loneliness, latched onto and fell in love with a Marilyn Monroe blow-up doll that RJ gave to him to humiliate him more. When the bond became too strong, RJ brought in Dr. Phil to snap Verne out of it -- Dr. Phil called RJ his "Vegas buddy" for rescuing him from a crush of rabid autograph seekers. At present, Verne is very much unattached.

A recent addition to the strip is a pit bull puppy named Steve. Steve is not anthropomorphic, but can bend the rules as needed. Steve's typical behavior is to sit around, wagging his tail and smiling, waiting for someone to lick. RJ and Verne found him in the forest one day, and due to the stereotype of pit bulls as killing machines, they promptly rocketed up the nearest tree and examined themselves to see if they were still alive ("Is my head still on? I can't tell"). After observing the puppy wasn't moving a muscle other than to wag his tail, Verne looked up "pit bull" on his iPhone and they figured they could trust him. That, and the fact that Hammy came along and decided to pull the "lion tamer's head in mouth" stunt ("I'm fine, but he could use a breath mint."). RJ and Verne are Steve's keepers -- they refuse to let any humans have him for fear that the pit bull's reputation will cause them to put Steve to sleep. He shows up occasionally, recently to help RJ make a dangerous stunt video for YouTube ("But Steve wouldn't hurt a fly." "I know that. You know that. But the millions watching subway surfing videos don't."). Hammy also taught him to do the rumble dance from West Side Story.

Another character who pops up occasionally is The Tree That Knows Stuff, a sentient tree that the characters seek information and advice from. He occasionally has to deal with RJ trying to muscle in on his job.

Another incidental character is Fred The Wood Tick, who appears as only a dot and has to be identified when he first appears with an arrow explaining what he is.

One character who was fairly prominent when the series first started was Plushie, Verne's nephew.

The animals can talk with [[human]]s, but only if they are kids, elderly, or insane. An attempt by Verne to lead the other animals around the neighborhood Christmas caroling resulted in every armament (guns, missiles, and Wrist Rockets) being trained on them. The most frequent human they have contact with is Clara, a toddler who goes to Perky Jerks Daycare Center. Her parents are Nate and Noreen.

The rule about what humans they can converse with is disregarded at times when it suits the joke. Dr. Phil has been shown talking to and understanding the cast. Recently, Barak Obama was depicted in the strip. RJ called in a favor -- "'Audacity Of Hope.' Who came up with that...Oh, that's right! I did!"

== Over The Hedge and furry ==

[[File:Overthehedgefurry.gif|thumb|550px|none|The characters of ''Over The Hedge'' discover [[furry]]]]
[[File:Hedge2008016303905.gif|thumb|550px|none|Furries are a significant segment of the electorate. (Strip of September 5, 2008)]]

== See also ==

*[[Over The Hedge (film)]]

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Silverwing (series)

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The Silverwing book series by [[Kenneth Oppel]] featuring the adventures of [[Shade]], a young [[bat]].

==Synopsis==
When Shade Silverwing breaks an age-old law, looking at the sun, the owls burn down his beloved Tree Haven. They go to Hibernaculum where they rest for the winter. Along the way, he meets Marina Brightwing who helps him throughout the series. They also meet other characters like Goth and Throbb, bats who are part of the Vampyrum Spectrum, Zephyr, a bat that can see past, present and future, and Scirocco, a bat who wants to be Human.

==Locations==
===Tree Haven===
A place where newborn bats are raised by their mothers during the spring and summer. The tree haven in ''[[silverwing (novel)|Silverwing]]'' is burned to the ground by owls. Later on, a new tree is hollowed out, and becomes the new Tree Haven. This is where Griffin lives, and the creation of it can be read about at the end of ''[[Sunwing]]''

===Stone Hold===
A place where the male bats roost during the spring and summer.

===Hibernaculum===
A place behind a [[waterfall]] where Shade's colony goes to hibernate during the winter.

===Jungle===
A [[rain forest]], most likely in [[Central America]]. Home to the Vampyrum Spectrum bats and the Pyramid. It's also hosts creatures including large insects, southern owls and other exotic things that northern bats haven't seen.

====Statue Haven====
A statue of [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Jesus Christ]] that overlooks [[Rio de Janeiro]]. The survivors of the explosions from the [[bat bomb|metal disks]] use this as a safe haven from the [[Vampyrum spectrum|Vampyrum]].

====The Pyramid====
Home to the royal order of Vampyrum, Goth's home. It's filled with millions of Vampyrum. It was destroyed when Voxzaco dropped an explosive on it, killing all the Vampyrum. Shade's family and friends escaped, although some did not, and Shade got half of his fur burnt off.

===Underworld===
A place created by Cama Zotz for his Vampyrum Spectrum. It is beneath the earth and is mostly made up of pictures that occur in bats' minds as a result of conflicting sonal vibration, giving the appearance of images. All bats that die end up there. It is possible, but rare, for a living thing to enter the Underworld; where the denizens will notice a "glow" about them.

At the place where Zotz fought and killed his counterpart Nocturna, a great Tree made seemingly of fire grows. Entering it, the bats become as Nocturna has become; an observing intelligence in the natural world.

==History==
===Great war===
The great war between the birds and the beasts happened approximately 65 million years before the story. The [[bat]]s, seeing themselves as being both, but neither, refrained from fighting. At the end of the war, the two warring factions banished the bats. They could not see the sun again because they refrained.

===War to bring back the sun===
A war between the [[owl]]s and the bats fought 15 years before the '''Silverwing''' book. The bats lost. Later, Shade Silverwing and Owl Prince Orestes called for a truce, under which bats were given freedom to move under sunlight for as long as they caused no trouble.

===Tonoma===
The war that divided all creatures from each other.

== See also ==
* [[List of characters in Silverwing]]

==External links ==

* [http://kennethoppel.com/silverwing/index.shtml Silverwing] official website
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The Hundred and One Dalmatians

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[[Image:TheHundredAndOne.JPG|right|thumb|Front cover of the ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' as published in a Piccolo edition by Pan Books in 1975.]]
'''''The Hundred and One Dalmatians''''' is a novel by Dodie Smith. It was first published in 1956, by William Heinemann Ltd. It is about Pongo and Missis, "a young married couple of Dalmatian dogs"<ref>Smith, Dodie. ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians''. London: Pan Books, 1975. p. 9.</ref>; their fifteen puppies; Perdita, the liver-spotted Dalmatian who acts as a second mother to the puppies; and a number of other characters, most of them [[dog]]s.

''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' was followed by a sequel, ''[[The Starlight Barking]]'', in 1967.

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Bambi's Children

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'''''Bambi's Children, The Story of a Forest Family''''', originally titled '''''Bambis Kinder, eine Familie im Walde''''', is a German Children's novel written by [[Felix Salten]] as a sequel to ''[[Bambi (novel)|Bambi, A Life in the Woods]]''. The sequel follows the lives of the deer Bambi's twin fawns as they grow from fawns through adulthood.

Originally written in German, the novel was first published in English in the United States in 1939 by Bobbs-Merrill. It was not published in Germany until the following year.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Companion to the Works of Arthur Schnitzler |first=Dagmar C. G. |last=Lorenz |publisher=Boydell & Brewer |year=2003 |isbn=1571132139 |pages=125 }}</ref> Its language is gentler than that of ''Bambi, A Life in the Woods''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Wildlife Films |first=Derek |last=Bousé |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |year=2000 |isbn=9780812217285 |pages=142}}</ref>

After the success of Disney's ''[[Bambi]]'', Walt Disney in association with Dell Comics published a comic book titled ''Bambi's Childen''.

==Plot==
Twin fawns, Geno and Gurri learn the pleasures as well as downsides of nature and their forest home, as their mother Faline raises them to adulthood. Their father, Bambi, watches over them and, at times, takes care of them while their mother is busy. During their lives, they interact with Lana and Boso, twin fawns of their Aunt Rolla, and the orphaned siblings Nello and Membo. The deer also interact with a variety of humans including hunters seeking to kill them and forest rangers wishing to protect them.

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The Island of Dr. Moreau

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'''''The Island of Dr. Moreau: A Possibility''''', an allegorical [[science fiction]] novel by [[Wikipedia:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells]], first published by Heinemann in April 1896, is the earliest novel with intelligent [[animal]] characters written for an adult readership. It presents the possibilities of the biological sciences to improve animals to a [[human]] level, at the same time that it warns against the dangers, both physical and moral, of reckless and cruel vivisection.

The novel is presented as the narrative of Edward Prendick, an Englishman whose ship sinks in the Pacific in 1887. He is rescued by a schooner taking supplies including caged animals, in the care of a man named Montgomery who has a strangely subhuman servant, to an unnamed island. There Prendick meets Montgomery's employer, a biologist named Moreau who has even stranger servants.

{{q|The white-haired man I found was still regarding me steadfastly, but with an expression, as I now fancied, of some perplexity. When my eyes met his, he looked down at the staghound that sat between his knees. He was a powerfully-built man, as I have said, with a fine forehead and rather heavy features; but his eyes had that odd drooping of the skin above the lids which often comes with advancing years, and the fall of his heavy mouth at the corners gave him an expression of pugnacious resolution. He talked to Montgomery in a tone too low for me to hear.

