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And, honestly, I think my girlfriend makes a pretty fetching Allosaurus in her fursuit—though, yes, Allosaurus did not have fur.

In addition to the artists and fursuit makers who’ve made the fandom their career, there are scientists, emergency workers, software engineers, doctors, lawyers, and more, all brought together by the fun and fascination around having an animal alter ego, or “fursona,” that’s more or less a human with animal characteristics.

Plus, these aren’t even really furries, because real furries would never wear just a head and no fursuit, right?

If somebody can’t afford a full fursuit, they commission a maker to make a partial, which is just the head, paws, tail, and then from that, they can add a full body suit as their finances improve.

Slipping into a fursuit can be catharsis – allowing an otherwise shy and reserved person to transform into someone, or something, else – if only for a while.