Being a furry is about celebrating anthropomorphic animals. Anthropomorphic animals are essentially animals with human characteristics such as human-level intelligence, the ability to speak, a humanoid pose and expressions. Furry characters can range from real life animals like wolves and sharks, all the way to made-up creatures like dragons and gryphons.

Most furries create a “furry persona” (“fursona” for short) to represent themselves in this fandom. They may even have a costume of their fursona called a “fursuit”. However, having a fursuit or even a fursona is not necessary to join the fandom! We’re just here to enjoy and appreciate the art, characters, and community.

At the heart of being a furry is the freedom to express yourself. We can embody our personal traits in our fursonas through the animal species and physical traits. A furry who is incredibly loyal to his friends may create a German Shepherd fursona in casual clothes, whereas a furry who enjoys tabletop role-playing games may create a dragoness fursona with magical powers. From there, we tell our fursonas’ stories through the art and stories we create. In the world of furries, we can be who we want to be!