Having a strong admiration for Kipling's "Jungle Books", I have always felt a particular affinity to certain animals, as I am certain the Furries do (why else the desire to be an animal?).
As such I find myself friendly to the Fur community and a number of Furs; I could certainly see myself donning a particular fur persona if it weren't for the tremendous commitment of time, materials, and effort to do the job properly.
As Angus pointed out, the elegance of Mr Fox lends itself to this....
>I've always thought furries and steampunks do have their similarities
Perhaps it is the common desire to "reject the mundane reality and substitute our own"
>I think this makes the fox an animal that is already in steampunk society
There is after all the long running theme of Mad Scientist Experiments - the Island of Dr Moreau, for example,
not to mention Toad Hall and The Wind and The Willows ( somewhat steamy? or just another acid trip?)
> I think there's too much wolves out there too.
Many teen males wanna be rough and tough Killer Dogs, what better in their minds? Furthermore, the Wolf Pack simulates the Teen Gang so well. (or is it the other way around ?)
In every group there is protection in the "herd" or the "pack". Sometimes it is necessary for survival;
witness our long running thread on "dealing with Chavs".
The Lone Wolf is not so common.
True Lone Wolves are seldom seen and probably one would prefer not to meet them
On the other hand , if they live to age and mature they occasionally morph into Guard Dogs ( kept around but not
allowed near company) , then perhaps graduating into Sheep Dogs - offering protection to those far more cute but less worldly.
In my little Thought Experiment, this maturing Sheep Dog might become a Komondor - the perfect Guardian of the Flock.
He lives with the sheep, he looks like the sheep, he seems to act like the sheep, but weighing 150 pounds and with nearly
6 inch fangs they regularly fight off and kill wolves and bears. When guarding a home or compound They roam constantly at night like a silent ghost. The Cumans of Hungary say "an intruder may be allowed to enter the property guarded by a Komondor, but he will not be allowed to come out again".
yhs
prof marvel