From him my eyes travelled to his three men; and a strange crew they were. I saw only their faces, yet there was something in their faces-I knew not what-that gave me a queer spasm of disgust. I looked steadily at them, and the impression did not pass, though I failed to see what had occasioned it. They seemed to me then to be brown men; but their limbs were oddly swathed in some thin, dirty, white stuff down even to the fingers and feet: I have never seen men so wrapped up before, and women so only in the East. They wore turbans too, and thereunder peered out their [[elven|elfin]] faces at me,-faces with protruding lower-jaws and bright eyes. They had lank black hair, almost like horsehair, and seemed as they sat to exceed in stature any race of men I have seen. The white-haired man, who I knew was a good six feet in height, sat a head below any one of the three. I found afterwards that really none were taller than myself; but their bodies were abnormally long, and the thigh-part of the leg short and curiously twisted. At any rate, they were an amazingly ugly gang, and over the heads of them under the forward lug peered the black face of the man whose eyes were luminous in the dark. As I stared at them, they met my gaze; and then first one and then another turned away from my direct stare, and looked at me in an odd, furtive manner.}}

Prendick remembers sensational newspaper accounts of how Moreau was driven out of England after exposure of his vivisection experiments. He and Montgomery have continued and carried them further on the island, turning animals into intelligent "Beast Folk" (Prendick identifies [[pig|Swine Men]], [[monkey|Ape Men]], [[sloth (species)|Sloth Men]], [[leopard|Leopard Men]] and many others, as well as animal [[hybrid|combinations]] such as a [[wolf]]-[[Bear (species)|bear]]) which he tries to control through a series of semi-religious "Laws" with a Beast-man called the "Sayer of the Law," a sort of high priest, and himself as a divinity ruling through his laboratory, known as the "House of Pain":

{{q|"Not to go on all-fours; that is the Law. Are we not Men? "Not to suck up Drink; that is the Law. Are we not Men? "Not to eat Fish or Flesh; that is the Law. Are we not Men? "Not to claw the Bark of Trees; that is the Law. Are we not Men? "Not to chase other Men; that is the Law. Are we not Men?"

:"And so from the prohibition of these acts of folly, on to the prohibition of what I thought then were the maddest, most impossible, and most indecent things one could well imagine. A kind of rhythmic fervour fell on all of us; we gabbled and swayed faster and faster, repeating this amazing Law. Superficially the contagion of these brutes was upon me, but deep down within me the laughter and disgust struggled together. We ran through a long list of prohibitions, and then the chant swung round to a new formula.

"'His is the House of Pain. His is the Hand that makes. His is the Hand that wounds. His is the Hand that heals.'"}}

The forced evolution of the animals into humans is only temporary; the jungles of the island are full of partly-devolved Beast Folk that try to maintain their humanity. Eventually the [[carnivore]]s among the Beast People revert to killing and eating meat ('tasting blood'). Once the Law is broken, all of the Beast Folk turn upon Moreau and Montgomery while Prendick escapes back out to sea. An exploration of the island by British sailors a few years later reveals only a few [[feral]] animals.

One of the enduring images from the novel is of Moreau and Montgomery maintaining their authority among the semi-wild Beast People with heavy whips. This was emphasized in the first motion picture adaptation of the novel, as ''The Island of Lost Souls'' in 1933, which featured Charles Laughton portraying Moreau as a whip-cracking sadist less interested in science than in torturing animals. A second movie, as ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' in 1977, was so different that its script was novelized separately by Joseph Silva(Ron Goulart). This version advances the year to 1914, replaces Prendick with Andrew Braddock, and renames the Beast Folk as humanimals. Burt Lancaster played Dr. Paul Moreau closer to the intellectual but amoral scientist of Wells' novel, but has him experimenting on Braddock to turn him into a humanimal. A third movie adaptation, in 1996 with Marlon Brando playing the doctor as a grotesque mad scientist, updates the plot with DNA injections replacing vivisection.

''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' has served as an inspiration to many works of fiction, especially in science fiction where several authors have written unauthorized pastiches or sequels such as ''Moreau's Other Island'', by Brian W. Aldiss (1980), and ''Dr. Franklin's Island'', by Ann Halam (2001), or the novels of [[S. Andrew Swann]] who calls his [[anthropomorphic]] characters "[[moreau]]s" as homage. In many modern roleplaying games, such as d20 Modern, moreaus are used again to name species of genetically engineered anthro beasts.

==External links==

* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/159 Full text of novel on Project Gutenberg]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024188/ The Island of Lost Souls (1933)] Internet Movie Database entry
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076210/ The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)] Internet Movie Database entry
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116654/ The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)] Internet Movie Database entry

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Thomas Timberwolf

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[[Image:Timberwolf01.jpg|right|frame|For some reason, Thomas is always having to extricate himself from beneath fallen trees . . .]]
'''Thomas Timberwolf''' was a flash cartoon from [[Warner Bros. (company)|Warner Bros.]] Online. The series was created by the late animator [[Chuck Jones]].

After Chuck Jones & [[Maurice Noble]] passed away, the series was discontinued and the official site for this cartoon was removed from Warner Bros. Online.

Thomas T. Wolf is Chuck Jones' last creation.

==External links==
* [http://frededison.free.fr/ The Timberwolf Cartoons]

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The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

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'''The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue''' is a 1998 animated direct-to-video film produced by MGM Studios. It's a sequel to the popular 1982 film [[The Secret of NIMH]]. The original film was produced by Don Bluth, but the sequel was made without his help. The film is unrelated to '''Racso and the Rats of NIMH''', a sequel to the book '''Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.'''

'''The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue''' is not well loved by NIMH fans. In fact, the film is deemed to be the worst animated sequel of all time and "every NIMH fan's worst nightmare".

== Plot ==
The very beginning of the film starts off with a prologue sequence showing half-color/half-black and white footage from the original first movie being not-so-wisely narrated by Peter MacNicol, telling of a prophecy that Nicodemus made before he died (which is never actually shown in the first movie). The prophecy is that NIMH will come and threaten the rats again in Thorn Valley, and a son of Jonathan Brisby would be chosen to save them.

The film then cuts to Timothy Brisby (the youngest son of Mrs. Brisby) racing his brother, Martin who is the oldest brother, on walnut shells being pulled by rabbits. Timothy (Timmy) accidentally slips off his shell on a tight turn and gets lost. He decides to take a shortcut through the woods back home, only to unintentionally run into a cage. Two scientists from a laboratory called NIMH hear the alarm going off from the cage and hurry to investigate.

Martin hears Timmy cry out for help and hurries to free him from the cage before the scientists notice them. When safely hidden, Timothy believes that he ruined their last day together, before Timmy goes to Thorn Valley to fulfill his prophecy as the chosen child of Jonathan Brisby. It is revealed that Martin is just jealous of Timmy being the chosen child, saying that he should have been chosen since he was stronger and braver. To make Timmy feel better, Martin gives him a slingshot and tries to teach him how to use it. It doesn't go well. Timothy winds up shooting Jeremy (the crow from the first film and voiced by Dom DeLuise) down into a pond.

When Timmy gets ready to leave for Thorn Valley, Mrs. Brisby, now slightly aged (because of possibly the lack of the , tells him to listen to his teachers, Justin and Mr. Ages from the first film. Martin then tells Jeremy the directions to Thorn Valley, which are "South by south by south". Jeremy then flies off to Thorn Valley, with Timmy riding on his back. This is where we encounter the first musical sequence of the film, where Jeremy sings about what a joy Thorn Valley is.

When they arrive there, every mouse and rat greets Timmy like he's royalty. Justin and Mr. Ages then proceed to teach him about Thorn Valley and how he has to fulfill his prophecy. While Timmy grows up into a teenager, he sings about how he'll never equal his father's fame. The song sequence ends with a teenage Timmy Brisby voiced by Ralph Macchio from the "Karate Kid". Justin and some other rats then take Timmy out scavaging. Brutus (the rat from the first film) gives Timmy a whistle and tells him to blow it if he spots the guard dog, Killer. Timmy feels discouraged and tosses the whistle on the ground. He hears a sound from one of the garbage cans and goes to investigate, only to wind up stepping on the whistle by mistake.

It turns out that the noise was another mouse named Jenny McBride. Timmy is instantly smitten by her, but their greetings are cut short as Killer the guard dog begins chasing them. They all manage to escape with Jenny's help, who can apparently read (which is actually one of the characteristics of a rat from NIMH).

Later back at Thorn Valley, Timmy is punished for leaving his post. Timmy then tells Mr. Ages and Justin that Jenny can read. Jenny then tells them that her parents are trapped at NIMH and that something awful is going to happen on the full moon. She also tells them that she was sent to find them for help. Mr. Ages says they can't help them, believing it would be to great a risk of man finding out about Thorn Valley.

In frustration, Jenny and Timmy both escape in a hot air balloon to NIMH, but a hawk pops the balloon and they fall to the ground, unhurt. They then proceed to find the Great Owl, a character from the first film. It turns out that Jeremy the crow is actually posing as the Great Owl to fool the woodland animals out of giving him money, with the help of a con artist caterpillar named Cecil. After accidentally blowing his cover and causing a riot to the animals, Jeremy then flies the two mice to NIMH where they find two of the rats from Thorn Valley, Justin and Brutus. They also learn that Dr. Valentine, the head scientist, has made Martin insane. After being made insane, Martin took over the lab and brainwashed Dr. Valentine with a device similar to the one Valentine used on him and made him think he was a dog. Martin plans to use an army of lab rats riding a flock of ravens to take over Thorn Valley.

