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{{quote|''"[[The Elephant Man|I am not an animal]]! Hear me? I'm not an animal. Well... okay, maybe I am kind of an animal, I'm a [[Morally-Ambiguous Ducktorate|duck]]. And [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal|I don't wear pants]]. But I talk and live in a house, so you know what I had in mind."''
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They're animals who think, talk and act mostly like human beings. Unlike the [[Speech-Impaired Animal]] or [[Talking Animal]] (whose priorities and motivations are still that of an animal despite their ability to speak), the Funny Animal has almost all the mannerisms of a human being. Sometimes, only his appearance distinguishes him from the hairless primates who draw him. Indeed, one of the main incentives in using such characters are that they are more distinctive, and hence easier to draw as recognizable individuals, than ordinary humans. Or maybe it's just because [[Furries Are Easier to Draw]].
A good comparison, from the ''[[Scooby
The main distinguishing trait of many
Practically any cartoon series from the [[Golden Age of Animation]], or video games aimed at children younger than 13 have at least one such character.
Frequently overlaps with [[Animal Superheroes]] and [[Intelligent Gerbil]]. May live in a [[World of Funny Animals]]. May suffer from [[Carnivore Confusion]] and [[Furry Confusion]]. See [[Petting Zoo People]] for characters who are even more anthropomorphized, and [[Civilized Animal]] and [[Talking Animal]] for those who are less anthropomorphized.
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On the [[Sliding Scale of Anthropomorphism]], these fall somewhere between the [[Civilized Animal]] (who still looks and acts like an animal, but lives in a [[Mouse World]] of some sort) and the [[Petting Zoo Person]] (who might as well be human).
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== Advertising ==
* Alexandr and Sergei from ''[[
* The title character from ''[[Black Cat Detective]]''. If [[Samuel L. Jackson]] were a cat, then he would also apparently be a Chinese police officer. ▼
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* Tama from ''[[
▲* The title character from ''[[Black Cat Detective]]''. If [[Samuel L Jackson]] were a cat, then he would also apparently be a Chinese police officer.
▲* Tama from ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]''. He speaks perfect Japanese, can walk on two legs, has a degree in economics and is a qualified boiler room operator. Hayate is the only person who knows he can do it, however; to the rest of the cast he is just a lovable, oafish and above-average intelligent tiger (or 'big cat'). He's also spoken in front of Wataru. When confronted about speaking in front of others he says something about not wanting to shatter the girls' (Maria and Nagi) dreams.
* In [[Studio Ghibli]]'s ''[[Porco Rosso]]'' (The Crimson Pig) the main protagonist is a pig, or more exactly a "pig-headed" human as he has the complete anatomy of a stout person except for the head. He is the only one of his type and lives among a human society who, while aware of his difference, don't find it bizarre and sometimes openly point it out. It's stated that he somehow became a victim of a [[Baleful Polymorph]], given that there are pictures (and a flashback) showing him in human form.
* ''[[Pokémon (
** Meowth of the Team Rocket trio taught himself "human talk" and how to stand on his hind legs, all for the love of a female Meowth named Meowzie who said that a human could do more for her than anything he could (as in, the food, housing and adoration), only to be rejected as now she considers him a freak.
** In one manga adaptation, a story arc centers around the kitten of the very same Meowzie; she's found in a Poké Ball the gang purchases (unable to get captured herself, the mother pops her kitten into an unsold ball to ensure that whoever finds her will give her a good home). When Team Rocket, and thus Meowth, come around making trouble, Meowth meets this kitten and instantly sees her mother in her face and shining coin. Then she tells him it's creepy how he acts like he's a human. Oh heartbreak.
** Mewtwo seems quite human-like, but his psychic powers make that easy. In [[
* [[Weasel Mascot|Chamo]] in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', an ermine with a suspicious attraction for [[Mars Needs Women|human girls]]. Most definitely a human mage that was slapped with the Academy's [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|very specific punishment]] for breaking [[The Masquerade]]. [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v01/c001/54.html The punishment is explained] by Negi himself.
