So if I took any furry character and gave it lore it would stop being furry?

humans dont have to be the only default intelligent life

If an Ewok is into humans and dresses like a human is that Ewok the equivalent to a furry?

at what point does something become furry? using rito as an example

is it the feathers, the beak, the talons on the toes

Furry defines a fetish isn't it?

They also absolutely have human form, not chicken legs or anything like that

Including hair.

Some of the Ninas from breath of fire are directly related to birds, are they furries?

The intent is what matters

More a subculture based on a common interest than just a fetish

There's lots of furry shit that isn't sexual, even if there is a TON of sexual furry shit

Unless the question is what are furries into

are humans furries because we're anthropomorphized monkeys?

That is why I say intent

Humans are already an animal

But you can't know the creator's intent

Two people could create the exact same thing and one could say 'it's furry' and the other not

yes

like mascots

Let's take it from a different angle, one of evolutionary development.

so what happens when the author never tells you? Is everything in a constant state of quantum furry because it's rarely explicitly stated?

How is it being used rather

schrodingers furry

But whether they evolved naturally or not is irrelevant to whether or not they're furry

Let's say you had the ability to change your own traits as you need to. Let's say you were wanting to physiologically change your body to be able to travel in, and live off of, the ocean.

They're clearly based on real life birds(primarily eagles)

not really

They're not really based on eagles.

idk how this is an argument, it takes 1 look at them to know theyre furry

Look at their adult beaks

not exactly an edge case

it's hard to actually link them to a real life bird, or at least a single one

Well first of all you guys are talking about a fictional animal

No tomiel tooth so it's not a falcon

Looks like an eagle's beak to me

that's just the beak though

Right, but that's why I said based on and not actually are eagles

They're not real animals, so I couldn't tell you their biology

Only what they are based off of in real life

genuinely curious-- when does something become furry in your eyes?

~~When it puts on the fur suit.~~