{{short description|Pornography of anthropomorphic animal characters}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{for|the film festival known as YIFF|Yerevan International Film Festival}} {{Multiple image | image1 = Foxgirl 2.png | image2 = Giant orca s snack by joanhonekawa dcy7g8t.jpg | image3 = Big ASS Order part 3 by ShyghostArts.jpg | perrow = 2 / 2 | total_width = 350 | footer = Various examples of original character depicting furry porn (left to right): A sexually suggestive foxgirl (kitsune-inspired Kemonā character) · an orca making an ahegao face and participating in macrophilia and vorarephilia · a giraffe and humanoid depicting interspecies public sex · a cheetah depicting naturism. | image4 = Winter Lady Nude.png }}
'''Furry pornography''' refers to a genre of pornography or erotic material depicting anthropomorphic animal characters engaging in lascivious behavior or sexual intercourse, commonly associated with the furry fandom.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Austin|first=Jessica Ruth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rbQ8EAAAQBAJ&dq=Yiff&pg=PA142|title=Fan Identities in the Furry Fandom|date=26 August 2021|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|isbn=978-1-5013-7542-2|page=142|language=en|access-date=28 August 2021|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828060651/https://books.google.com/books?id=rbQ8EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA142&dq=Yiff&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi03afIhdPyAhUSB50JHaacDSM4ChDoAXoECAgQAw|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pbs">{{cite web |title=Pentagon data on child sex crimes in the military doesn't show full picture|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-releases-data-on-child-sex-crimes-committed-by-service-members|website=PBS News Hour|access-date=6 May 2026|date=4 January 2016|last=Lardner|first=Richard|last2=Sullivan|first2=Eileen|last3=Hoyer|first3=Meghan|author-link2=Eileen Sullivan}}</ref> Such material may include visual art, animation, literature, and video games. While some material depicts original characters other consists of erotic art of fan art, fan fiction, fan film, fan games, and other forms of fan labor.
The older term '''''yiff''''' describes sexual activity or pornographic content involving these characters. Such content is distributed on imageboards and other online platforms, and may also be produced using traditional digital art or with generative AI tools to make generative AI pornography.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=27 July 2022 |title=This Furry Porn AI Generates a Sexual 'Hindquarters' Image Every 40 Seconds |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-furry-porn-ai-generator/ |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Vice (magazine) |language=en-US}}</ref>
Furry conventions usually have strict policies regulating where furry pornography can be displayed or sold.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Bronner|first1=Simon J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SoCeCwAAQBAJ&dq=Yiff+furry+fandom&pg=PA276|title=Youth Cultures in America [2 volumes]|last2=Clark|first2=Cindy Dell|date=21 March 2016|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-3392-2|page=276|language=en|access-date=28 August 2021|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828061413/https://books.google.com/books?id=SoCeCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA276&dq=Yiff+furry+fandom&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF3rmlh9PyAhUOAZ0JHcNZD2k4ChDoAXoECAMQAw|url-status=live}} </ref> ''Yiff'' has also been used as a pejorative by critics of the fandom, such as in the phrase "yiff in hell".<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, the term is also used in the plushie fetish community.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Dalzell |first1=Tom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h0mcBQAAQBAJ&dq=yiffing&pg=PA855 |title=The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English |last2=Victor |first2=Terry |date=27 November 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-62512-4 |page=855 |language=en |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828071325/https://books.google.com/books?id=h0mcBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA855&dq=yiffing&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiblt7tlNPyAhVIVc0KHZFzAnM4MhDoAXoECAEQAw |archive-date=28 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Animal roleplay such as HuCow or pup play relates to a fetishism that is not necessarily connected to furry pornography or the furry fandom.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Tania |date=29 October 2024 |title=What is the Difference Between a Furry and Pup Play? |url=https://www.smitizen.com/article/what-is-the-difference-between-a-furry-and-pup-play.html |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Smitizen |language=en-US}}</ref> Furry pornography involves fictional anthropomorphic characters rather than real animals, and is distinguished from zoophilia or bestiality.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />
