Furry Reminder: Difference between revisions

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== Film ==

* Done in ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]'', in which the dogs are distracted by squirrels. (This proves handy on a number of occasions.)

* The animals in ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'' do various animal-ish things throughout the film, but the real kicker is how they eat at the dinner table.

* ''[[Puss in Boots (animation)|Puss in Boots]]'' is full of it, usually in relation to Puss himself, who acts like a [[Zorro]] [[Expy]], until we see him drink milk (by rapidly lapping from the shot glass), purr, make big kitty eyes (usually intentional), make cat noises when someone hits him with an object, chase a sunbeam, or bring an apparently dead animal to his adopted mother.

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* [[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]] likes to try to eat birds.

* Hobbes in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' often likes to hide and then pounce on Calvin.

** He also subscribes to National Geographic...so he can look at all the attractive female tigers.

* ''[[Pooch Cafe]]'': Poncho (and all of the other dogs in the strip) can talk and think like humans, but their instincts will sometimes get the better of them and they'll do things like chase cars or eat garbage.

* In ''[[Peanuts]]'', Snoopy, despite a gradual [[Anthropomorphic Shift]] over the first couple of decades, still lives in a dog house and eats from his dog bowl.

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* In the ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' games, one of the titular protagonist's [[Idle Animation|idle animations]] has him using his cane to scratch his back, which results in one of his legs twitching like a dog's (even though he's a raccoon).

* In ''[[Solatorobo]]'', Caninu ([[Petting Zoo People|dog-people]]) are shown as catching flying discs in their mouths like regular dogs in lore, and Red himself is quite fond of chewing on a [[Stock Femur Bone]].

* The birds in ''[[Hatoful Boyfriend]]'' are mostly an inch between [[Civilized Animal|Civilized Animals]] and [[Funny Animal|Funny Animals]], but Oko San, a fantail pigeon, is more birdlike than the others. He talks in coos which are translated, has a hyperactive, arrogant and [[Genius Ditz|extremely stupid personality]], and his 'human' portrait is just a pigeon in a school uniform. He was based on the writer's real life pet bird, and serves mostly to remind the player that the cast really are birds.

** At one point, San is made to wear a maid costume as part of a class fundraiser. Ryouta, a rock dove, tries to convince him he looks okay, and holds up a mirror to prove it. San, since his species lacks the ability to pass the [[wikipedia:Mirror test|mirror test]], can't tell that it's his reflection and starts trying to court it.

** When the class all leave wishes on the tree for Tanabata, everyone leaves well-spoken messages except for Oko San, whose is covered in footprints and spots of ink (or possibly droppings).

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== Webcomics ==

* [http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44781 Florence,] the "Bowman's Wolf" engineer in ''[[Freefall]]'', acts very human (though she admits she has to fake some of her behavior for the benefit of the humans and human-programmed robots with which she interacts), but she'll run on all fours if she's in a hurry, and will happily chase a thrown ball.

** Her catching instinct has sometimes caused her serious trouble, for example while being in a moving car, or seeing a fast-moving object on screen.

*** When she's not forcibly reminding herself otherwise, she has a habit of interpreting other peoples' behavior as though they were wolves. Her captain, who comes from a species of scavengers, is constantly doing things like stealing her half-finished lunch while she's distracted, leading her to assume he's behaving like an omega wolf for her benefit, which clashes with her notion of him being higher up the chain of command.

* Krosp III, Emperor of All Cats from ''[[Girl Genius]]'', was an ordinary cat uplifted through Mad Science, and given dominion over all cats... but that didn't work out so well (being ''cats'' and all.), so he ended up joining up with the titular female genius, Agatha, to avoid getting 'disposed of' as a failed experiment. He's highly intelligent and sophisticated, talks, and generally acts human... except for when he merrily bites the head off a live rat, or runs off chasing a piece of string. The last one was particularly noticeable, since it was Agatha specifically demonstrating to him that despite his advanced intellect, he was still a slave to his feline impulses.

* While Lunar [[Exalted]] technically start out human and only become animal-themed shapeshifters ''after'' exaltation, Marena still demonstrates the trope nicely in [http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0199.html this] ''[[Keychain of Creation]]'' strip.