* There's a couple examples in ''[[Dragon Ball
** Oolong, an anthropomorphic pig.
** Puar probably also counts. Tthey only stick out if you never saw or read the original ''[[
* Damekko Doubutsu takes this to it's logical extreme. The characters look like [https://web.archive.org/web/20090624132113/http://www.kids-station.com/minisite/damekko/chara/c_01.html humans in costumes]. [[Elephant in
* ''[[
* ''[[
** Tony Tony Chopper, a gullible reindeer doctor. [[Justified Trope]] in that he ate the Hito-hito no mi (Human-human fruit), which gave him human intelligence; before that, he was an ordinary ([[All of the Other Reindeer|albeit blue-nosed]]) reindeer. Theoretically this would happen to any animal who are the Hito-hito-no-mi, but that won't happen so long as Chopper is alive.
** Bepo, an apologetic, self-conscious polar bear. Whenever he's aware of people who are surprised at the fact that he can speak, he'll get depressed, hold his head down in shame, and apologize to them.
** When Pappagu the starfish was young, he mixed up the word ''hitode'' (the Japanese word for "starfish") with ''hito'' (a Japanese word for "human"), so he thought he was human. By the time he realized he was a starfish, he had already learned how to speak like a human. He has also created the successful "Criminal" clothing line.
** Pekoms, one of [[One Piece
* Principal Nezu from ''[[My Hero Academia]]'' is a very rare case of an animal with a quirk, which in his case, gives him human-level intelligence, humanoid shape, and the ability to talk. However, exactly ''what'' animal is debatable, as he seems to have traits of a mouse, bear, and dog.
== Art ==
* "Dogs Playing Poker"; a series of paintings by C.M. Coolidge, refers to a series of paintings where the dogs not only play poker (in various locations, with varying degrees of honesty) but playing billiards, watching baseball, testifying in court, fixing a car, and so on.
* "Anthro-MLP" is a trend on [[Deviant ART]] and similar sites, where the cast of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' is put higher on the [[Sliding Scale of Anthropomorphism]] than the canon source, possibly because [[Furries Are Easier to Draw]].
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* DC Comics' ''[[
* In ''[[
* Tawky Tawny is a very civilized version of this in the original [[Captain Marvel]].
* The titular duo of ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'', with Sam leaning slightly further towards being a [[Petting Zoo Person]] than Max but still having enough animal coding to be this trope. Some characters, like Sal from [[The Adventures of Sam
* Carson the Muskrat from ''[[Dork Tower]]''. He doesn't wear clothes
* Very common in [[British Comics]] examples include Biffo the Bear and Big Eggo from ''[[The Beano]]'', Korky the Cat from ''[[The Dandy (
* ''Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham'' is a porcine lampoon of [[Spider-Man]] who lives in a world populated by various Funny Animals, most of them parodies of other Marvel characters.
* ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' takes place in an alternate version of Feudal Japan with Funny Animals in place of people.
== Literature ==
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* All of the non-human sentient creatures in the world of Alan Dean Foster's ''[[Spellsinger]]'' novels.
* All the characters in the ''[[Geronimo Stilton]]'' series.
* ''[[Wicked (
* ''[[
* Later parts in the story ''[[The Wind in
* The animals from ''[[Animal Farm]]'' especially the pigs.
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Zoobilee Zoo]]''
* ''[[
* Kermit (and other frogs), Piggy (and other pigs), Fozzie, Rowlf, and assorted other characters on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. (Scooter, Bunsen, the band and the Whatnots are [[Cartoon Creature|probably meant to be humanish]], Statler, Waldorf and the Swedish Chef are definitely Muppet humans, and Gonzo is ... whatever.)