He asks Timmy to join him, but he refuses and is locked in a cage as Martin drags Jenny away to make her his queen. Timmy escapes with the help of Cecil and they go to free Jenny. Together, they knock out Martin and Timmy tricks Martin's army of ravens and rats to fly in the wrong direction. Timmy and Jenny then leave to find the others, only to find once everyone is free that NIMH is on fire. The survivors (Timmy, Jenny, and her parents) flee. Timmy goes back to save Martin. Before he leaves, Jenny tells him she loves him and he tells her the same. After being attacked by the crazy cats once again, Timmy sends them down an elevator shaft and finally finds Martin. Timmy and Martin are able to escape through the lab's skylight, with some help from Jeremy. Jeremy takes the survivors to safety. The mice return to Thorn Valley, Martin returns to normal and Timmy is now a hero. How Martin turned normal is left out of the film, but the device that turned Martin crazy could have been temporary and since Martin was shown doing it on himself several times this could be the reason. A likeness of Timmy is added to the statue of Jonathan as the people of Thorn Valley cheer.

== Cast ==
*Ralph Macchio - Teenage Timmy
*Dom DeLuise - Jeremy the Crow
*Eric Idle - Evil Martin
*William H. Macy - Justin
*Arthur Malet - Mr. Ages
*Hynden Walch - Jenny
*Andrea Martin - Muriel
*Harvey Korman - Floyd
*Meshach Taylor - Cecil
*Phillip Glasser - Reformed Martin
*Phillip Van Dyke - Young Martin
*Andrew Ducote - Young Timmy
*Alexander Strange - Teenage Timmy
*Debi Mae West - Mrs. Brisby
*Doris Roberts - Auntie Shrew
*Steve Mackall - Dr. Valentine
*Darlene Carr - Helen
*Jamie Cronin - Teresa
*Whitney Claire Kaufman - Cynthia
*Jameson Parker - Troy
*Kevin Michael Richardson - Brutus
*Peter MacNicol - Narrator / Justin (opening sequence)

== Reception ==
The sequel is universally hated by fans of the first film, who claimed that it lacked Don Bluth's dark mood and instead replaced with cheesy musical numbers. The film was widely panned for the really lame dialogue, incredibly dumb songs, memorable characters turned into something generic and forgettable, incomprehensible plot, and even the dreadfully cheap, uninspired and inconsistent animation (in comparison to the original film). TV Guide gave the film two stars out of four. Don Bluth himself had actually talked about making a sequel to the original film, obviously on one of his Toontalk magazines that are now rare to find, but unfortunately, this idea was dropped after MGM produced the sequel, without his permission.

== Soundtrack ==
Despite the bad critical reaction of this film, it somehow managed to get a motion picture soundtrack released on CD in 1999 by Sonic Images & MGM Records.

*"Prologue/Timmy and Martin" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"My Life and My Love" (Al Jarreau, Bobbi Page)
*"Come Make the Most of Your Life" (Andrew Ducote, Dom DeLuise, Arthur Malet, William H. Macy)
*"Timmy Says Goodbye/Soaring with Jeremy" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"Teaching Timmy/The Snake/The Wisdom of Mr. Ages" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"I Will Show the World" (Andrew Ducote, Alex Strange, Ralph Macchio)
*"Timmy Meets Jenny/Killer, the Attack Dog/Jenny's Story/Muriel and Floyd" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"Jenny's Plan/The Escape/Flight to N.I.M.H./The Hawk Attacks" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"Meeting Cecil/Search for the Great Owl" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"Magic Mystery Show" (Meshach Taylor, Dom DeLuise, Ralph Macchio, Hynden Walch)
*"Angry Animals/Another Escape/Evil Martin" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"Just Say Yes!" (Eric Idle, Ralph Macchio)
*"Taken Prisoner" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"All I Had is Gone" (Ralph Macchio, Hynden Walch)
*"Breakout/Muriel and Floyd Get the Shaft/Trapped by Martin" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"Escape from N.I.M.H." (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)
*"Finale" (instrumental by Lee Holdridge)

== References ==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_NIMH_2

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Banjo the Woodpile Cat

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[[File:Banjo-The-Woodpile-Cat.jpg|160px|thumb|right|Poster of the DVD edition]]
'''''Banjo the Woodpile Cat''''' is an animated film by [[Don Bluth]] from 1979. It was the first film by [[Don Bluth]], which aired due to its short running time of 29 minutes, as a television special.

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Banjo_the_Woodpile_Cat|Banjo the Woodpile Cat]] at Wikipedia

== External links ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt154203/ IMDB entry for Banjo the Woodpile Cat]
* [http://www.cataroo.com/DBbanjo.html Article by John Cawley]

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

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'''Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH''' is a novel by [[WikiPedia:Robert C. O’Brien|Robert C. O’Brien]] (pseudonym of Robert Conly), published by Atheneum in April 1971. The story revolves around that of a widowed [[mouse]] named Mrs. Frisby and her interactions with highly intelligent [[Rat (species)|rat]]s who escaped from experiments by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The book involves the themes of friendship and courage, and also alludes to the immorality of experimentation done on non-[[human]] [[animal]]s.

Two sequels, [[Racso and the Rats of NIMH]] and [[R.T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH]] were written by O'Brien's daughter [[WikiPedia:Jane Leslie Conly|Jane Leslie Conly]].

The novel was filmed as an animated feature, ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', by [[Don Bluth]] in July 1982. Mrs. Frisby was renamed Mrs. Brisby because of a threatened lawsuit for copyright and trademark violation by the Wham-O company, manufacturers of the Frisbee toy. The movie was criticized for this and other plot changes, especially the change of "the secret" from a [[science-fiction]]al cause to magic and wizardry.

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==External links==

*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084649/ The Secret of NIMH (1982)] at Internet Movie Database

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Character sheet

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[[File:ZZmodelsheet.png|right|thumb|275px|Example of a model sheet]]
A '''character sheet''', also known as a '''char sheet''', '''reference sheet''', '''refsheet''', or '''model sheet''', is an important reference artifact in furry fandom, as the primary means for fans to describe their [[roleplaying]] character(s) and/or [[fursona]] quickly and easily to others, without needing to repeat detailed explanations multiple times over.

A good reference sheet can cut down on communications issues with fans and [[artist]]s when [[commission]]ing work.

Some furries use the term to refer to written references or simple reference pictures of their characters, while a '''model sheet''' specifically refers to a more detailed visual description of a character.

==Character Sheets Outside of Furry Fandom==
Character sheets are common to nearly all published ('table-top' or 'paper-and-pencil') [[roleplaying]] games (e.g., [[Dungeons & Dragons]], [[Werewolf: The Apocalypse]], [[Wikipedia:GURPS|GURPS]], [[Ironclaw]]), to record vital information about a primary [[character]] being played and portrayed by a player. Mostly, this information is specific to the published game in question, but also includes name biographical information, possessions, and sometimes a character sketch.

In animation, cartooning and graphic design, model sheets and character sheets are basically two variations of the same term, and both are used to refer specifically to the more graphical descriptions of various characters.

== Written Reference ==
Furry character sheets typically includes the user/character's name, age, [[species]], gender, height, weight, appearance, personality, and traits.

Some have more detailed information added, including [[sexual preference|sexuality]], nicknames, martial status, [[fetish]]es, items, and biography, and a snapshot or image of the character.

=== Example ===
*'''Name:''' Peter Wolfowitz
*'''Age:''' 23
*'''Species:''' [[Wolf]]
*'''Gender:''' [[Male]]
*'''Height:''' 6'0''
*'''Weight:''' 120 lbs.
*'''Appearance:''' A slender [[anthropomorphic]] wolf with black [[fur]] and acid-yellow eyes
*'''Personality:''' Calm and collected
*'''Traits:''' Skilled in the making of arts and crafts

== Character model sheet ==
A '''character model sheet''', also known simply as a '''model sheet''', is a graphical version of the "character sheet".

Although not a term with its origins in the furry fandom (having being first conceived and used in mainstream [[Wikipedia:Animation|animation]],) it's often used by [[furry artist]]s and fans to graphically describe a character, fursonas, or even [[fursuit]]s.

It displays a specific turnaround view and look on the particular features of a character, such as head and body shape, hair and tail length and style, size and position of the eyes, mouth, [[ears]], fur patterns and design, etc.

Color callouts and character descriptions may be added to / accompany the model sheet.

== See also ==
*[[Wikipedia:Model sheet|Model sheet]] on [[Wikipedia]]

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Gay Purr-ee

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[[Image:Gay purr-ee dvd cover.jpg|thumb|right|DVD box cover]]
'''Gay Purr-ee''' is an animated musical featuring [[cat]]s as the main characters produced by United Productions of America and released by [[Warner Bros. (company)|Warner Bros.]] in 1962. It features the voice talent of Judy Garland and was Garland's only animated voice role. According to the Production Notes on the DVD edition it was Garland who suggested that her Wizard of Oz songwriters Arlen and Yip Harburg should write the songs for ''Gay Purr-ee''.