== History ==
=== Background === {{Main|Rule 34|Cartoon pornography|History of zoophilia}} Fictional characters in fan culture predate the current furry fandom by decades, and sexual and mythical portrayals of people, animals, and anthropomorphic beings have existed for centuries. Classical mythology in culture and works discussing sexuality in ancient Rome included stories of bestiality, such as Leda and the Swan and the birth of the Minotaur from Pasiphaë's mating with a bull. Other historical examples of bestiality include, the 19th-century Kinoe no Komatsu, Japanese shunga erotica work of The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife which depicts tentacle erotica.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winters |first=Scarlet Lee |date=2022-04-11 |title=Walking on the Wild Side: Delving into Husbandos and Waifus |url=https://medium.com/@MissScarletWinters/walking-on-the-wild-side-delving-into-husbandos-and-waifus-c62facddf5b9 |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Notopoulos |first=Katie |date=2012-06-19 |title=Are Furries Really So Bad? |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/are-furries-really-so-bad |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=BuzzFeed |language=en}}</ref>
As early as the 1920s, erotic mini-comics known as Tijuana bibles depicted fictional figures.<ref name="Burdfield-2015">{{cite journal |last=Burdfield |first=Claire |year=2015 |title=Finding Bronies – The accidental audience of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic |journal=Journal of Popular Television |publisher=Intellect |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=127–134 |doi=10.1386/jptv.3.1.127_1}}</ref> In fan culture, slash fiction is a genre of fan fiction centered on romantic or sexual relationships between same-sex characters. Works involving characters from Star Trek, particularly Kirk/Spock, circulated among fans as early as the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Drew |date=2011-08-19 |title=Five pop culture items we missed |url=https://www.salon.com/2011/08/18/pop_five_star_trek_slash_fic/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ogshare&utm_content=og |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Salon.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Many of these works drew inspiration from the 1967 Star Trek episode "Amok Time", which introduced the Vulcan mating cycle known as ''pon farr'' in which Vulcan males must mate or die.<ref name=":10">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Busse|2013|p=294}}</ref> Similar concepts appeared in Ursula K. Le Guin's 1969 novel ''The Left Hand of Darkness'', which depicted an extraterrestrial androgynous society with hermaphroditic characters.<ref name="Dailydot">{{cite news |last1=Valens|first1=Ana|title=Welcome to the 'omegaverse,' the kinky erotica genre reimagining bodies|url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/omegaverse-abo-fiction|work=The Daily Dot|date=21 December 2020}}</ref>
By the 2000s, the internet adage "Rule 34" that anything that exists will have pornographic content of it.<ref name="Edwards-2019">{{cite book |last1=Edwards |first1=Patrick |title=Meet the Bronies: The Psychology of the Adult My Little Pony Fandom |last2=Chadborn |first2=Daniel P. |last3=Plante |first3=Courtney N. |last4=Reysen |first4=Stephen |last5=Redden |first5=Marsha Howze |date=11 September 2019 |publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers |isbn=978-1-4766-6371-5 |location=United States |page=76}}</ref> The otherkin culture developed primarily as an online community in the 1990s. Therian subculture (or therianthropes) are individuals who identify as, in a psychological or spiritual sense, one or more nonhuman animals.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Silverman |first=Ben |date=May 2020 |title=Fursonas: Furries, Community, and Identity Online |url=https://cms.mit.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/477814762-Ben-Silverman-Fursonas-Furries-Community-and-Identity-Online.pdf |format=PDF |journal=MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Matthews |first=Dylan |author-link=Dylan Matthews |date=2014-12-10 |title=9 questions about furries you were too embarrassed to ask |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/12/10/7362321/9-questions-about-furries-you-were-too-embarrassed-to-ask |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Vox (website) |language=en-US}}</ref> Animal-transformation themes, such as werewolves and other shapeshifting human-animal hybrids, also appeared in franchises such as ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Twilight'', ''Teen Wolf'', and ''Harry Potter'' promoted ideas surrounding the speculative erotic fiction known as the omegaverse.<ref name="Busse291">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Busse|2013|p=291}}</ref>
