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{{quote|''"SOMETIMES, THEY'RE DINOSAURS."''|'''Alt text for [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic{{=}}1578 This] ''[[Dinosaur Comics (Webcomic)|Dinosaur Comics]]'' strip'''}}
{{quote|''"SOMETIMES, THEY'RE DINOSAURS."''|'''Alt text for [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic{{=}}1578 This] ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'' strip'''}}


So, we have an [[Talking Animal|anthropomorphic animal]] [[Funny Animal|who acts just like a human]]. Stands on hind legs, talks, interacts with humans just like he's one of them, they treat him [[Furry Denial|just like a human]]... it seems the only difference between him and a human is that he has fur and a tail. But then, when the audience has forgotten what he is... he does something that's actually animal-like! If he's a dog, he might suddenly stop what he's doing to chase a cat, if he's a cat, he might happily give someone a dead mouse.
So, we have an [[Talking Animal|anthropomorphic animal]] [[Funny Animal|who acts just like a human]]. Stands on hind legs, talks, interacts with humans just like he's one of them, they treat him [[Furry Denial|just like a human]]... it seems the only difference between him and a human is that he has fur and a tail. But then, when the audience has forgotten what he is... he does something that's actually animal-like! If he's a dog, he might suddenly stop what he's doing to chase a cat, if he's a cat, he might happily give someone a dead mouse.
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** [[Flip Take|Inuyasha]], [[Restraining Bolt|sit!]]
** [[Flip Take|Inuyasha]], [[Restraining Bolt|sit!]]
** He'll also shake off like a dog when wet, or scratch his ear with his foot.
** He'll also shake off like a dog when wet, or scratch his ear with his foot.
* Jackie Chun in [[Dragonball]] defeats Man-Wolf in the Budokai by making him 'fetch' a bone thrown out of the ring.
* Jackie Chun in [[Dragon Ball]] defeats Man-Wolf in the Budokai by making him 'fetch' a bone thrown out of the ring.
* Neko-sensei from ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' will occasionally wash himself like the cat he is,
* Neko-sensei from ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' will occasionally wash himself like the cat he is,
* The chimeras in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' sometimes exhibit traits of the animals they've been fused with. Some inherit handy things like enhanced senses of smell, increased strength, the ability to climb vertical surfaces or an "animal instinct" which tells them when they should fight and when they should run away, some do things only vaguely related to the animal they're fused with like adhesive saliva projectiles and shooting spines but others just do funny things like pee standing on one leg.
* The chimeras in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' sometimes exhibit traits of the animals they've been fused with. Some inherit handy things like enhanced senses of smell, increased strength, the ability to climb vertical surfaces or an "animal instinct" which tells them when they should fight and when they should run away, some do things only vaguely related to the animal they're fused with like adhesive saliva projectiles and shooting spines but others just do funny things like pee standing on one leg.
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== Film ==
== Film ==
* Done in ''[[Up (Animation)|Up]]'', in which the dogs are distracted by squirrels. (This proves handy on a number of occasions.)
* 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.
* 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 (Franchise)|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.
* ''[[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.
* Dr. Doppler from ''[[Treasure Planet (Disney)|Treasure Planet]]'' is an anthropomorphic dog who for some reason actually eats out of a dog dish. With a spoon.
* Dr. Doppler from ''[[Treasure Planet]]'' is an anthropomorphic dog who for some reason actually eats out of a dog dish. With a spoon.




== Live Action TV ==
== Live Action TV ==
* The Cat of [[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]] may be humanoid, but don't get him wet or put him near a dog.
* The Cat of [[Red Dwarf]] may be humanoid, but don't get him wet or put him near a dog.
** He becomes [[Furry Denial|gradually less cat-like]] as the seasons go on.
** He becomes [[Furry Denial|gradually less cat-like]] as the seasons go on.


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== Newspaper Comics ==
== Newspaper Comics ==
* [[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]] likes to try to eat birds.
* [[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]] likes to try to eat birds.
* Hobbes in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes (Comic Strip)|Calvin and Hobbes]]'' often likes to hide and then pounce on Calvin.
* 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.
** He also subscribes to National Geographic...so he can look at all the attractive female tigers.
* ''[[Pooch Cafe (Comic Strip)|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.
* ''[[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 (Comic Strip)|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.
* 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.




== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police (Video Game)|Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'': Sam and Max are a dog and a rabbit. They very rarely actually exhibited animal-like behaviour, until ''The Devil's Playhouse'', where Sam's doglike qualities were suddenly constantly exaggerated for comic effect. More specifically, he's shown to pant with his tongue out in hot places, growl and bark when angry, have trouble eating peanut butter (which is actually the solution to a puzzle), and wear a plastic cone when he gets injured. At one point, Max claims that one of Sam's worst fears is 'being put in a carrier to go to the vet's'.
* ''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police|Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'': Sam and Max are a dog and a rabbit. They very rarely actually exhibited animal-like behaviour, until ''The Devil's Playhouse'', where Sam's doglike qualities were suddenly constantly exaggerated for comic effect. More specifically, he's shown to pant with his tongue out in hot places, growl and bark when angry, have trouble eating peanut butter (which is actually the solution to a puzzle), and wear a plastic cone when he gets injured. At one point, Max claims that one of Sam's worst fears is 'being put in a carrier to go to the vet's'.
** Max's rabbity qualities are underplayed compared to Sam's other than his bounciness and fondness of gnawing on things, but there's still a few references in ''Season 3'' - at one point, he mentions to Sam that he's constantly [[Interspecies Romance|chased around by beautiful women]]. Sam promptly replies that they've been through this already and the women only want to test cosmetics on him.
** Max's rabbity qualities are underplayed compared to Sam's other than his bounciness and fondness of gnawing on things, but there's still a few references in ''Season 3'' - at one point, he mentions to Sam that he's constantly [[Interspecies Romance|chased around by beautiful women]]. Sam promptly replies that they've been through this already and the women only want to test cosmetics on him.
** From the comic book:
** From the comic book:
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== Webcomics ==
== Webcomics ==
* [http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44781 Florence,] the "Bowman's Wolf" engineer in ''[[Freefall (Webcomic)|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.
* [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.
** 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.
*** 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.
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* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* About the only resurgence of animal behavior (except for Doc's appetite) in ''[[The Whiteboard (Webcomic)|The Whiteboard]]'' is Jake turning into a spray grenade when surprised.
* About the only resurgence of animal behavior (except for Doc's appetite) in ''[[The Whiteboard]]'' is Jake turning into a spray grenade when surprised.
* [[Drugsand Kisses (Webcomic)|Drugsand Kisses]] in [http://d-and-k.thecomicseries.com/comics/33/ this strip] a character is shown tearing up bread to feed to ducks, the camera moves and it is revealed the ducks are anthropomorphic beggars
* [[Drugs and Kisses|Drugsand Kisses]] in [http://d-and-k.thecomicseries.com/comics/33/ this strip] a character is shown tearing up bread to feed to ducks, the camera moves and it is revealed the ducks are anthropomorphic beggars




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* 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.
* 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.
** 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 [[Darwins 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.
* 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]].
** 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]].




== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Family Guy (Animation)|Family Guy]]'' has Brian, who started as a talking dog, but through the course of the series, has become more and more human. Although every once in a while, you're reminded that he still is a dog:
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' has Brian, who started as a talking dog, but through the course of the series, has become more and more human. Although every once in a while, you're reminded that he still is a dog:
** Not being able to stand when in a moving van
** Not being able to stand when in a moving van
** Occasional barking
** Occasional barking
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** He also lives in irrational terror of "Mr Hoover" and has an intense dislike of dog whistles.
** 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.
* [[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 (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] bragged that he could "reproduce by budding", and then proved it by sprouting multiple heads.
* [[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.
** He also mentioned that his people were sedentary and filter-feed.
** Mr. Krabs once acted embarrassed after shedding his shell.
** Mr. Krabs once acted embarrassed after shedding his shell.
** There was also an episode where Sandy Cheeks shows her squirrel nature by preparing to hibernate for the winter.
** There was also an episode where Sandy Cheeks shows her squirrel nature by preparing to hibernate for the winter.
** Squidward is normally depicted with his tentacles arranged as if he were a biped, however from time to time he'll be seen in a decidedly more cephalopodian light, even secreting ink on Spongebob in the bathtub<ref>[[Ho Yay|Not what it sounds like]].</ref>
** Squidward is normally depicted with his tentacles arranged as if he were a biped, however from time to time he'll be seen in a decidedly more cephalopodian light, even secreting ink on Spongebob in the bathtub<ref>[[Ho Yay|Not what it sounds like]].</ref>
* ''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]'' - the Chicken-Lawyer, with a very Matlock-style bearing, is reassuring a little girl on the witness stand, then suddenly lunges at her with an alarming squawk.
* ''[[Futurama]]'' - the Chicken-Lawyer, with a very Matlock-style bearing, is reassuring a little girl on the witness stand, then suddenly lunges at her with an alarming squawk.
{{quote| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}I6CPPema0QY "I'm sorry, I thought you was corn."]}}
{{quote| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}I6CPPema0QY "I'm sorry, I thought you was corn."]}}
** He's also known to describe himself as a "simple country hyperchicken".
** He's also known to describe himself as a "simple country hyperchicken".
** Zoidberg constantly does crustacean things - shedding his shell, eating garbage, [[Out With a Bang|mentioning that he dies after mating...]]
** Zoidberg constantly does crustacean things - shedding his shell, eating garbage, [[Out with a Bang|mentioning that he dies after mating...]]
* ''[[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".
* ''[[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 ''[[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 one episode, Daisy and Minnie toss a ball of yarn to Pete and he gets distracted by it for a while.
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* In one cartoon shown within the show, [[House of Mouse]], Mickey says that Pete is the only cat that Pluto can chase.
* 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.
** 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 (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has many. [[Lauren Faust (Creator)|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 (Animation)/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.
** 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 (Animation)/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 E3 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.
** 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.
** 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 (Animation)/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.
** 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 (Animation)|Birdz]]'':
* Occurs in an episode of ''[[Birdz]]'':
{{quote| '''Eddie''': Sleepy, I still can't believe you've done the essay! I mean, who can find the time?<br />
{{quote| '''Eddie''': Sleepy, I still can't believe you've done the essay! I mean, who can find the time?<br />
'''Sleepy''': I'm a bat, I'm up all night. (''yawns'') What else am I gonna do? }}
'''Sleepy''': I'm a bat, I'm up all night. (''yawns'') What else am I gonna do? }}
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{{quote| '''Eddie''': Sleepy! What are you ''doing'' here?! It's the middle of the night!<br />
{{quote| '''Eddie''': Sleepy! What are you ''doing'' here?! It's the middle of the night!<br />
'''Sleepy''': Eddie, I'm a ''bat''! (''[[Face Palm]]'') We've been ''through'' all this! }}
'''Sleepy''': Eddie, I'm a ''bat''! (''[[Face Palm]]'') We've been ''through'' all this! }}
* In ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball (Animation)|The Amazing World of Gumball]]'' Gumball once napped in a cat-like fashion on his neighbor's porch and when stranded in a forest remembered that he was a predator, tries to roar, but just ends up meowing. In "The Mystery" Darwin (a goldfish) states he doesn't know where he was earlier because [[Urban Legend|he has incredibly little memory.]]
* In ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]'' Gumball once napped in a cat-like fashion on his neighbor's porch and when stranded in a forest remembered that he was a predator, tries to roar, but just ends up meowing. In "The Mystery" Darwin (a goldfish) states he doesn't know where he was earlier because [[Urban Legend|he has incredibly little memory.]]
* These happen a lot in ''Kaeloo'', especially with Mr. Cat and Stumpy the squirrel. While Kaeloo herself does not display many of these, she goes all out in ''Let's Play Simon Says'', in which she snatches Stumpy's console from him with her tongue and later tells Mr. Cat that she was planning on buying herself a bowl and a little ladder.
* These happen a lot in ''Kaeloo'', especially with Mr. Cat and Stumpy the squirrel. While Kaeloo herself does not display many of these, she goes all out in ''Let's Play Simon Says'', in which she snatches Stumpy's console from him with her tongue and later tells Mr. Cat that she was planning on buying herself a bowl and a little ladder.
* ''[[Tuff Puppy (Animation)|Tuff Puppy]]'' has a lot of this, mostly from Dudley Puppy. Dudley often chews his own butt and uses his sense of smell to find clues.
* ''[[Tuff Puppy]]'' has a lot of this, mostly from Dudley Puppy. Dudley often chews his own butt and uses his sense of smell to find clues.
** Kitty drinks from the water fountain with her tongue and goes crazy for cat toys and catnip.
** Kitty drinks from the water fountain with her tongue and goes crazy for cat toys and catnip.
* [[SWAT Kats]] generally sees the populace lean towards the more human end of the scale, with the only reminders ([[Just for Pun|aside from the lame cat-puns]]) being references to consumer goods such as "hairball eliminator," the apparent substitution of milk for alcohol, and the one time in the series that Razor gets a furball, which is a bit of [[Fridge Logic]] since they are shown to have bathtubs and showers, so should not get furballs in the first place.
* [[Swat Kats]] generally sees the populace lean towards the more human end of the scale, with the only reminders ([[Just for Pun|aside from the lame cat-puns]]) being references to consumer goods such as "hairball eliminator," the apparent substitution of milk for alcohol, and the one time in the series that Razor gets a furball, which is a bit of [[Fridge Logic]] since they are shown to have bathtubs and showers, so should not get furballs in the first place.


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