== Plot synopsis==
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The story is set in turn-of-the-century [[Wikipedia:France|France]] and takes place predominantly in [[Wikipedia:Paris|Paris]] (sometime during the events of the 1952 film ''Moulin Rouge!''). However, it begins on a farm in [[Wikipedia:Provence|Provence]] ("Mewsette"), where the lovely cat Mewsette is bored with her beau (Jaune Tom, an accomplished but shy mouser). Inspired by Jeanette's stories of the glamour and sophistication of Paris ("Take my Hand, Paree"), Mewsette runs away to the big city via Orient Express, where at Gare Montparnasse she encounters the slick con-cat Meowrice. Taking advantage of the country kitty's naivete, he puts her in the care of the sultry Madame Reubens-Chatte, who promises to turn Mewsette into a dainty debutante. Unbeknownst to Mewsette, Meowrice is grooming her to be the [[Wikipedia:mail-order bride|mail-order bride]] of a rich American cat in Pittsburgh known as "Mr. Henry Phtt" ("The Money Cat"). Meanwhile, Jaune Tom and his sidekick Robespierre arrive in Paris, searching for Mewsette.

Training does not go well. Just as Mewsette is about to give up and return to the farm in Provence, Meowrice takes her out to see the cat side of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, the Moulin Rouge and the Champs-Élysées as well as kissing in buggies ("The Horse Won't Talk"). Reinvigorated, she returns to her studies. Jaune Tom and Robespierre arrive just at that moment but Robespierre is sidetraked by Armond one of Meowrice's shadowy cat henchmen and barely escape drowning in Paris's famous labyrinthine sewers. By coincidence, Jaune Tom displays his incredible mouse-hunting skills in front of Meowrice, who sees a money-making opportunity consisting of 75 francs, takes them to the Moulin Rouge, gets them drunk by drinking champagne ("Bubbles"), and shanghais them as mousers to a stowaway on the SS ''City of New York'' bound for Alaska.

Mewsette finishes her training and is now lovely enough to impress even Meowrice, who commissions ten paintings of her by the most famous artists in Paris including [[Wikipedia:Claude Monet|Claude Monet]], [[Wikipedia:Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], [[Wikipedia:Georges Seurat|Georges Seurat]], [[Wikipedia:Henri Rousseau|Henri Rousseau]], [[Wikipedia:Amedeo Modigliani|Amedeo Modigliani]], [[Wikipedia:Vincent van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]], [[Wikipedia:Edgar Degas|Edgar Degas]], [[Wikipedia:Auguste Renoir|Auguste Renoir]], [[Wikipedia:Paul Cézanne|Paul Cézanne]], [[Wikipedia:Paul Gauguin|Paul Gauguin]] and [[Wikipedia:Pablo Picasso|Pablo Picasso]] (an opportunity for the animators to indulge in some artistic parodies), so that he can send them to Mr. Phtt. Meowrice quietly writes a check to pay his sister, Madame. Reubens-Chatte (using disappearing ink, so that the check is worthless), and takes Mewsette to [[Wikipedia: Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]. There, he reveals his plan to ship her to America and tries to persuade her to enter a luggage crate, but Mewsette does not want to marry anybody but Jaune Tom and she manages to escape him. In the resulting chase scene, she leads Meowrice and his henchmen onto a bulldog, who wounds Meowrice badly enough to put him out of action for six weeks. Meanwhile, his sycophants (who are nowhere near as intelligent as he is) comb the city without success, searching for Mewsette.

On the ''New York'', Robespierre consoles a depressed Jaune Tom, telling him that any problem, regardless of size, can be broken up into manageable pieces ("Little Drops of Rain"). He is right; not long after they reach Alaska (a howling wilderness of snow), they strike gold. Now wealthy, the two cats hurry back to Paris.

Disillusioned and homeless, Mewsette walks the city of Paris ("Paris is a Lonely Town.") Just as she is about to commit suicide by jumping into the Seine River from the [[Wikipedia:Pont Saint-Michel|Pont Saint-Michel]] bridge, Meowrice appears with his cats and captures her. When Armond informs Meowrice that Jaune Tom has arrived, Mewsette is taken to Gare de Lyon, en route RMS ''Empress of India'' to Pittsburgh, and all hope seems lost, until Jaune Tom and Robespierre arrive. They have been aided by Madame. Ruebens-Chatte, who is irritated that Meowrice double-crossed her. In a humorously over-the-top fight scene inside the boxcar of the [[Wikipedia:Nord Express|Nord Express]], Jaune Tom defeats Meowrice, but before he can throw him out the door, Robespierre spots the crate intended for Mewsette and packs him in, doubtless that this will be a nasty surprise for Mr. Phtt. The film concludes with Mewsette, Jaune Tom and Robespierre enjoying the high life in Paris that Mewsette was seeking when she left home ("Mewsette Finale").

==Cast==
*Judy Garland as Mewsette (voice)
*Robert Goulet as Jaune Tom (voice)
*Red Buttons as Robespierre (voice)
*Paul Frees as Meowrice (voice)
*Hermione Gingold as Mme. Rubens-Chatte (voice)
*Morey Amsterdam (voice)
*Mel Blanc (voice)

== External link==
*[http://www.thejudyroom.com/discography/soundtracks/pureelp.html The Judy Garland Online Discography "Gay Purr-ee" pages.]
*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057093/ IMDB entry for Gay Purr-ee
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQPP896wreI Gay Purr-ee Trailer]

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Bambi (novel)

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'''''Bambi, a Life in the Woods''''', originally published in Austria as '''''Bambi. Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde''''', is a 1923 Austrian novel written by Felix Salten and published by Paul Zsolnay Verlag. The novel traces the life of Bambi, a male [[Deer|roe deer]], from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father and experience about the dangers posed by human hunters in the forest. An English translation by Whittaker Chambers was published in North America by Simon & Schuster in 1928.<ref name="Witness">
{{Cite book
| last = Chambers
| first = Whittaker
| authorlink = http://www.whittakerchambers.org/
| title = Witness
| publisher = Random House
| year = 1952
| pages = 56, 239
| isbn = 0-89526-571-0 }}</ref> The novel has since been translated and published in over 20 languages around the world. Salten released a sequel, ''Bambis Kinder, eine Familie im Walde'' (''[[Bambi's Children]]''), in 1939.

The novel was well received by critics and is considered a classic. It was adapted into a theatrical animated film, ''Bambi'', by Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Studios in 1942, two Russian live-action adaptations in 1985 and 1986, and a stage production in 1998. A ballet adaptation was written by an Oregon troupe, but never released. Janet Schulman released a children's picture book adaptation in 2000 that featured realistic oil-paintings and many of Salten's original words.

==Plot==
Bambi is a roe deer fawn born in a thicket to a young doe in late spring one year. Over the course of the summer, his mother teaches him about the various inhabitants of the forest and the ways deer live. When she feels he is old enough, she takes him to the meadow which he learns is both a wonderful but also dangerous place as it leaves the deer exposed and in the open. After some initial fear over his mother's caution, Bambi enjoys the experience. On a subsequent trip, Bambi meets his Aunt Ena, and her twin fawns Faline and Gobo. They quickly become friends and share what they have learned about the forest. While they are playing, they encounter princes, male deer, for the first time. After the stags leave, the fawns learn that those were their fathers, but that the fathers rarely stay with or speak to the females and young.

As Bambi grows older, his mother begins to leave him alone. While searching for her one day, Bambi has his first encounter with "He", the animals' term for humans, which terrifies him. The man raises a firearm and aims at him; Bambi flees at top speed, joined by his mother. After he is scolded by a stag for crying for his mother, Bambi gets used to being alone at times. He later learns the stag is called the old Prince, the oldest and largest stag in the forest who is known for his cunning and aloof nature. During the winter, Bambi meets Marena, a young doe, Nettla, an old doe who no longer bears young, and two princes Ronno and Karus. Mid-winter, hunters enter the forest, killing many animals including Bambi's mother. Gobo also disappears and is presumed dead.

After this, the novel skips ahead a year, noting that Bambi was cared for by Nettla, and that when he got his first set of antlers he was abused and harassed by the other males. It is summer and Bambi is now sporting his second set of antlers. He is reunited with Faline. After he battles and defeats first Karus then Ronno, Bambi and Faline express their love for one another. They spend a great deal of time together. During this time, the old Prince saves Bambi's life when he nearly runs towards a hunter imitating a doe's call. This teaches the young buck to be cautious about blindly rushing toward any deer's call. During the summer, Gobo returns to the forest having been raised by a man who found him collapsed in the snow during the hunt where Bambi's mother was killed. While his mother and Marena welcome him and celebrate him as a "friend" of man, the old Prince and Bambi pity him. Marena becomes his mate, but several weeks later Gobo is killed when he approaches a hunter in the meadow, falsely believing the halter he wore would keep him safe from all men.