In related fandom spaces, including the My Little Pony franchise (especially ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls''), erotic fan art known as clop developed within segments of the brony fandom (the adult fandom of ''Friendship Is Magic'' that emerged on the Internet in the early 2010s). The 2014 reality television show, ''Sexy Beasts'' is a dating game show where contestants are made to resemble animals through prosthetic makeup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Song |first=Victoria |date=23 June 2021 |title=Netflix's Latest Dating Series Puts Monster Kink at the Forefront |url=https://gizmodo.com/netflixs-latest-dating-series-puts-monster-kink-at-the-1847155872 |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Gizmodo |language=en-US}}</ref> BookTok is a subcommunity on the TikTok social media platform that emerged in the late 2010s and focuses on books and literature. Within it, some discuss romance novels and erotic literature depicting monsters and monster girls, themes associated with teratophilia, or sexual attraction to monsters, often referred to as monster erotica or ""''Monster-Fucker"'' media<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=C. T. |date=29 January 2023 |title=What's the Drama in BookTok's 'Monster-F-cker' Erotica Community? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/booktok-tiktok-monster-erotica-authors-shame-1234669796/ |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gould |first=Emily |author-link=Emily Gould |date=24 June 2024 |title=How I Fell For Monster Sex Books |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/minotaur-sex-smut-books.html |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=The Cut (publication) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Samuel D. |date=2025-09-29 |title=Tyler Robinson and the Violence of Porn |url=https://firstthings.com/tyler-robinson-and-the-violence-of-porn/ |access-date=13 May 2026 |website=First Things |language=en-US}}</ref> A 2024 article in The Guardian discussed the growing popularity of erotica and Omegaverse fiction described broader cultural shifts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Woolf |first=Nicky |date=28 July 2024 |title='Why are people always pointing the finger at furries?': inside the wild world of the furry fandom |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jul/28/why-are-people-always-pointing-the-finger-at-furries-inside-the-wild-world-of-the-furry-fandom |access-date=6 May 2026 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> More broadly, commentators have noted changing attitudes toward erotic media, with increasing visibility of niche genres and online communities in mainstream discourse.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |title=My weeks of reading hornily: steamy book sales have doubled – and I soon found out why|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/06/my-weeks-of-reading-hornily-steamy-book-sales-have-doubled-and-i-soon-found-out-why|website=The Guardian|access-date=6 May 2026|date=6 October 2024|last=Williams|first=Zoe|author-link=Zoe Williams (writer)}}</ref>[[File:My Little Pony Harkness Test v2.png|thumb|left|A ponified version (ponysona) of the Harkness Test of Wikipe-tan.|194x194px]]Fans of furry pornography commonly distinguish it from zoophilia or bestiality, emphasizing that their interest is toward fictional characters depicted as sapient beings with human-like traits rather than real animals.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Zidenberg |first=Alexandra M. |last2=Olver |first2=Mark E. |date=November 2022 |title=Measurement and Correlates of Zoophilic Interest in an Online Community Sample |journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior |volume=51 |issue=8 |pages=4179–4193 |doi=10.1007/s10508-022-02429-x |issn=1573-2800 |pmid=36192665}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Migala |first=Jessica |title=I'm turned on by furry porn. Does that mean I'm attracted to animals? |url=https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/common-fears/im-turned-on-by-furry-porn-does-that-mean-im-attracted-to-animals |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=NOCD |language=en-US|date=13 November 2021}}</ref>
The Harkness Test is a set of criteria used in online communities to evaluate the ethical implications of fictosexuality relationships. ''Nijikon'' refers to attraction toward fictional characters, particularly in media such as anime and manga (including hentai), while a fictional character to whom one feels attraction is sometimes referred to as a "waifu." Related online fandom phenomena include the "Tumblr Sexyman," a fictional character popularized online as a sex symbol.
