why so many Foxes?

[Jakkals]

I am a dog.....online research indicates that foxes are among the most popular fursonas around.(top 5).
Yet their relatives like dogs and coyotes ,witch are closely related ,are not even on most lists of popular furs.
Why is this? What makes foxes more popular? What are the defining characteristics that makes the fox stand out from the crowd?

[Franky]

[Contrast]

Because vixens. ;3

[Leeward]

Because foxes are a symbol of mischief, a quality that is desirable in goofy alter-egos.
Also they have a good balance of cuteness and dangerousness.

[Raven Song]

and they are pretty simple to choose, dont have difficult markings (orange with some black and white) and are all over furry related media. Wolves are also pretty common because of the same reasons...

now cows, bats and anubian jackals... thems be rare

[Franky]

Yay we're rare. We're all rare. lol

[Ivic_Wulfe]

Because "Fox and the Hound" and "Robin Hood" oh and some epic books about foxes that I read when I was younger.

[Franky]

^ not all furries have that serious connection with a tv show or novel tough.

But on the bandwagon. I know a lot of people that'll say this guy.

[Contrast]

Don't forget Krystal.

[Helios_phi]

I'm a little foxy
short and stout
here is my tailhole here is my snout
bend me over and hear me shout
"Oh god yes Helios, dont pull out!"

[Dasc-Crescent]

Being the mate of a fox. I can honestly say Helios' poem is spot on. Tho the name being shouted differs from fox to fox.

[jacojerb]

I'm a little foxy
short and stout
here is my tailhole here is my snout
bend me over and hear me shout
"Oh god yes Helios, dont pull out!"

I don't completely agree with helios. Take away the "Helios", and add this foxy

[Dasc-Crescent]

Wants someone to make them shout, but doesn't even know their name. typical foxxy,

[Leeward]

[Bunch of yiff-related posts]

Seriously, guys?

[Jakkals]

Hmmmm......ok.....didn't see this coming....guess yiff pics speak louder than words..and I think we all know why foxes are awesome now!

[Dasc-Crescent]

Just remember one thing.
Foxes are guilty

[Sev]

[Bunch of yiff-related posts]

Seriously, guys?

You're not going to get foxes without the Yiff, I'm afraid.

[Franky]

Helios did your GF sing those lyrics?

[Animew]

because foxes are awesome!
perhaps people go: "i like cats but i also like dogs, what do i do!? FOX obviously!"

but they have a large variety and i think generalizing with just the vanilla vulpes vulpes is unfair to them. most people think there are only foxes in europe but there are quite a few in Afurica too. fennecs are having lots of publicity because they are super adorbs but let’s not forget the myriad of other wonderful foxes that grace our planet.
POKERAP!
Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis)
Blanford’s fox (Vulpes cana)
Cape fox (Vulpes chama)
Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac)
Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis)
Pale fox (Vulpes pallida)
Rüppell’s fox (Vulpes rueppellii)
Swift fox (Vulpes velox)
Tibetan sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata)
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
(silver fox/cross fox)
Scandinavian red fox (V. v. vulpes)
British Columbian fox (V. v. abietorum)
Northern Alaskan fox (V. v. alascensis)
Eastern trans-Caucasian fox (V. v. alpherakyi)
Anatolian fox (V. v. anatolica)
Arabian fox (V. v. arabica)
Atlas fox (V. v. atlantica)
Labrador fox (V. v. bangsi)
Anadyr fox (V. v. beringiana)
Cascade Mountain fox (V. v. cascadensis)
North Caucasian fox (V. v. caucasica)
European fox (V. v. crucigera)
Trans-Baikal fox (V. v. daurica)
Newfoundland fox (V. v. deletrix)
Ussuri fox (V. v. dolichocrania)
Turkmenian fox (V. v. flavescens)
American red fox (V. v. fulvus)
Afghan red fox (V. v. griffithi)
Kodiak fox (V. v. harrimani)
Southern Chinese fox (V. v. hoole)
Sardinian fox (V. v. ichnusae)
Cyprus fox (V. v. indutus)
Yakutsk fox (V. v. jakutensis)
Japanese fox (V. v. japonica)
Karaganka fox (V. v. karagan)
Kenai Peninsula fox (V. v. kenaiensis)
Trans-Caucasian montane fox (V. v. kurdistanica)
Wasatch Mountain fox (V. v. macroura)
Hill fox (V. v. montana)
Sierra Nevada red fox or High Sierra fox (V. v. necator)
Nile fox (V. v. niloticus)
Turkestan fox (V. v. ochroxantha)
Palestinian fox (V. v. palaestina)
Korean fox (V. v. peculiosa)
White-footed fox (V. v. pusilla)
Northern plains fox (V. v. regalis)
Nova Scotia fox (V. v. rubricosa)
Sakhalin fox (V. v. schrencki)
Iberian fox (V. v. silacea)
Kurile Island fox (V. v. splendidissima)
Steppe fox (V. v. stepensis)
Tobol'sk fox (V. v. tobolica)
Northern Chinese fox (V. v. tschiliensis)
Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)
Culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus)
Darwin’s fox (Lycalopex fulvipes)
Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Hoary fox (Lycalopex vetulus)
Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus)
Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae)
South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus)
Island fox (Urocyon littoralis)
Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) <- kinda like a fox wolf lol, so it's almost like a dhole in that respect but more lithe and foxy.
Cozumel fox ( Urocyon something)
Dusicyon (Dusicyon australis)
Vulpes riffautae
Vulpes praeglacialis Kormos
Vulpes hassani
Vulpes skinneri
Probably more, but oh well. Gota yiff em all!