* Sebastian, eloquent, sophisticated and [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic]] [[Talking Animal|talking, magical housecat]] from ''[[Clan of the Cats]]'' is often foiled in his arguments when somebody teases him with a cat toy. This became even more of an issue when he became a kitten for awhile.

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== Web Original ==

* In [[Happy Tree Friends]], Petunia and Disco Bear were on a date, and Disco Bear acts a bit too... forward... with her as they're in the parked car. Cut to a shot of Disco Bear getting sprayed while Petunia is off screen. Since she's a skunk, that probably wasn't Mace....

* In the [http://www.springhole.net/quizzes/marysue.htm Universal Mary-Sue Litmus Test], one of the "De-Suifier" questions asks "If your character is a non-human, does he/she react in very non-human ways or in ways more appropriate to his/her species?" Hovering over the word "reacts" lists some examples, including "A wolf hybrid whose first instinct is to eat the roadkill" and "A half-cat who actually spits at people he/she finds threatening".

* Black Betty, a superhero from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' who possesses animalistic "skunk powers", including a fairly impressive set of claws, fangs, and a nicely heightened sense of smell in addition to the first thing you thought of when you read the phrase "skunk powers". She's been known to make involuntary musk attacks when startled or surprised.

** Likewise, the superheroine Felina (a [[Catgirl]]) can be easily distracted by small, quick movements, and has been known to take naps on any random flat surface around her team's headquarters.

* In [[Darwin's Soldiers]], the writers often reference anatomy or behaviors of the nonhuman characters to reinforce the point that they are well, nonhuman. Canine, feline and equine characters often have their ears described as flattening or pivoting towards sounds and in response to various stimuli. Snake characters are always mentioned as slithering or having fangs or gulping down food whole. Avian characters are sometimes shown using their beaks as weapons.

** The most extreme example was when Dr. Zanasiu reminds his girlfriend (who is a d-hole) that he has forty six chromosomes while she has seventy eight. By the way, [[Shown Their Work|the chromosome counts are accurate]].

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** Occasional references are made to his age (seven), and Peter also addressed the fact that Brian will only live a fraction of the time Peter will.

** In the earlier episodes he used to sit similar to how a dog would. In recent episodes though he sits like any other normal human would.

** He also lives in irrational terror of "Mr Hoover" and has an intense dislike of dog whistles.

* [[Eek the Cat]] is a [[Talking Animal]]/[[Funny Animal]] that often partakes in human activities, but is also a pet cat and cannot speak to his owners, although he appears to be able to speak to other human characters.

* [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] bragged that he could "reproduce by budding", and then proved it by sprouting multiple heads.

** He also mentioned that his people were sedentary and filter-feed.

** Mr. Krabs once acted embarrassed after shedding his shell.

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* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' - In the episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)", Homer encounters his spirit guide, a "Space Coyote" (talking coyote), who explains to Homer that he must go on a quest to find his soul mate. After about a minute, when the conversation begins to get serious and intellectual, the coyote unexpectedly begins aggressively gnawing on Homer's ankle. Homer kicks him off and says "Hey! Knock it off!" to which the coyote responds "Sorry, I am a coyote".

* In ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]'', Pete is acknowledged to be a cat.

** In one episode, Daisy and Minnie toss a ball of yarn to Pete and he gets distracted by it for a while.

** In another episode, Willie calls Mickey, Donald, and Goofy a mouse, a duck, and a dog respectively.

* In one cartoon shown within the show, [[House of Mouse]], Mickey says that Pete is the only cat that Pluto can chase.

** In some episodes, Mickey is shown drinking from a giant water dispenser, like the ones used for small pets. He also exercises on a large hamster wheel.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has many. [[Lauren Faust]] wanted it to be clear that the ponies were ''ponies'', not pony-shaped humans. This is mainly and most clearly done through [[Shown Their Work|careful integration of actions that actual horses do.]] Ponies occasionally do things such as lay back their ears to show unhappiness or paw the earth when aggressive. "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E16 Sonic Rainboom|Sonic Rainboom]]" even has Rainbow Dash flicking her tail when being taunted by another pegasus -- which, again, is something that real horses do when annoyed. Now that is attention to detail.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has many. [[Lauren Faust]] wanted it to be clear that the ponies were ''ponies'', not pony-shaped humans. This is mainly and most clearly done through [[Shown Their Work|careful integration of actions that actual horses do.]] Ponies occasionally do things such as lay back their ears to show unhappiness or paw the earth when aggressive. "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E16 Sonic Rainboom|Sonic Rainboom]]" even has Rainbow Dash flicking her tail when being taunted by another pegasus -- which, again, is something that real horses do when annoyed. Now that is attention to detail.