== Genres == {{Multiple image | image1 = Hosesuit.png | image2 = Laptop charger transformation fetish drawing by voltmop.png | caption1 = A furry in a hosesuit, a type of fetishistic ABDL latex bodysuit for inhaling one's own flatulence | caption2 = A example of "TF" from an anthropomorphic goat into a laptop charger | alt1 = A furry in a hosesuit, depicting themes associated with Omorashi and Paraphilic infantilism | total_width = 250 | image3 = Lead shits in Crunchy's mouth by Lordcuckness.png | caption3 = Clop-themed forced coprophilia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/the-terrifyingly-violent-new-genre-of-my-little-pony-fan-art|title=The Terrifyingly Violent New Genre Of “My Little Pony Fan” Art|first=Katie|last=Notopoulos|date=21 November 2013|website=Buzzfeednews.com|access-date=22 May 2026|quote=The following themes are repeated: [...] Forced feces eating}}</ref> | perrow = 2 / 1 }}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible floatright" style="font-size:85%;" |+ The 20 most frequently tagged characters on e621 (May 2026)<ref name="e621-tags2" group="‡">{{cite web |title=Tags |url=https://e926.net/tags?commit=Search&search%5Bcategory%5D=4&search%5Bhide_empty%5D=1&search%5Border%5D=count |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250918060256/https://e926.net/tags?commit=Search&search%5Bcategory%5D=4&search%5Bhide_empty%5D=1&search%5Border%5D=count |archive-date=2025-09-18 |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=e926}}</ref> !Rank !Character !Franchise !Tagged images |- |1 | Twilight Sparkle || ''My Little Pony'' || 40,893 |- | 2 || Judy Hopps || ''Zootopia'' || 40,508 |- |3 |Lucario |''Pokémon'' |36,944 |- | 4 || Rouge the Bat|| ''Sonic the Hedgehog''|| 32,210 |- |5 |Renamon |''Digimon Tamers'' |31,464 |- | 6 || Fluttershy|| ''My Little Pony''|| 31,839 |- | 7 || Nick Wilde || ''Zootopia'' || 30,922 |- | 8 || Rainbow Dash || ''My Little Pony'' || 30,533 |- | 9 || Loona || ''Helluva Boss'' || 30,290 |- | 10 || Rarity || ''My Little Pony'' || 26,889 |- | 11 || Sonic the Hedgehog || ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' || 26,600 |- | 12 || Pinkie Pie || ''My Little Pony'' || 26,157 |- | 13 || Amy Rose|| ''Sonic the Hedgehog''|| 24,104 |- |14 |Gardevoir |''Pokémon'' |23,975 |- |15 |Umbreon |''Pokémon'' |23,556 |- | 16 || Applejack || ''My Little Pony'' || 22,565 |- | 17 || Princess Celestia || ''My Little Pony'' || 22,381 |- |18 |Eevee |''Pokémon'' |22,213 |- |19 |Miles "Tails" Prower |''Sonic the Hedgehog'' |21,482 |- | 20 || Princess Luna || ''My Little Pony'' || 21,370 |}
Genres of furry pornography often incorporate fetishism and sexual kinks through anthropomorphic animal characters ("fursonas").<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Horny for Hybrids: Why do we find half-human half-animal characters hot? |url=https://www.massivemagazine.org.nz/articles/uwuzvooc9chfyr7ce7wac37j76u4kf |access-date=13 May 2026 |website=Massive Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Common depictions include muscle worship, adipophilia ("thicc"), and species commonly associated with the furry fandom such as foxes, wolves, dogs, and cats, as well as mythical creatures including dragons, kumiho (kitsune).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tania |date=2024-11-11 |title=The 7 Most Popular Furry Porn Genres Explained |url=https://www.smitizen.com/article/the-7-most-popular-furry-porn-genres-explained.html |access-date=13 May 2026 |website=Silicone Masks, Silicone Muscle-Smitizen |language=en-US}}</ref> Some works depict "feral" characters, which are non-anthropomorphic animals portrayed with no human traits, typically represented as four-legged and animalistic rather than upright or speaking.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Greenhill |first=Richard |date=19 December 2018 |title=Pokémon Porn Exists If You Gotta Smash 'Em All |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pokemon-porn-exists-if-you-gotta-smash-em-all/ |access-date=13 May 2026 |website=Vice (magazine) |language=en-US}}</ref> "Cub" pornography involves young or young-looking characters, similar to lolicon and shotacon, and is highly controversial.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radulovic |first=Petrana |date=2019-01-30 |title=Discord’s lax policy on furry ‘cub content’ leads to user outcry |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/30/18203692/discord-nsfw-policy-furry-cub/ |access-date=2026-05-22 |website=Polygon.com |language=en}}</ref>
