Not to sound like a noob or anything...but...

[Fluffy Tobi]

I'm new to pretty much everything furry, meaning the terms and all that jazz. I'm just curious as to what Anthro means and anything else I should know that is like that. 0.0  

[Hoomiku]

Quote:

Anthropomorphism is a term coined in the mid 1700s to refer to any attribution of human characteristics (or characteristics assumed or believed by some to belong only to humans) to animals or non-living things, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts. Examples include animals and plants and forces of nature such as winds, rain or the sun depicted as creatures with human motivations, and/or the abilities to reason and converse. The term derives from the combination of the Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), "human" and μορφή (morphē), "shape" or "form".

As a literary device, anthropomorphism is strongly associated with art and storytelling where it has ancient roots. Most cultures possess a long-standing fable tradition with anthropomorphised animals as characters that can stand as commonly recognised types of human behavior.

So, it's really just about the art and stories. Most people adopt a 'fursona', a furry personification of themselves and enjoy roleplaying as that character.  

[Fluffy Tobi]

Oh, okay. Thanks : D  

[Kashinami-chan]

Hoomiku

Quote:

Anthropomorphism is a term coined in the mid 1700s to refer to any attribution of human characteristics (or characteristics assumed or believed by some to belong only to humans) to animals or non-living things, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts. Examples include animals and plants and forces of nature such as winds, rain or the sun depicted as creatures with human motivations, and/or the abilities to reason and converse. The term derives from the combination of the Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), "human" and μορφή (morphē), "shape" or "form".

As a literary device, anthropomorphism is strongly associated with art and storytelling where it has ancient roots. Most cultures possess a long-standing fable tradition with anthropomorphised animals as characters that can stand as commonly recognised types of human behavior.

So, it's really just about the art and stories. Most people adopt a 'fursona', a furry personification of themselves and enjoy roleplaying as that character.

Oh what the humans think...we are here just wait and see.  

[The Corrupted Renamon]

But I am curious though, what would be a 'scientific' name be for a Furry?
Homosapiens as for Human
"(insert taxonomy here)" as for Furry

 

[Chance Wolf]

Lol that would probably be funny as to what they would lable us furries as.