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Funny animal is a cartooning term for the genre
Genre

A genre is a loose set of criteria for a category of composition; the term is often used to categorize literature and speech, but is also used for any other Art#Art forms or utterance....
 of comics
Comics

Comics is a graphic Mass media in which are utilized in order to convey a sequential narrative; the term, derived from massive early use to convey comic themes, came to be applied to all uses of this medium including those which are far from comic....
 and animated cartoon
Animated cartoon

An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the Movie theater, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot . This is distinct from the term "animation" or "animated film", as not all follow the definition....
s in which the main characters are humanoid
Humanoid

A humanoid is a hybrid term formed from Latin humanus "human" and the Greek :wikt:-oid expressing likeness. The term was coined in 1918 to refer to fossils considered close to human but not strictly human, including species now classified as Homo such as the Neanderthals....
 or talking
Talking animal

A talking animal or speaking animal refers to any form of animal which can speak a human language. Many species or groups of animals have developed a Animal language, even through vocal communication between its members, or interspecies, with an understanding of what they are communicating....
 animals, with anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings, natural and supernatural phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts....
 personality traits. The characters themselves may also be called funny animals. Well-known examples include Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and voiced by Walt Disney....
, Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny is a fictional rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animation films produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which became Warner Bros....
 and Tom & Jerry.

While many funny animal stories are light-hearted and humorous, the genre is not exclusively comedic.






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Funny animal is a cartooning term for the genre
Genre

A genre is a loose set of criteria for a category of composition; the term is often used to categorize literature and speech, but is also used for any other Art#Art forms or utterance....
 of comics
Comics

Comics is a graphic Mass media in which are utilized in order to convey a sequential narrative; the term, derived from massive early use to convey comic themes, came to be applied to all uses of this medium including those which are far from comic....
 and animated cartoon
Animated cartoon

An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the Movie theater, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot . This is distinct from the term "animation" or "animated film", as not all follow the definition....
s in which the main characters are humanoid
Humanoid

A humanoid is a hybrid term formed from Latin humanus "human" and the Greek :wikt:-oid expressing likeness. The term was coined in 1918 to refer to fossils considered close to human but not strictly human, including species now classified as Homo such as the Neanderthals....
 or talking
Talking animal

A talking animal or speaking animal refers to any form of animal which can speak a human language. Many species or groups of animals have developed a Animal language, even through vocal communication between its members, or interspecies, with an understanding of what they are communicating....
 animals, with anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings, natural and supernatural phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts....
 personality traits. The characters themselves may also be called funny animals. Well-known examples include Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and voiced by Walt Disney....
, Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny is a fictional rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animation films produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which became Warner Bros....
 and Tom & Jerry.

While many funny animal stories are light-hearted and humorous, the genre is not exclusively comedic. Dark or serious stories featuring characters of this sort can also be grouped under the "funny animals" category, sometimes referred to as anthropomorphics to avoid confusion over the range of genres. These stories may intersect with any other genre or group of genres, including historical fiction
Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a sub-genre of fiction that often portrays fictional accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events. Writers of stories in this genre, while penning fiction, nominally attempt to capture the spirit, manners, and social conditions of the persons or time presented in the story, with due attention paid to period...
, science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
, superhero
Superhero

A superhero is a Character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to act of derring-do in the public interest". Since the debut of the prototype superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes?ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas?have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other mass...
, western
Western

Western may refer to:*Western culture , the human cultures of European origin*Western Christianity, a term used to cover the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, the Churches of the Anglican Communion and Protestant Churches....
, slapstick
Slapstick

Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated extreme physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense, such as a character being hit in the face with a heavy frying pan or running into a brick wall....
 comedy, children's entertainment, and satire
Satire

Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre; although, in practice, it is also found in the graphic arts and performing arts. In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improv...
.

See also

  • Talking animal
    Talking animal

    A talking animal or speaking animal refers to any form of animal which can speak a human language. Many species or groups of animals have developed a Animal language, even through vocal communication between its members, or interspecies, with an understanding of what they are communicating....
  • Kemono
    Kemono

    Kemono is a genre of Japan art and fictional character that prominently features Anthropomorphism animal characters. It is used widely in visual arts, especially drawing and painting, and can be found in many manga, anime, and video game works....
  • Furry fandom
    Furry fandom

    File:Anthro vixen.jpgFurry fandom refers to the fandom for fictional Anthropomorphism animal characters with human personalities and characteristics....
  • List of anthropomorphic animal superheroes
    List of anthropomorphic animal superheroes

    This list consists of animal characters that walk, talk, act and sometimes look like humans, but also possess traits that allow them to be referred to as superheroes....
  • List of funny animals in media
    List of funny animals in media

    This list consists of funny animals in the media. Characters in the list are talking animals, with anthropomorphic personality traits. Well-known examples include Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry....


External links

  • - a list of funny animal comics, hosted by Michigan State University
    Michigan State University

    Michigan State University is a public university research university in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan United States. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act....
    's library