Transformation ("TF") pornography depicts fursonas or humans changing into animals or other species, while hybrid characters combine traits from multiple species.<ref name=":7" /> Other themes include size-difference fantasies associated with macrophilia, body inflation, and "Mpreg" (male pregnancy), as well as BDSM dynamics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Alexandra |date=2021-07-04 |title=Sonic Smut Is Flooding Trump's New Social Network |url=https://kotaku.com/sonic-smut-is-flooding-trump-s-new-social-network-1847226591 |access-date=13 May 2026 |website=Kotaku |language=en-US}}</ref> Related forms of roleplay, such as pet play, are not necessarily associated with the furry fandom.<ref name=":5" />
Certain fictional characters have become widely recognized as subjects of sexualized fan content, including Lola Bunny from ''Looney Tunes'' whom is regarded as an animated sex symbol.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilding |first=Robin |date=1 May 2012 |title=25 Sexiest Cartoon Babes |url=https://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/25-sexiest-cartoon-babes |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=Animation Career Review |language=en}}</ref> ''Robin Hood (1973 film)'s,'' depiction of Maid Marian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spiegel |first=Josh |date=16 May 2023 |title=Disney's Robin Hood is still a life-changing furry phenomenon |url=https://www.polygon.com/century-of-disney/23724307/robin-hood-disney-favorite-furry-movie-feature/ |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=Polygon (website) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Milner |first=Sarah Bea |date=8 November 2023 |title=Disney's Robin Hood: The Film That Launched 1000 Furries |url=https://thatshelf.com/disneys-robin-hood-the-film-that-launched-1000-furries/ |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=That Shelf |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2016 |title=How did Disney inspire Furry fandom? A look at early influences by Fred Patten. |url=https://dogpatch.press/2016/03/18/disney-furry-fandom/ |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=Dogpatch Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Among other such as Tony the Tiger, whom has been the subject of sexualized fan content.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=29 January 2016 |title=Cereal offenders: Tony the Tiger begs furries to stop tweeting him porn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/29/tony-the-tiger-frosties-begs-furries-stop-tweeting-him-porn |access-date=7 May 2026 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feinberg |first=Ashley |author-link=Ashley Feinberg |date=12 October 2018 |title=Was Tony The Tiger Driven Off Twitter By Unbelievably Horny Furries? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tony-tiger-frosted-flakes-horny-twitter-furries_n_5bc015e8e4b01a01d689054b |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2016 |title=Tony the Tiger blocks sexual fetish fans on Twitter {{!}} Fox News Video |url=https://www.foxnews.com/video/4726457862001 |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=Fox News |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Czu_MLP_clop_Wikimare.png|thumb|150x150px|A drawing over a screenshot of the English Wikipedia page for Clop (erotic fan art), showing hardcore fetish art.]]
