{{
`${userDetail.user.displayName}${userDetail.user.cachedBungieGlobalDisplayNameCode ? `#${standardizeBungieGlobalCode(userDetail.user.cachedBungieGlobalDisplayNameCode)}` : ""}`}}
{{getUserClans()}}
3/13/2016 12:07:45 AM
12
-
I have my own theories. As has been mentioned, it's the border between familiar and wild. Most people have had a dog at some point in their lives, and it's common knowledge that the first dogs were domesticated from wolves. So if you wanted to go for something familiar, but still wanted that tie in to the wild, wolf is it. But what I think is the bigger factor is that wolves are some of the most diverse animals when it comes to behavior. Everyone knows about the strength of the pack, but the term lone wolf also floats, so as an animal, it can apply to either type of individual. Wolves are loyal to the ones they know, but distrustful to others. A common human trait. Wolves are playful when young, but appear more serious when they're older. They are beautiful, but tough and cool too. They run the whole range of personalities, just like humans, so it is easy to see ourselves mirrored in them. Plus wolves have all of the reasons people become furries covered. People go furry to become part of a close-knit community. Wolves form packs with others in similar fashion. Or furries join to instill some self confidence in themselves. Wolves appear fearless in most of their media portrayals, as well as in the wild. Some people are in it for the aesthetic appeal, and real wolves have a lot of natural beauty. Maybe some are just in it to get noticed, and wolves are one of the most popular wild animals. No other animal hits all of these different reasons so effectively. Some hit individual reasons better, but none manage to hit all of them so well. Anyway, those are my theories. Sorry for the long post.
-
I read that it has something to do with the blending of the familiar and exotic. Wolves, foxes, and other canines remind us of our dogs, but they have that certain mystique of being creatures of the wild, of being strong, independent, etc.
-
Meanwhile your name has wolf in it lol
-
I never claimed that it didn't. I also like wolves but it is somewhat annoying that everyone else does too.
-
Lots of people like wolves. I do admit we sort of have a connection to them. I think they are the earliest domesticated animals.
-
Edited by ~wolfBTM~: 3/13/2016 12:19:44 AMIndeed. It could be that people identify more easily with other social animals. One of the reasons I like wolves is that their social interactions are interesting. Fox fursonas are also really common.
-
"You can't swing a dead cat without hurting a fox in the furry fandom"
-
Interesting quote.
-
I know, right?
-
It's meaning may be lost on me, if it is intended to have any.
-
I think the reason fox fursonas are common is because they are sort of like wolves.
-
Yea canines in general are common.