[Franky]

Thanks for the unnecessary WOT.

Probably more, but oh well. Gota yiff em all!

You go do that. aaaaaand we'll call the SPCA...

[Animew]

Thanks for the unnecessary WOT.

Probably more, but oh well. Gota yiff em all!

You go do that. aaaaaand we'll call the SPCA...

world of tanks?

aaaaaaaaaand i was obviously not talking about fucking real foxes since that happens to be against the law in most places nevermind being physically impossible.<_< i mean gees those last few are actually extinkt so it would be necrophelia man.

my point was, there are lots of butifull foxes to draw inspiration from besides the red fox.
i mean lookadis!

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and dis!

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[Jakkals]

I get your argument ...interesting....Btw..I wonder where the furrie fandom would be without the word yiff though....It seems to play a key role in almost all situations.......

[Contrast]

It'd probably be exactly the same as it is now, except we'd just say "sex" or "fuck" instead of "yiff".

[DanLeo427]

I get your argument ...interesting....Btw..I wonder where the furrie fandom would be without the word yiff though....It seems to play a key role in almost all situations.......

Yes and no, I mean don't get me wrong... Yiff is awesome and a guilty pleasure, but it definitely doesn't rule the fandom. (just stating the obvious lol, we all know this) just as irl the sexual parts is everywhere but it certainly isn't brought up in every conversation. I think the reason yiff is so prominent in the fandom is because we are all on the internet and it's very easy to get away with and there are a lot of places to be innocently un-innocent

Getting on topic, I myself is also a canine but also a vulpine (hybrid) and a very large part of why I am part fox is because of the personality traits. NOT because I wanna hump everything on two legs hahahaha, but rather because of my playful and quirky nature. The canine in me being my cool and collected side. (call me schizophrenic if you must) but yeah hahaha, I am a canine out and out and I think that why people choose foxes, is like Raven said, they are easy to identify with.

Say said

[Helios_phi]

Helios did your GF sing those lyrics?

Ha ha ha. Na man. Unfortunately not. She's really well mannered and it would be rude to sing with her mouth full.

[Contrast]

*Gives Helios an epic high five.*

[Sev]

*shakes head at two furs above*

[Splicer-Fox]

Foxes are beautiful to me.

In Disney movies and TV cartoons I was never into Lions, Dogs or cats.
But always the foxes.
First time I played Sonic 2 I got obsessed with Tails.

I am now subscribed to a few pet foxes channels on Youtube and Twitter feeds.
They are very clever and emotional.
They also have different personalities.
(One thing I have noticed is that most foxes have this very greedy side to their personality)

I don’t describe foxes as cute, But handsome.
Sort of how dragons are intimidating and attractive at the same time.

Foxes have this zone with their look that’s beautiful to look at.
The body looks streamline agile and quick without being rigid or hard.

But my fav parts are the eyes and tail.
Fox eyes always seems to have a piercing intelligence behind it.
I also love foxes with pure white, golden yellow or fiery orange fur.
Especially if they have sky blue or emerald eyes to complement the fur.

Anthropomorphising this makes a very cool character.

[YoteFox]

I'm a Lumo Green Fox, I chose a fox because it is one of my favorite breeds. Wayyy at the begin before I started on the forums I wanted my sona to be a golden retriever but uhm, it would be weird making my dog at the time my sona lol.

Fox fursuits are just awesome! And mostly all fursuits are based on fox fursuits. Yes there are allot of fox sona's but lately the trend has been going somewhere else imo. There aren't exactly allot of SA foxes.

[Neon]

There aren't exactly allot of SA foxes.

True, but there isn't much of SA anything really. We're a rare bunch.