As Bambi continues to age, he begins spending most of his time alone, including avoiding Faline though he still loves her in a melancholy way. Several times he meets with the old Prince who teaches him about snares, shows him how to free another animal from one, and encourages him not to use trails to avoid the traps of men. When Bambi is later shot by a hunter, the Prince shows him how to walk in circles to confuse the man and his dogs until the bleeding stops, then takes him to a safe place to recover. They remain together until Bambi is strong enough to leave the safe haven again. When Bambi has grown gray and is "old", the old Prince shows him that man is not all powerful by showing him the dead body of a man who was shot and killed by another person. When Bambi confirms that he now understands that "He" is not all powerful, and that there is "Another" over all creatures, the stag tells him that he has always loved him and calls him "my son" before leaving to die.

At the end of the novel, Bambi meets with twin fawns who are calling for their mother and he scolds them for not being able to stay alone. After leaving them, he thinks to himself that the girl fawn reminded him of Faline, and that the male was promising and that Bambi hoped to meet him again when he was grown.

== References ==
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The Incredible Journey

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[[Image:TheIncredibleJourney.JPG|thumb|right|''The Incredible Journey'' by Sheila Burnford. 1987 Coronet paperback.]]
'''''The Incredible Journey''''' is a novel by Sheila Burnford.

The three main characters of ''The Incredible Journey'' are Luath, a [[Labrador]]; Tao, a [[cat|Siamese cat]]; and Bodger, an old [[Pit Bull|Bull Terrier]] [[dog]] who are accidentally left behind by their family while on vacation. Instinct lets them journey 250 miles across the Canadian wilderness. Together, the three house pets face starvation, exposure, and wild animals to make their way home to the family they love.

== Publication data ==
First published in May 1961, by Hodder and Stoughton, it was first printed in a Coronet edition in 1963. New illustrations, by [[Masaru Shimizu]], were included from at least 1976 (the copyright date for them is 1972).<ref>Burnford, Sheila. ''The Incredible Journey''. Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1987.</ref>

The most current editions are a hardcover by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. ISBN 0385322798, a mass market paperback by Laurel Leaf ISBN 0440226708, and a chapter book by Dell Yearling ISBN 0440413249.

== Film Adaptation ==
This has been made into two very different films. The 1963 film, The Incredible Journey, stays close to the plot of the original book and the animals do not talk. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey changed the names and breeds of the animals while keeping the same basic plot. It also gave the animals dialog. In the original book, they do not speak. This was followed up by Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco which used the characters from the first Homeward Bound, but had little to do with the original book.

== References ==
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Bast

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[[Image:Bastet.jpg|thumb|130px|An early lion-headed depiction of Bast.]]
'''Bast''', also called '''Bastet''', is an [[Egyptian mythology|Ancient Egyptian]] goddess who was often depicted as [[cat]], [[lion]]ess or beautiful woman with the head of said animals. During the length of Egyptian history she was seen as goddess of war, protection, cats, fertility, motherhood, perfume and ointments. Originally a solar deity, she was later re-imagined as a moon goddess during Greek period of Ancient Egypt.

Bast is one of the most popular Ancient Egyptian deities today, on par with [[Anubis (god)|Anubis]], [[Horus]] and [[Seth]]. She is widely mentioned both in [[furry fandom]] and in popular culture. Examples include Neil Gaiman's ''[[The Sandman]]'' and ''American gods'', ''Mummies Alive!'' animated series, and such [[role-playing]] games as ''[[Rifts]]'', ''[[World of Darkness]]'' and ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.

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Anubis (god)

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'''Anubis''' is the Greek name for the ancient [[Jackal (species)|jackal]]-headed god of the dead in [[Egyptian mythology]]. His name is more accurately spelled '''Anpu''', but he is also known as '''Sekhem Em Pet'''. He serves as both a guide of the recently departed and a guardian of the dead.

The Jackal was associated with the domain of the dead, due to the fact that the jackal oriented in the Western Desert. The cult of Anubis eventually became associated with that of [[Wikipedia:Osiris|Osiris]], which led to the belief that he was the son of Osiris and [[Wikipedia:Nephthys|Nephthys]], the wife of [[Wikipedia:Sutekh|Set]], who seduced Osiris in order to have a son when she discovered Set was infertile.

He supervises the embalming and mummification processes, and presides over the Opening of the Mouth ceremony. He also performs the Weighing of the Heart ceremony, in which the deceased person's heart is weighed against [[Wikipedia:Ma'at|Ma'at]]'s Feather of Truth. If the heart is heavier then the feather, the heart is fed to [[Wikipedia:Ammut|Ammut]], the devourer of souls.

Anubis is also linked to the Imuit fetish, which is a headless stuffed animal skin hanging from a pole standing in a pot, often illustrated on stelae or papyri. A model was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, but it is unknown what it was used for.

== Anubis animal ==
Anubis is traditionally said to have a head of a jackal which refers to the Egyptian jackal. Whether it's a subspecies of Golden jackal, subspecies of gray wolf or a species by itself, remains a topic of debate to this day. Ancient Greek considered it a wolf. In XX there was no consensus on the species' taxonomy. A 2007 DNA research placed it with Golden jackals, but a 2011 research placed it with gray wolves again and suggested that African wolf would be more appropriate name. As of 2011, further study is needed to verify the research and decide on taxonomy.

Another sacred animal of Anubis was a domestic dog which he was sometimes depicted as.

Ancient Egyptians depicted jackals and dogs very alike and sometimes depicted animals that looked like jackals and dogs at the same time. This canonical canine has thin black body, long legs, pointed muzzle and erect ears. It's that animal, be it a jackal, a wolf or a dog, which is seen in works of artists inspired by Anubis.

==Anubis and furry==
Anubis is very popular among [[furry fans]] because of his [[anthropomorphic]] [[Jackal (species)|jackal]] form. As a result, he is a very popular subject of [[furry artwork]]. Many furries pattern themselves after Anubis, making jackals one of the more popular species of furry in the fandom.

[[Radio Comix]] publishes the [[Anubis: Dark Desire]] comic book series.

== See also ==
* [[W:Anubis|Anubis]] at Wikipedia

==External links==
* [http://www.aldokkan.com/religion/anibus.htm Anibus the Lord of Death - Aldokkan ]
* [http://www.touregypt.net/ANUBIS.htm The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism webpage on Anubis]

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Bucky O'Hare

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'''Captain Bucky O'Hare''' is a green [[hare]] native to the alternate dimension known as the Aniverse. He is captain of the spaceship ''Righteous Indignation'', and the main hero of the comic book series, cartoon, and video games(s) ''[[Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars]]''. He fights against the evil Toad Empire who want to take over the Aniverse and enslave all mammal species, and having lost all of his family except for his Aunt Iris and Cousin Jeffrey to the toads, he is more than willing to wage an one-rabbit war against the Empire.

And despite the assistence of an able-bodied crew Bucky does indeed fight a nearly one-rabbit war, due to the Secretary General of the United Animal Federation's staunch refusal to commission more than three ships (Bucky's is one, the other two are the ''Indefatigable'' and later the ''Screaming Mimi''), but he manages all the same. At the beginning of the series the toads have conquered his homeworld, Warren, using a climate converter, but by the final episode Bucky has not only managed to free his enslaved people but also reverse what was done to Warren so that the hares may resettle.

His crew includes Pilot [[Jenny]], [[Deadeye Duck]], Willy DuWitt, [[Bruiser]] and Blinky. His main allies are [[Commander Dogstar]] and [[Mimi LaFloo]], and major enemies include Komplex, Toad Air Marshall, [[Al Negator]], Toadborg and Frix and Frax.

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==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Bucky O'Hare|Bucky O'Hare]] at Wikipedia

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Cream the Rabbit

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'''Cream the Rabbit''' is a peach-colored [[Rabbit (species)|rabbit]] from the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] universe. She was introduced in ''Sonic Advance 2''. Cream has the ability to fly by flapping her ears and she is rarely seen without her lifelong companion, [[wikipedia:List of minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog#Cheese the Chao|Cheese]] the [[wikipedia:Chao (video game)|Chao]], whom she uses as a method of attack.

Her mother is [[Vanilla the Rabbit]].

== Appearances ==
Premièring in ''Sonic Advance 2'', Cream continued with Cheese as a recurring character in ''Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut'', ''Sonic Heroes'', ''Sonic Battle'', ''Sonic Advance 3'', ''Sonic Rush'', “Sonic Chronicles The Dark Brotherhood”, “Sonic Riders” and the-fictional T.V program, ''Sonic X''.

In furry fandom, she is featured in fan art, including the popular adult flash game [[Babysitting Cream]].

== External links ==
*[[Wikipedia:Cream the Rabbit|Cream the Rabbit]] on Wikipedia
*[http://www.absoluteanime.com/sonic_x/cream.htm Absolute Anime] - contains info about Cream's profile from Sonic X

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Tex Avery

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'''Tex Avery''' was an American animator, cartoonist and director and one of the most influential cartoonists and animators of all time. He is responsible for the creation of funny animal icons such as [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Daffy Duck]] and [[Droopy]], characters that to this day inspire furries everywhere. His cartooning style challenged cartoonists to break the mold of realism and do the unimaginable. Along with animators [[Bob Clampett]] and [[Chuck Jones]], Avery defined the style of a [[Warner Bros. (company)|Warner Bros.]] cartoon and influenced cartoonists and furry artists for generations to come.
Avery was also responsible for a short-lives series called ''Speaking of Animals'', which featured a revolutionary concept of animating lip movement to live action footage of animals.
Today, Avery is widely recognized by the modern animation and film communities. His influence is strongly reflected in modern cartoons such as ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'', ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and ''The Simpsons''.