** Seems to be averted, however, with many of the horse noises the ponies might at a first glance seem to make -- they can even "whinny" with their mouths closed<ref>At least seen with Twilight's [[Rearing Horse]] pose in "A Dog and Pony Show"</ref>, and even otherwise, the mouths don't tend to move when the sound is heard. Since the attention to detail is there, this is unlikely to be an oversight. Instead, many of these noises (harder to tell with snorts, of course, and not all cases need to be the same) seem to be symbolic -- same as the jet plane noises sometimes heard in conjunction with pegasuses flying or preparing to take off, or the "beep beep beep" when someone<ref>Specifically Spike in "Feeling Pinkie Keen"</ref> is walking backwards carrying a pile of stuff.

** A number of reminders come up in the form of the ponies' diets. In one flashback, Rarity is designing costumes for a school pageant, and if you look carefully, it becomes clear that it's about the five food groups: fruits, vegetables, baked goods, hay, and flowers. In another instance, Pinkie Pie sings a song to try to smooth relations between ponies and buffalo: "We all eat hay and oats. Why be at each others' throats?" When Pinkie Pie's trying to be spooky about Zecora, she says, "I heard that Zecora... ''eats hay!''" Twilight Sparkle points out they ''all'' eat hay. Twilight Sparkle also [[Loves Me Not|picked flower petals]] to try to figure out which one of her friends should go with her to the Grand Galloping Gala in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E3 The Ticket Master|The Ticket Master]]"... then eats the petals right after.

** A number of reminders come up in the form of the ponies' diets. In one flashback, Rarity is designing costumes for a school pageant, and if you look carefully, it becomes clear that it's about the five food groups: fruits, vegetables, baked goods, hay, and flowers. In another instance, Pinkie Pie sings a song to try to smooth relations between ponies and buffalo: "We all eat hay and oats. Why be at each others' throats?" When Pinkie Pie's trying to be spooky about Zecora, she says, "I heard that Zecora... ''eats hay!''" Twilight Sparkle points out they ''all'' eat hay. Twilight Sparkle also [[Loves Me Not|picked flower petals]] to try to figure out which one of her friends should go with her to the Grand Galloping Gala in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E03 The Ticket Master|The Ticket Master]]"... then eats the petals right after.

** During Rarity's "Art of the Dress" song, she sings at one point about the parts of the body to be covered - and they're all ''horse'' parts: "Croup, dock, haunch/shoulders, hips". For bonus points, the patterns she cuts are appropriate for each part named.

** At one point, Pinkie rolls around in the grass. You may think it's just her randomness, but real horses do that a lot.

** In the episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E21 Over a Barrel|Over a Barrel]]" there's a saloon in Appleloosa called "The Salt Block" where ponies serve salt to customers. This may seem bizarre but if you're familiar with real horses then you would know that salt is an important source of nutrition for horses (usually served in a form of solid blocks of salt). It also helps them keep cool especially in hot areas (like the desert environment where Appleloosa is) through the minerals the salt they consume provides.

** In the episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E21 Over a Barrel|Over a Barrel]]" there's a saloon in Appleloosa called "The Salt Block" where ponies serve salt to customers. This may seem bizarre but if you're familiar with real horses then you would know that salt is an important source of nutrition for horses (usually served in a form of solid blocks of salt). It also helps them keep cool especially in hot areas (like the desert environment where Appleloosa is) through the minerals the salt they consume provides.

** In "Baby Cakes", the Cake's foals are able to run around full-tilt at a month old. This is perfectly possible for real foals, since they can walk within a few hours of birth (and, in the wild, will be abandoned if they can't stand up within a few ''minutes''). In that episode, the month old Pumpkin Cake is clearly teething. Guess when real ponies start to grow teeth. Yup, at about a month old.

* Occurs in an episode of ''[[Birdz]]'':