* ''[[The Onion]]'' published an excellent article based on this trope in the editorial section, titled [http://www.theonion.com/articles/stop-anthropomorphizing-me,11459/ "Stop Anthropomorphizing Me"], written by Gerald the Dog.▼
== Newspaper Comics ==
* Snoopy from ''[[Peanuts]]'' is an odd corner case, in that he lives in a dog house and doesn't speak, [[Silent Bob|but still manages to be very expressive]], and largely acts human, with some members of the cast occasionally forgetting that he's a dog.
* Otto, Sarge's dog in ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'', is another example of a non-talking Funny Animal. When first introduced in the strip he was more of a regular dog, but over time Mort Walker began having him walk upright, don a full uniform, etc.
* ''[[The Far Side]]'' has funny animals of all kinds, from [[Everything's Better
* Hobbes from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''. Hobbes is really a mix of
* The main characters of ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'' are all
== Toys ==
* [[Fabuland]], a [[Built With Lego|LEGO]] theme from the [[The Eighties|80s]].
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Animal Crossing]]''.
* ''[[Beyond Good
* ''Brutal: Paws of Fury'', a game that came out during the 16-bit fighting game boom, has a cast entirely made up of funny animals (most of them [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal|Half Dressed Cartoon Animals]])
* ''[[Bug!
* ''[[
* [[Crash Bandicoot]], well, to an extent, with ripper roo and tiny the tigger who averts this somewhat
* ''[[Dark
* [[Inherit the Earth]]: Everyone is one of these, due to [[Executive Meddling]].
* ''[[
* ''[[RHDE]]''. The Volci are bipedal canines.
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
* ''[[Tail Concerto]]'' and ''Solatorobo'' are set in a world of [[Floating Continent|floating continents]] in the sky, populated by dog-people and cat-people. While they mostly act like humans, the dogs are prone to chewing on bones and their national pastime seems to be frisbee-cathing.
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* ''[[Urban Rivals]]''. All of the Jungo clan falls under this.
* ''[[CHEVALIER]]'' is a funny animal romantic fantasy adventure. [http://shivae.net/chevalier/ Here]{{broken link}} ▼
▲* ''[[CHEVALIER]]'' is a funny animal romantic fantasy adventure. [http://shivae.net/chevalier/ Here]
* ''[[George the Dragon]]'' is a Funny Animal, surrounded by Funny Animals.
* The [[Furry Comic]] genre is filled with
* ''[[Horndog]]'': Creator [[Isaac Baranoff|Isaac M. Baranoff]] specifically states that ''Horndog'' and ''[[Here Wolf]]'' are "Funny ''Aminal''" comics.
* The cast of ''[[Last
* Bun-Bun and Percy the Wooly Mammoth from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' are half-way between this and [[Talking Animal
* In the ''[[No Rest for The Wicked (
* ''[[The
* ''[[SERGOM]]'': the entire crew.
* ''[[Lackadaisy Cats]]''
* In ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'', Summer's classmate is has a cow-like head and tail. She and her father are actually from another planet, yet no one comments on [[Weirdness Censor|their appearance]]. [[Word of God]] has it that other alien races fall under this trope (for example, {{spoiler|the "Dogs Of War"}}).
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130318061244/http://www.drunkduck.com/Harkovast/ Harkovast]''every character is a talking animal person, with each nation being made up of a particular animal. The only possible exception is the Nameless, whose species is indeterminate at the moment due to their all covering armour and helmets.
* ''[[VG Cats]]'': main heroes (and their family).
* ''[[Dan and
* ''[[Loserz]]'' is no furry comic, but occasionally Max and Cecil have an appearance.
* ''[[Precocious (Webcomic)|Precocious]]'' is another funny animal comic.
* ''Tiny Kitten Teeth''- There are animals that actually exist as animals, alongside
* The entire cast of ''[[
* All of the pets in [[Virtual Pet Planet]].
* The Demonic Duck from ''[[
* ''[[Cucumber Quest]]''. They're all humans with rabbit ears (or cat ears).
* The Skrii'qek of ''[[
* Everyone in ''[[
== Web Original ==
▲== Web Originals ==
▲* The furry characters in ''[[Darwins Soldiers]]''.