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Chuck Jones

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'''Chuck Jones''' was a two-time Oscar-winning American [[animation|animator]], cartoon [[artist]], screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films. Most [[furries]] know him for his work with ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' for [[Warner Bros. (company)|Warner Bros.]] He directed many of the classic short animated cartoons starring [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Daffy Duck]], the [[Road Runner]] & [[Wile E. Coyote]], [[Pepé Le Pew]] and the other Warner characters. Of all these characters, Jones was responsible for the creation of Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote, as well as furry sex icon Pepé Le Pew. Up unitl his death in 2002, he never stopped cartooning and animating, his last work being the [[Thomas Timberwolf]] web cartoon. He was also responsible for the modern definitions of many classic Looney Tune characters. For example, Daffy Duck turned from a wacky, Clampett-esque hero Daffy Duck to a greedy, sneaky antagonist with a slow-burning temper. Chuck Jones was also responsible for directing many of the animated versions of some of [[Dr. Seuss]]'s books, notably ''How The Grinch Stole Christmas''. Jones is also famous for his work on [[Tom & Jerry]] cartoons in 1963 which carried varying degrees of critical success and was co-directed with [[Maurice Noble]].

Jones is considered by many to be a master of characterization and timing. His best works are noted for depicting a refinement of character to the point that a single eyebrow wiggle could be a major gag as opposed to the wild, frenetic style usually associated with cartoons, and those of Warner Bros. in particular. Furry artists today like [[Candy Dewalt]] and [[SusanDeer]] both credit their artistic influence to be from Jones' unique style.

==External links==
* [http://www.chuckjones.com/ Chuck Jones web site]
* [http://keyframeonline.com/CastCrew/Chuck_Jones/751/''The Animation of Chuck Jones''] at Keyframe - the Animation Resource
*[http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/jones.html Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database]

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African wild dog

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The '''African Wild Dog''' is a tri-colored canine which lives in packs. It is also referred to as the '''African hunting dog''', '''Cape hunting dog''', '''painted dog''', '''painted wolf''', '''painted hunting dog''', '''spotted dog''', or '''ornate wolf'''. Their diet consists of meat and they also hunt large birds, especially [[Ostrich (species)|ostriches]]. Other predators, such as lions, sometimes steal the prey that the wild dogs catch.

The African Wild Dog is a fairly popular species on [[:Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds|multiplayer worlds based on ''The Lion King'']], perhaps in part due to the species's striking and highly individual appearance.

==See also==
* [[:Category:African Wild Dog characters|African Wild Dog characters]]
* [[Wikipedia:Lycaon pictus|Lycaon pictus]] (African wild dog) at Wikipedia
== External links ==

* [http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/lycapict.htm Animal Info - African Wild Dog]

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Tanuki

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'''Tanuki''' (タヌキ or 狸) is often mistakenly translated as [[raccoon]] or [[badger]], but is in fact a '''raccoon dog''' (''Nyctereutes procyonoides'') a distinct canid species native to Japan, China, Korea and southeastern Siberia. Tanuki have been part of [[Japanese mythology]] since ancient times. The mythical tanuki is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and [[shapeshifting]], but somewhat gullible and absent-minded.

== Tanuki in folklore ==

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

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

During the Kamakura and Muromachi eras, some stories began to include more frightening, man-eating tanuki. The story of "Kachi-kachi Yama" features a tanuki that clubs an old lady to death and serves her to her unknowing husband as "old lady soup". Other stories report tanuki as being harmless and productive members of society. Several shrines have stories of past priests who were tanuki in disguise. Shapeshifting tanuki are sometimes believed to be a transformation of the souls of household goods that were used for one hundred years or more.

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

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

== Name ==

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

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

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

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

== References ==

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== See also ==

* [[:Category:Tanuki characters|Tanuki characters]]
* [[W:Tanuki|Tanuki]] on [[Wikipedia]]

==External links==

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

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Llama

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'''Llamas''' are South American [[Wikipedia:camelid|camelid]]s widely used as a pack animal.

Llamas are typically used as derogatory labels within and without the [[furry fandom]].
One of the more common usage of the terms is used as a derogatory title to describe a newbie [[furry]]. This label is an import from gaming and early Internet cultures where it is used to describe a person that does not play the game very well and is frequently used synonymously with the term lamer, which may have had its origins in the word llama.

=== Llama Characters ===

Llama characters are very uncommon in the [[furry fandom]]. Those that do exist often undertake radical changes to the species (such as coloration and fur type), and very few have common traits between them.

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Sloth (species)

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'''Sloths''' are a slow-moving mammal. Surviving species of sloth are tree-dwellers in the jungles of America (Central and South) that hang upside down from the tree branches using their hooked claws. Extinct sloth species include aquatic sloths and ground sloths, some of which were elephant-sized.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Sloth characters|Sloth characters]]
* [[W:Sloth|Sloth]] at Wikipedia

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Parrot

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'''Parrots''', also be known as '''psittacines''', are colourful [[Bird|birds]] found in tropical areas. They have the ability to mimic [[human]] speech.

The parrot is an uncommon choice of [[fursona]] within the [[furry fandom]].

==External links==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot Parrot] on [[Wikipedia]]

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Brian Wear

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'''Brian Wear''', also known as '''Wolfgang''', is an [[artist]] and the co-creator of the [[webcomic]] ''[[Kookies & Kreme]]''. Brian was an [[artist]] [[guest of honor]] at [[Califur 1]], in 2005.

== External links ==

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/wolfgangcake/ Brian Wear] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080303155807/http://www.furnation.com/wolfgang/ Brian Wear] on [[Furnation]] (retrieved via the Internet Wayback Archive)
*[http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Brian-Wear/ Brian Wear] on [[VCL]]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfgangartlist/ Brian Wear mailing list] on [[Yahoo!]]

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Pumbaa

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'''Pumbaa''' (Swahili for 'simpleton') is the warthog friend of [[Timon (character)|Timon]] in [[The Lion King]] series. An outcast, mainly because of his gas problem, he and Timon teach [[Simba (The Lion King)|Simba]] the ways of "Hakuna Matata".

The character is voiced by [[wikipedia:Ernie Sabella|Ernie Sabella]] in the English version of the movie.

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Timon (character)

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'''Timon''' (Greek for 'respect') is a [[meerkat]] who appeared in [[Disney]]'s ''[[The Lion King]]'' movie series. He, along with his friend [[Pumbaa]], found [[Simba (The Lion King)|Simba]] and introduced him to the "Hakuna Matata" philosophy in the first movie. In the third movie, ''[[The Lion King 1 1/2]]'', some of the character's backstory is filled in as the movie focuses on how Timon and Pumbaa became friends.

The character was voiced by [[wikipedia:Nathan Lane|Nathan Lane]] in the English version of the movie.

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BraveStarr

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'''BraveStarr''' is an animated [[Wikipedia:Space Western|Space Western]] media-franchise. ''BraveStarr'' television series ran from 1987 to 1988. ''BraveStarr: The Movie''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Bravestarr-Movie-n/dp/B0013P6TL0/ BraveStarr: The Movie at Amazon.com] Amazon title field says "Legend of Bravestarr - The Movie", but images of DVD case say "BraveStarr: The Movie"). Retrieved 2010 October 25.</ref> was released in 1988.

== Characters ==

'''Thirty-Thirty''', a talking cybernetic transforming horse

'''Deputy Fuzz'''

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Star Fox: Assault

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'''''Star Fox: Assault''''' is an action-shooter hybrid video game for the Nintendo GameCube in 2005 and is the fourth released title in the [[Star Fox]] series.

== The team ==
[[Image:Peppy_rob.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Peppy motions to R.O.B. to hold his controller]]

* [[Fox McCloud]]
* [[Falco]]
* [[Krystal]]
* [[Slippy]]

[[Peppy]] is also seen in the game, however it is suggested that he has retired from space combat and basically gives advice to Fox from the carrier ship "Great Fox".

[[R.O.B.]], named after the original NES system accessory, is the droid on the ship whose general purpose is unclear.

== The developers ==

The four flight crew members are part of the continuing storyline behind Nintendo's popular Star Fox series. It was published by Nintendo and developed with Namco. Released on February 15th, 2005, the game was a tool of sorts to bring back some of its fans from the disappointment of ''[[Star Fox: Adventures]]''.

== New gameplay ==

Fox has three modes of combat not available in previous episodes:

* Air/Space combat in the Arwing
* Ground combat in the new Landmaster
* First person close quarters combat

Star Fox: Assault gives the player the choice to play solo, or the option to play cooperatly with three other players.

== Basic storyline ==

The Lylat system is under attack from the Aparoids; a cyborg-like creature that assimilates living organisms into its collective. The collective mind is operated by a hive queen from the Aparoid homeworld. Most critics say that the villain and storyline are a direct ripoff from the [[Star Trek]] race known as the Borg, who also were cyborg creatures that assimilated and destroyed under the command of the Borg queen.

In short, help Fox and the team defend the system, defeat the Aparoids in the area, travel to the homeworld of the Aparoids, and kill the Aparoid queen.

