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Pretty much any [[Funny Animal]] story ever will use this. For personality traits of [[Muggles]], see [[Dying Like Animals]] and [[Fighting for Survival]].
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And oh. Be wary of [[Animal Jingoism]], [[Flanderization|accidential]] or [[Writer On Board|intentional]].
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* '''Dolphins:''' Cheery, playful, clever, and extraordinarily graceful in the water, much like otters. Always friendly.
** See [[Heroic Dolphin]], [[Friendly Playful Dolphin]], and [[Sapient Cetaceans]]. Also a massive [[Did Not Do the Research]] moment for authors using this characterisation.
* '''Donkeys and Mules:''' Humbler, more hardworking version of a horse. [[Stubborn Mule|Proverbially stubborn]], which may be portrayed as either a good thing (the donkey as [[Determinator]], or the [[Only Sane Man]] willing to speak truth to power) or a bad thing (the donkey who doesn't [[Know When to Fold
* '''Ducks:''' Clumsy and a little dim, but also possessing a strong will and perhaps a hidden grace. [[Morally
** Like dolphins, the charming habit of gang rape that ducks have in real life is never portrayed in fiction.
* '''Eagles:''' They will usually pick up little children and carry them to their nest to feed them to their own young. (See [[Kidnapping Bird of Prey]] )
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* '''Horse:''' Elegant, noble, passionate and spirited. Sometimes proud and vain. More often male in fiction; authors usually portray the stallion as not only dominating but leading the herd (rather than the boss mare, [[Did Not Do the Research|as in real life]].)
** Draught horses are always [[Gentle Giant|Gentle Giants]] [[Dumb Muscle|slow in both movement and wit]], sometimes depicted calm enough to sleep through an outright apocalypse. [[Truth in Television]] as breeding for huge strength but not gentle temperament would have been suicide.
* '''Humans:''' If they're counted as animals, you can expect a [[Lions and Tigers And Humans, Oh My!]] setting. Humans fit into [[Black and White Morality]], and either [[Humans Are Bastards]] or [[Humans Are Special]] (but more so the former).
* '''Hyenas:''' Basically [[The Hyena]]. Either a harmless jokester or the animal version of a horrific [[Monster Clown]]. Laughs like a maniac for no reason. If the writer is aware that hyenas are one of nature's few thoroughly matriarchal species, females may be bigger and stronger and dominate males, but don't count on it.
* '''[[Kangaroos Represent Australia|Kangaroos]]:''' Extroverted, good-natured characters, athletic yet laid-back. Usually female (although joeys are more likely to be male), they're devoted mothers. Sometimes, [[Did Not Do the Research|they're always shown with a pouch, no matter what.]]
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* '''[[Turtle Power|Turtles and tortoises]]:''' Slow but wise, except if they are snapping turtles, in which case they're bad-tempered. Often very long-lived. Also, shy and prone to hiding away in their shells whenever danger looms.
* '''[[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]:''' Powerful, unstoppable, vicious hunters, like a land-based combination of shark and crocodile. Shown to be quite [[Badass]] and top of the foodchain. See [[Stock Dinosaurs]].
* '''Walruses''' Cute and contently fat, but comically dignified. [[Always Male]], because of their [[Big Badass Moustache]], usually benevolent. May or may not wear a [[High
* '''[[Gosh Hornet|Wasps and Yellowjackets]]:''' Aggressive, nervous, bitchy, and [[Gosh Hornet|highly prone to mass fury]]. Often female. At constant war with bees.
* '''[[Wicked Weasel|Weasels, Stoats, Martens and Polecats]]:''' Scheming, [[The Starscream|treacherous]], cunning and malevolent villains, or else just plain [[Weasel Mascot|out of their minds]].
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* ''[[Love Hina]]'' had [[Hard-Drinking Party Girl|Mitsune "Kitsune" Konno]], who not only acted like a fox, but also looked a little bit like one, at least in the facial features.
* The [[Petting Zoo People]] [[Familiar|Familiars]] in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''. Of the two canine familiars, Arf is loyal to a fault to her master Fate like a faithful dog, while Zafira is the [[The Quiet One|strong and silent type]] like a majestic wolf. Meanwhile, the Lieze [[Catgirl]] sisters showed both cat aspects, being playful towards Chrono and Yuuno on one hand while {{spoiler|[[Break the Cutie|absolutely breaking Hayate]] [[Cats Are Mean|on the other]]}}.
* ''[[Bleach]]''; several characters in the show practically reek of animal stereotypes. First up is [[The Dragon|Gin Ichimaru]], aka [[Fan Nickname|Fox Face]] (just do a Google Image search on his name and you will see why). He is definitely tricky, confident and pragmatic; and we could probably throw in sexy. Next up is, Yoruichi Shihōin who is compared to a black cat; hell she can even turn into a black cat! Then we have [[Evil Counterpart|Grimmjow]] [[Blood Knight|Jaegerjaquez]] who is compared to a panther. He is definitely a [[Evil Is Sexy|sleek]], [[Evil Is Cool|powerful killing machine]] who a couple of episodes after he is introduced decides to play a game of soccer and uses Ichigo Kurosaki's [[No
* Used frequently in [[Doraemon]] and its [[Non
* ''[[Naruto]]'': Naruto is possessed by a what is essentially a kitsune and is played as a trickster early on and has fox like physical traits; subverted when we actually meet the fox himself... He'd sooner rip your face off than play pranks.
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]] is occasionally mentioned in reference to the Hedgehog's Dilemma: the closer we get, the more we hurt.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* In ''[[Whateley Universe]]'', one of the superhero classifications is 'Avatar', meaning someone who can absorb a spirit and keep it alive, gaining its powers in exchange. The Avatars also tend to take on the characteristics of their spirit(s), sometimes physically as well. Aquerna (Middle English for 'squirrel') has the power of the SQUIRREL! She's curious, persistent, family-oriented, and sees herself as insignificant. At [[Super
* Aside from [[Everything's Better With Monkeys|the Sentient Apes]] that populate the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'', there are also a category of characters called "Moreaus" (after the titular [[Mad Scientist]] from "The Island of Doctor Moreau"), [[Uplifted Animal|scientifically altered animals that can now speak and think]].
** The Zoo is a heroic team of Moreaus that have banded together for self-protection and to show humanity that they aren't monsters. They've unimaginably named themselves after their original species (Bloodhound, Buffalo, Fox, and Giraffe), and fight crime in Los Angeles.
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