Hereās something Iāve been wondering about latelyā¦
Furries, how did you choose your animal/sona? (Read below poll for clarification!)
Itās a local animal I am familiar with
Itās an animal Iāve owned or worked with
Itās an animal that has traits I relate to
Itās an animal that looks cool, or has a cool ability
Itās an animal I like to draw
Itās an animal Iām very interested in
Itās an animal Iāve often been compared to (by other people)
It just feels right
It started out as a random oc
Itās an animal I wish I was or feel like I shouldāve been
I just picked it at random
It was inspired by a piece of media I like
Voting ended onSep 30, 2023
Local animal applies to any place you live, youāve lived in, or spent a significant amount of time in. Iām also extending this option to include animals from your country of origin even if youāve never been there, and also local animals that you havenāt seen in person.
This applies to any pet you, a family member, or a close friend have owned. This option also applies to any pet youāve worked with, wether you worked with this animal for your main job, or just babysat it as an odd job.
This one can mean either traits the animal actually has (for example, capybaras being mainly peaceful or antelopes being fast) or traits the animal has been given in popular media or by people (for example, bats being evil or owls being smart)
This oneās basically just an animal you thought just seemed cool, wether you liked itās looks or think thereās something it can do thatās really cool. This option also applies to animals you think look cute, pretty, or creepy. It just generally is meant to mean you found it appealing looking.
This oneās pretty self explanatory, if you have fun drawing an animal and chose your fursona to be that animal because of it then thatās what this option is.
This oneās a little vague, but what I meant is this is an animal youāre super interested in, not for any of the other reasons. It could be a special internet or hyperfixation, or it could be your longtime favorite animal.
Itās if youāve ever been compared to another animal by people (could be based on physical appearance, personality, inside jokes, or anything else) and decided to make that your fursona. For example, being called a golden retriever because you have a cheery and excited personality, or being compared to an owl because you have big eyes.
This one is for if you donāt really have any special reason for picking it, but just connect with it regardless, or if you just canāt figure out the reason why you feel a connection to that animal in particular.
This one is for if you made a random character, not for the intent of being a fursona or anything, but you ended up liking it enough or being attached enough to it, to the point where you decided to make it your fursona. This could be any character, from the edgy warrior cats oc you made when you were twelve, or the werewolf chars get your made for a DnD campaign last year, to just a little animal character you consistently doodle everywhere. This option also applies if the character was originally human, but you made it into an animal.
This one is for an animal you wish you were or feel like you should have been. Though this option mainly applies to therians or otherkin/animalkin, anyone else could feel the same thing and choose that option. If you made a fursona because you found yourself wishing you could live in the woods or have fur or something along those lines, this oneās for you.
This oneās for if you just made your fursona a random thing without thinking it out. Like if you just randomly thought āhm I wonder what my fursona should be, I guess Iāll go with thisā, or if you spent a lot of time thinking about it, but ultimately ended up picking something random for the hell of it, or something similar to that.
This oneās for if your fursona is inspired by a book, game, movie, comic, show, song, etc. This could mean that you were inspired by a character (for example, making a cat fursona based off of Salem the cat). It could also mean that your fursona started off as a self insert for one of these things (like making an animal character to fit into Avatar). Additionally, it could also mean you made a fursona based off of the vibe of your favorite media (like making a machinelike fursona based off of the song cabinet man). This definition is pretty loose, if your fursona was in some way inspired by any kind of media this oneās for you.
If two or more of these options apply to you, pick the strongest or most prominent reason!
If two or more of these options apply and have equal prominence, or your fursona was inspired by something else, add it in the reblogs or comments!
As always, if you want, please reblog with the option you picked and any other fun details, itās nice to see everyoneās reasonings and it gives me a larger sample size!
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