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Furry Chat => General => Topic started by: Rocoro T. Pup on January 07, 2013, 02:14:49 AM

Title: Never heard of a "Dhole" furry before
Post by: Rocoro T. Pup on January 07, 2013, 02:14:49 AM
Most furs choose the obvious choice as their fursona: things like foxes, wolves, dogs, cats, etc. Some others choose more obscure animals like bears, birds, dragons, I could go on.

So when I found my fursona self to be a dhole, I couldn't believe that there were hardly any who were also dholes as well. Most people have never even heard of a dhole before, but it's really not far off from a fox.

For the super lazy, this is a dhole. (http://www.cuon.net/dholes/standing.jpg)

Is it just an unpopular animal, or do people not relate to dholes as I do? Just a trivial question...
Title: Re: Never heard of a "Dhole" furry before
Post by: WingedZephyr on January 07, 2013, 03:30:19 AM
One of my other personal characters was almost a dhole. She ended up being a jackal instead though because I thought it suited her personality better. Dholes aren't very well-known animals though as far as I know, so I'm not surprised that they aren't often chosen as fursonas.
Title: Re: Never heard of a "Dhole" furry before
Post by: Timmy Fox on January 07, 2013, 04:03:36 AM
Interesting, I think the fact that they aren't really found outside certain parts of Asia could explain that they aren't so well-known.

Title: Re: Never heard of a "Dhole" furry before
Post by: forrestroll on January 07, 2013, 08:34:53 PM
Personally my fursona is a fox, at the risk of sounding Mary-sue... I just really like foxes and in some ways it's just reflective on my own personality.
Title: Re: Never heard of a "Dhole" furry before
Post by: Puncia on January 07, 2013, 10:56:01 PM
Never heard of them before to be perfectly honest. They don't even have a proper name in Norwegian. Just "Asian Wild Dog".
Title: Re: Never heard of a "Dhole" furry before
Post by: anoni on January 08, 2013, 12:48:53 PM
I didn't know what a dhole is, in fact I thought you said d-hole XD
Title: Re: Never heard of a "Dhole" furry before
Post by: Rocoro T. Pup on January 08, 2013, 09:15:59 PM
Oh har har...  T_T
Title: Re: Never heard of a "Dhole" furry before
Post by: Aakosir on January 08, 2013, 10:06:47 PM
That is a very pretty creature! I've never heard of them, but I may have seen a picture somewhere. I'm usually more likely to remember pictures than names.

Not many have heard of voles, from my experience. They're pretty much a cross between a mole and a mouse.
Title: Re: Never heard of a "Dhole" furry before
Post by: anoni on January 09, 2013, 03:51:44 AM
Sorry Rcoro XD
It was an honest mistake, I've never heard of a dhole before and my mind was in the gutter :3 But yeah, they do look very nice :D