== External links ==
*[http://www.starfox.com/index_core.htm Star Fox: Assault]
*[http://www.starfox.com Star Fox]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Fox:_Assault Star Fox on Wikipedia]
*[http://www.nintendo.com Nintendo]
*[http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repository/nes/peripherals/rob.html Origins of R.O.B.]

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Spy Fox

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'''Spy Fox''' is a fictional spy [[character]] in the Humongous Entertainment children's video game series. He is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[red fox]] who works for a spy company called ''Spy Corps''. His cohorts include ''Monkey Penny'', ''Professor Quack'', and the four-armed tracking bug, ''Walter Wireless''. Spy Fox's personality is a mix between [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]] and [[Wikipedia:Maxwell Smart|Maxwell Smart]]. He is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Robert Zenk|Robert Zenk]] in the series.

Spy Fox has currently starred in five games, with the last being ''Spy Fox in "Operation Ozone"'' which was released in 2001. As of now, there are no known plans for any more extensions of the series.

== Released Spy Fox games ==

* ''Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"'' (1997)
* ''Spy Fox in "Cheese Chase"'' (1997)
* ''Spy Fox in "Some Assembly Required"'' (1999)
* ''Spy Fox in "Hold the Mustard"'' (1999)
* ''Spy Fox in "Operation Ozone"'' (2001)

== External links ==

* [http://www.humongous.com/ Humongous Entertainment's official site] (Now inactive)

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Skunny: Back to the Forest

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'''''Skunny: Back to the Forest''''' is a 1993 [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] [[Wikipedia:Platform game|platform game]] created by [[Wikipedia:Copysoft|Copysoft]]. It is the first of seven games to feature the Skunny Squirrel character, and the first of three Skunny platformers. It was released under the [[Wikipedia:Shareware|shareware]] license.

In Back to the Forest, Skunny Hardnut must rescue all of his friends from the evil King Toad, who captures them while Skunny is on holiday in the Bahamas. In order to rescue his friends, Skunny must find "superhealth nuts" to obtain the power to defeat King Toad's henchmen.

==External links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/skunny-back-to-the-forest Skunny: Back to the Forest] on Moby Games
*[http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/921941-skunny-back-to-the-forest/data Skunny: Back to the Forest on GameFAQs]
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Ed (The Lion King)

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::You may have been looking for [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]], often referred to as ED.
'''Ed''' is one of the [[hyena]] trio in [[The Lion King]]. Undoubtedly the stupidest one of the group, he is well known for his laugh and is only able to speak in grunts and gestures.

In may times, his two friends Banzai and Shenzi stand beside him, and only they seems to understand what he's saying, Ed isn't completely brainless as to the point he can take orders and carry them out without any problems: His past and his basicly biography is unknown but it's safe to say that he has known Banzai and Shenzi for a long period of time, he also makes an appears in, The Lion King 2, Lion King 1 1/2 and the Timon and Pumba series, and in all of these he doesn't change his appearance of style.

In Lion King 1 1/2 he is one of the three main antagonists, and he also is seen more.

The [[character]] was voiced by [[wikipedia:Jim Cummings|Jim Cummings]].

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==See also==
* [[Banzai]] and [[Shenzi (The Lion King)|Shenzi]], the other two in the trio

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Banzai

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'''Banzai''' ([[wikipedia:Swahili language|Swahili]] for 'skulk' or 'lurk', pronounced "bahn-zye") is one of the [[Spotted Hyena]] trio in ''[[The Lion King]]''; the other two are [[Ed]] and [[Shenzi (The Lion King)|Shenzi]].

This [[character]] was voiced by [[wikipedia:Cheech Marin|Cheech Marin]], but voiced by Rob Paulsen on television series, "Timon and Pumbaa".

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Shenzi (character)

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'''Shenzi''' ([[wikipedia:Swahili language|Swahili]] for 'uncouth', 'savage', 'demon' or 'barbarous') is one of the [[hyena]] trio in ''[[The Lion King]]''; the other two are [[Banzai]] and [[Ed]]. Shenzi acts as the leader of the pack in their dealings with [[Scar]].

The [[character]] was voiced by [[wikipedia:Whoopi Goldberg|Whoopi Goldberg]].

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SerenaCypB

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'''ReggaeCyp''' is a [[female]] [[furry artist]] and [[writer]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Switzerland|Switzerland]].<ref>[http://reggaecyp.deviantart.com/ ReggaeCyp's profile] on [[deviantART]]. Retrieved December 5, 2012</ref>

Reggae's [[fursona]] is a jamaican [[Husky]] called '''Cypress''', one of the main characters of her italian novel ''Continua a correre''.

==Writing projects==
ReggaeCyp is the author of a children's fiction book, ''Continua a correre'' (''Keep Running''), a comic story about [[Wikipedia:Sled dog|dog sledding]]. As of December, 2013, the book is only available in Italian.

==References==
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* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/reggaecyp/ ReggaeCyp] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://reggaecyp.deviantart.com/ ReggaeCyp] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://continua-a-correre.webnode.it/ ''Continua a correre''] (book information, in Italian)

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Redwall

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'''''Redwall''''' could refers to:

* '''[[Redwall (series)]]''', the book series by [[Brian Jacques]].
* '''[[Redwall (show)]]''', the animated television series.
* '''[[Redwall MUCK]]''', the multiplayer world based on the series.

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Duncton Wood

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'''''Duncton Wood''''' is an animal fantasy novel by [[Wikipedia:William Horwood (novelist)|William Horwood]], based around a community of [[Mole]]s in a fictional English location. Published in 1980 as a standalone novel, it has been reprinted by a number of publishers, most recently by Arrow Books in the 1990s. [[John Barber]] was the cover artist of Arrow Books' 1990 printing, as well as for the sequels, ''Duncton Quest'' (1988) and ''Duncton Found'' (1989), which completed the Duncton Chronicles triology.

The second trilogy, [[The Book of Silence]], is set some two or three generations after ''Duncton Wood''.

==See also==
* ''[[Wikipedia:Duncton Wood|Duncton Wood]]'' on Wikipedia

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Lapine (language)

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'''Lapine''' is a [[rabbit]] [[W:Constructed language|conlang]] created by [[w:Richard_Adams_(author)|Richard Adams]] for his novel ''[[Watership Down]]''. Adams created the language in 1972, based on his experience with the [[w:Arabic|Arabic]] tongue, and many of the words are uniquely adapted to the lapine existence.

== Examples ==

'''''Silflay''''' is a verb which means "to go above ground to eat", and '''''tharn''''' is an adjective which means "hypnotized with fear". The word '''''flayrah''''' is defined as "unusually good food", such as lettuce, and is the source of the name of online furry news magazine, ''[[Flayrah]]''.

== Lapine and furry ==

Many [[furs]] have taken names for themselves or characters based on the intricacy (and pseudo-furry nature) of this constructed language.

==External links==

*[http://www.langmaker.com/featured/lapine.htm Lapine] on [http://www.langmaker.com/ Langmaker]
*[http://bitsnbobstones.watershipdown.org/lapine/overview.html ''Frithaes!''] - An Introduction to colloquial Lapine

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The Last Unicorn

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'''''The Last Unicorn''''' is an animated movie released in 1982 about a young [[unicorn]] who is searching for more of her kind, but is told by all that she is the last. It is based on a book written by [[Peter S. Beagle]] with the same title.

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==Relation to the Furry Fandom==
'''The Last Unicorn''' was one of the earliest animated fantasy features with a furry element to be targeted at higher age groups. Thus it had special appeal for the fandom and has remained an often referenced title. It features [[talking animal]]s, mainly a [[Transformation|morphing]] unicorn.

==Voice talent==
* The Last Unicorn/Amalthea..............Mia Farrow
* Schmendrick..................................Alan Arkin
* King Haggard.................................Christopher Lee
* Molly Grue.....................................Tammy Grimes
* Lir.................................................Jeff Bridges
* Mommy Fortuna.............................Angela Lansbury
* The Butterfly..................................Robert Klein
* Cully.............................................Keenan Wynn
* The Skull.......................................Rene Auberjonois
* Mabruk..........................................Paul Frees
* Ruhk the hunchback.......................Brother Theodore
* The Cat..........................................Don Messick
* The Tree........................................Nellie Bellflower

==Trivia==
* The riddle that Schmendrick used to distract Ruhk while freeing the Unicorn is the same unanswerable riddle that the Mad-Hatter gives Alice in ''[[Wikipedia:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''. The riddle is, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
* The movie's soundtrack was a German best-selling album in 1983.
* ''The Last Unicorn'' was animated by Topcraft, the same company that helped [[anime]] director [[Wikipedia:Hayao Miyazaki|Hayao Miyazaki]] gain his fame.
* James Earl Jones, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill of ''[[Star Wars]]'' fame were all considered for voicing characters in this film.
* In [[Greek mythology]], Amalthea is the name of the goat the nursed baby Zeus.
* A remake is planned for release in 2006 with some of the original actors reprising their roles.

==See also==
* ''[[Wikipedia:The Last Unicorn|The Last Unicorn]]'' at Wikipedia

==Bibliography==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084237/ "The Last Unicorn" on the IMDb]
* [http://utd500.utdallas.edu/~hairston/lufaq.html Frequently Asked Questions about "The Last Unicorn"]

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The Ancient Solitary Reign

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'''''The Ancient Solitary Reign''''' is a fantasy novel by Martin Hocke. The main character, Hunter, is a Barn [[Owl]], and the story connects his own community with those of other Owl species; Hunter becomes a friend, and then enamoured with, a Little Owl named Alba.