* In ''[[The Impossible Man]]'', Dom Coqui is a four foot tall talking frog.
* In the ''[[Paradise]]'' setting, humans are randomly, permanently transformed into
* "Funny" may be [[Cosmic Horror Story|a bit of a misnomer]] for ''[[
* The sentient chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]''. Also the super-heroine Black Betty, a gene-altered humanoid skunk who highly resembles a female [[Looney Tunes|Pepe LePew]].
* ''[[Chicken and Moose]]'' are these, though they also appear to be made of metal.
▲* ''[[The Onion]]'' published an excellent article based on this trope in the editorial section, titled [http://www.theonion.com/articles/stop-anthropomorphizing-me,11459/ "Stop Anthropomorphizing Me"], written by Gerald the Dog.
== Western Animation ==
* The "core" stars of the [[Classic Disney Shorts]] - [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Donald Duck]], [[Goofy]], and so on.
* [[
** Lampshaded in the [[Who's
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* The cast of ''[[
* [[Porky Pig]] and (sometimes) [[Daffy Duck]] are rare ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' examples. (Porky is probably like this because he was created earlier, in an era when Disney had made
* Hamton J. Pig from ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
* ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''. While everyone acknowledges that Courage is a dog and usually treat him as such, other
* ''[[The Get Along Gang]]''
* The penguins in ''[[Happy Feet]]'' are an odd case; at times they uncomfortably straddle the line between penguins who can talk and penguin-people.
* Brian Griffin of ''[[
* The chickens in ''[[
* All of the cast of ''[[
* All members of the London Clan in ''[[Gargoyles]]'' resemble humanoid animals with feathered wings. The Mutates are a genetically-engineered, chimeric version.
* ''[[I Am Not an Animal]]''. The animals were genetically engineered to talk and were raised with celebrity magazines photoshopped so half the people had animal heads. They escaped and didn't realise that animals aren't supposed to talk.
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* Chu-Chu from ''[[The Amazing Chan and The Chan Clan]]'' is responsible for a lot of the show's funniest moments.
* ''[[Regular Show]]'' both plays this straight and averts it with its main characters. Mordecai the bluejay might as well be a human, seeing as he doesn't eat like a bird, fly or do anything else birdlike. Rigby the [[Rascally Raccoon|raccoon]], on the other hand, is shown to dig through trash and run on all fours, but otherwise acts almost as humanlike. ''Lampshaded'' in this conversation:
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* The entire cast of ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' could be replaced by humans and it wouldn't make any difference at all. Well, except for Toby who is very much a dog.
* A few of these show up as background characters on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''. When you consider [[Multiple Head Case|how]] [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|other]] [[When Trees Attack|citizens]] [[Extra Eyes|look]], it's no surprise they don't stand out.
* Disney's ''[[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]]''
* Klaus on ''[[
* One-off antagonist Zeb (A zebra) from the original ''[[My Little Pony]]'' cartoon. Rather jarring given that most of the cast are also equines, but are not anthropomorphized to the extent Zeb is.
* Every character in ''[[Alfred J Kwak]]'', barring [[Lions and Tigers
* Strangely [[Popeye the Sailor]] encountered one of these in "The Hungry Goat". The short overall felt like more of a [[Tex Avery]] cartoon than a Popeye cartoon.
** Funny animals are featured prominently in "Popeye The Sailor" and "I Eats My Spinach". [[Justified Trope|Justified,]] as Fleischer Studios was known to use these in the [[Betty Boop]] cartoons, where the Popeye series branched out of.
* ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'' takes place in a reality where Funny Animals - like the title character - live alongside humans.
* In ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'', all the civilized natives of the eponymous realm are this, mostly frogs, toads, and newts.
* The [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], plus Splinter and most other mutants who appear in the cartoon. In most versions, Mutagen [[Baleful Polymorph| can turn animals and humans into one]].
* ''[[My Little Pony: Equestria Girls]]'' is a [[Spin-Off]] of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' where the cast is portrayed this way.
== Other ==
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