''The Ancient Solitary Reign'' was first published in 1989, by Grafton Books.

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Felidae

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'''Felidae''' may refer to:

* '''[[Felidae (mammal)|Felidae]]''', commonly known as '''felines''', the [[mammal]] biological [[W:Family (biology)|family]] of [[cat]]s
* '''''[[Felidae (novel)|Felidae]]''''', a 1989 series of German [[novel]]s by [[author]] '''[[W:Akif Pirinçci|Akif Pirinçci]]'''
* '''''[[Felidae (movie)|Felidae]]''''', a 1994 [[W:Animated_feature|animated feature]] by '''''[[W:Trickompany Filmproduktion|TFC Trickompany Filmproduktion]]'''''
* '''''[[Felidae on the Road]]''''', a 1994 sequel to the German novel series, '''''[[Felidae]]'''''

== See also ==

* [[W:Felidae|Felidae]] on [[Wikipedia]]

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The Rescuers

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'''''The Rescuers''''' is a 1977 American animated adventure film produced by [[Disney|Walt Disney Productions]] and first released on June 22, 1977 by Buena Vista Distribution. The 23rd film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film is about the Rescue Aid Society, an international [[mouse]] organization headquartered in New York and shadowing the United Nations, dedicated to helping abduction victims around the world at large. Two of these mice, jittery janitor Bernard and his co-agent, the elegant Miss Bianca, set out to rescue Penny, an orphan girl being held prisoner in the Devil's Bayou by treasure huntress Madame Medusa.

The film is based on a series of books by Margery Sharp, most notably The Rescuers and Miss Bianca. Due to the film's success, a sequel entitled '''The Rescuers Down Under''' was released in 1990.

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Redd (Animal Crossing)

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'''Redd''' is a [[Red fox]] [[character]] from the [[Animal Crossing]] [[video game]] franchise. He maintains a members-only company that sells rare art and furniture to members, known as "cousins". The art has a high probability of being a [[wikipedia:Counterfeit|counterfeit]].
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Eye of the Wolf

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'''''Eye of the Wolf''''' is a novel by Daniel Pennac, illustrated by Max Grafe. It was "Originally published by Editions Nathan, Paris, France, in the ''Arc en Poche'' series" with a copyright year of 1982. The first U.S. edition, published in 2003, was translated by Sarah Adams.<ref>Pennac, Daniel. ''Eye of the Wolf''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2003. T.p. verso.</ref>

The story is of Blue Wolf, an Alaskan [[Wolf (species)|wolf]] caged in a zoo.

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Don Bluth

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'''Don Bluth''', full '''Donald Virgil Bluth''' (born September 13, 1937), is an American animator and owner of the studio of the same name.

== Biography ==

While having his start at [[Disney]] and being involved with such projects as ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[Robin Hood]]'', ''[[The Rescuers]]'' and ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'', he is most well known for his independent projects such as ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', ''[[An American Tail]]'', ''[[The Land Before Time]]'' and ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'', as well as other box office hit films, such as ''[[Wikipedia:Titan A.E.|Titan A.E.]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Anastasia (film)|Anastasia]]''.

Bluth's film and animation style tends toward rougher and more energetic portrayals than that of Disney films and tend to have a mystical element to them. This style led to a rift between him and Disney, which would lead him to open his own studio. His subsequent film ''The Secret of NIMH'', as well as the groundbreaking [[video game|arcade game]] [[Wikipedia:Dragon's Lair|Dragon's Lair]], launched Bluth into prominence.

Don is the older brother of animator [[Toby Bluth]].

== See also ==

* [[W:Don Bluth|Don Bluth]] on [[Wikipedia]]

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Mole

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The '''mole''' is a burrowing insectivore of the taxonomic family ''Talpidae''. They are best known for their burrowing habits and their poor eyesight.

== Habits ==
Moles are literally built for digging, typically having proportionately huge shovel-like forepaws turned outward. Their sense of smell is very keen while their ears and eyes are comparatively very small. The [[wikipedia:golden mole|golden mole]] does not have eyes at all. A mole's home territory is usually in established tunnel systems, since digging new tunnels requires a tremendous energy output. Moles tend to be rather anti-social and territorial.

== Mole characters ==
The way moles have been adopted into stories ironically has little or nothing to do with their real-life habits. Probably due to their soft fur and pudgy appearance, moles have historically been characterized as friendly, simple people. (One notable exception is the mole from the fairy tale ''[[Thumbelina]]'', who is the villain!) They show up repeatedly in English literature. One of the main characters in Graeme's ''Wind in the Willows'' series is a mole, called "Mole" or "[[Moley]]"; they are also a staple in the [[Redwall]] series.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Mole characters]]
* [[Wikipedia:Mole|Mole]] at Wikipedia

== External links ==
* [http://www.themoleman.com/biology.htm "Mole Biology"] at the MoleMan page

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The Land Before Time

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'''''The Land Before Time''''' is a franchise of animated films centered on [[dinosaur]]s.

The series began in 1988 with ''The Land Before Time'', directed and produced by [[Don Bluth]] and executive produced by [[w:George Lucas|George Lucas]] and [[w:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]]. It was followed by a total of 12 direct-to-video musical sequels (although none involves the participation of Bluth, Lucas, or Spielberg), and later a TV series which again had no involvement from the people behind the first film.

==External links==
* ''[[wikipedia:The Land Before Time (franchise)|The Land Before Time]]'' on [[Wikipedia]]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095489/ ''The Land Before Time''] on the Internet Movie Database
* [http://landbeforetime.wikia.com/wiki/Land_Before_Time_Wiki The Land Before Time Wiki]

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Galacticat

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| title = Galacticat
| image = [[File:GalacticatLogo.jpg|280px]]
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| author = Gene Goldstein and Kasey Williams
| url = http://www.galacticat.net/
| status = Sporadic
| began = October 8, 2012<ref>[http://www.galacticat.net/comics/page-001/ ''Galacticat'' page 1]. Retrieved February 17, 2014.</ref>
| ended =
| genre = [[science-fiction]]
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'''''Galacticat''''' is a [[webcomic]] by Gene Goldstein and Kasey Williams, centered around an irresponsible space taxi driver and his assistant.

==Characters==
* '''Wallace E Wex''', a male [[cat]] and space taxi driver.
* '''Elpy Jux''', a female [[bird]] who assigns herself as cab control for Wallace.

==References==
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Digger

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'''''Digger''''' is a [[comic]] by [[Ursula Vernon]] concerning a female [[Wikipedia:Wombat|wombat]] called Digger of Unnecessarily Complex Tunnels.

== Synopsis ==

Digger arrives in an unknown land, and starts to seek a way back home, aided and hindered by an assortment of interesting [[character]]s, including [[hyena]] warriors, a statue of [[wikipedia:Ganesha|Ganesh]], and a Shadow Child.

== History ==

* June 2006 - At [[Anthrocon]], Ursula Vernon said that ''Digger'' does have a definite ending, but anticipates a total of five or six trade paperback collections before the story wraps up completely.
* June 2010 - Five trade paperback volumes of collected strips have been published by [[Sofawolf Press]].
* November 23, 2010 - 732 pages in twelve chapters were posted.
* March 17th, 2011 - The series came to an end at 759 pages in length.
* April 2012 - Digger was nominated for<ref>[http://www.flayrah.com/3973/ursula-vernons-digger-nominated-hugo-award ''Ursula Vernon's 'Digger' nominated for Hugo Award''] - [[GreenReaper]], [[Flayrah]] (retrieved April 9, 2012)</ref> and won<ref>[http://www.flayrah.com/4265/ursula-vernons-digger-wins-best-graphic-story-2012-hugo-awards ''Ursula Vernon's 'Digger' wins Best Graphic Story at 2012 Hugo Awards''] - [[GreenReaper]], [[Flayrah]] (retrieved September 3, 2012)</ref> "Best Graphic Story"<ref>[http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2012-hugo-awards/ 2012 Hugo Awards nomination list] (retrieved April 9, 2012)</ref> at the 2012 [[W:Hugo Awards|Hugo Awards]].
* 2013 - Digger volumes 1-6 won [[W:Mythopoeic Awards|Mythopoeic Fantasy Award]] for Adult Literature<ref>[http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/winners/ Mythopoeic Society - Mythopoeic Awards winners]. Retrieved 2014 September 11.</ref>

== Books ==

# ''Digger Vol.1'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0976921227 ISBN 0-9769212-2-7]
# ''Digger Vol.2'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/097692126X ISBN 0-9769212-6-X]
# ''Digger Vol.3'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0979149630 ISBN 0-9791496-3-0]
# ''Digger Vol.4'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0981988334 ISBN 0-9819883-3-4]
# ''Digger Vol.5'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0981988393 ISBN 0-9819883-9-3]
# ''Digger Vol.6'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781936689064 ISBN 978-1-936689-06-4]

==References==
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== External links ==

* [http://www.diggercomic.com/ ''Digger comic''] - official webpage
* [http://www.metalandmagic.com Metal & Magic] - Ursula Vernon's home page and gallery

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