Characters from ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' are often featured in ''My Little Pony'' erotic fan art, often referred to as ''clop''. Similar patterns appear in other fandoms, including characters like Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde from ''Zootopia.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaudette |first=Emily |date=March 1, 2016 |title='Zootopia' Is a Deliberate, Definitive, and Probably Sensual Fantasy for Furries |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/12214-zootopia-is-a-deliberate-definitive-and-probably-sensual-fantasy-for-furries |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Inverse (website) |language=en}}</ref> Fans of the Sonic the Hedgehog fandom have occasionally drawn fetish art of Sonic from ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' media franchise''.''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Leigh |author-link=Leigh Alexander (journalist) |date=2014-04-04 |title=Sonic the Hedgehog: how fans have subverted a fallen mascot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/04/sonic-the-hedgehog-how-fans-have-subverted-a-fallen-mascot |access-date=13 May 2026 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Other examples include Pokémon and pornography, such examples are Lucario,<ref>{{Cite web |last=V |first=Amber |date=2023-07-07 |title=Japanese users rattled by results of "The top 100 most "pornified" media franchises" ranking |url=https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230707-19983/ |access-date=13 May 2026 |website=AUTOMATON WEST |language=en-US}}</ref> Lopunny,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-24 |title=Pokemon Legends: Arceus fans are obsessed with giant 'sexy' Lopunny |newspaper=The Irish Sun |url=https://www.thesun.ie/tech/8256257/pokemon-legends-arceus-fans-obsessed-with-giant-sexy-lopunny/ |access-date=13 May 2026 |language=en-US}}</ref>'''<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Tom |title=Game Freak, Please Don't Make Sprigatito Sexy |url=https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/game-freak-please-dont-make-sprigatito-sexy/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260212071241/https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/game-freak-please-dont-make-sprigatito-sexy/ |date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=May 29, 2026 |website=GGRecon |language=en-US |archive-date=February 12, 2026}}</ref>''' Eevee's evolutions (especially Vaporeon<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 29, 2026 |title=Vaporeon |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/vaporeon |access-date=May 29, 2026 |website=Know Your Meme |language=en}}</ref>), Meowscarada<ref name=":8" />, and Gardevoir are Pokémon particularly known for being sexualized.<ref name=":6" />
== Etymology and terminology == {{See also|Furry fandom#History||}} The word ''yiff'' originated as an onomatopoetic word in a constructed language known as Foxish. The word is derived from the sound of foxes mating.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Athnasious |first=Monica |date=28 May 2021 |title=What is furry art exactly and what's the hype about? Here's everything you need to know |url=https://screenshot-media.com/culture/internet-culture/what-is-furry-art/ |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=SCREENSHOT Media |language=en}}</ref> Foxish was created in 1990 by the user ''littlefox'' on an online, text-based role-playing game called ''FurryMUCK''. Initially, the term conveyed a non-sexual, positive exclamation. Another word in the Foxish language that did have sexual connotation was ''yipp''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=yiff {{!}} Slang {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/culture/slang/yiff#:~:text=The%20language%20and%20was%20created,The%20meaning%20depended%20on%20context. |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=www.dictionary.com|date=1 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Parsons |first=Zack |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b5Yc2hPOvukC&dq=Yiff+furry&pg=PT230#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Your Next-Door Neighbor Is a Dragon: |date=2009-07-28 |publisher=Kensington Publishing Corp. |isbn=978-0-8065-3301-8 |language=en}}</ref>
The ''CSI'' episode "Fur and Loathing", which aired on 30 October 2003, increased awareness of the term outside of the furry fandom while misrepresenting and inadvertently contributing to the negative stigma commonly associated with the furry fandom.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Fur and Loathing|episode-link=Fur and Loathing (CSI episode)|series=CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|series-link=CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|network=CBS|air-date=30 October 2003|season=4|number=5}}</ref> The word ''yiff'' became mainstream later that decade from anti-furry rhetoric on sites like 4chan.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=13 September 2019|title=What does 'yiff' mean, and why do furries use it?|url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/furry-yiff-meaning/|access-date=15 December 2021|website=The Daily Dot|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913170903/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/furry-yiff-meaning/|archive-date=13 September 2019|first=Ana|last=Valens}}</ref>
According to Google Trends, Google searches for the term were more prevalent during the 2000s and 2010s, reaching a peak during June 2010 before steadily declining outside of a brief rise in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Trends |url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Yiff&hl=en |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=Google Trends |language=en-US |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529002336/https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Yiff&hl=en }}</ref>
=== Community practices === Furry conventions and online platforms commonly maintain policies regulating the display and distribution of sexually explicit material. Some furry conventions also use age-restricted badges and limit access to adult-oriented events, artwork, and activities involving sexually explicit material.<ref name=":1" /> Platforms that host anthropomorphic artwork, such as Newgrounds, e621, Pornhub, DeviantArt, and Fur Affinity, use moderation systems to manage such content.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 November 2018 |title='Adult' furry erotica site hacked |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46289639 |access-date=6 May 2026 |work=The BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=22 December 2020 |title=Pornhub's Content Purge Has Left Fetish Creators Wondering What's Next |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pornhub-content-deleted-verification/ |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}</ref> Dedicated furry pornography Reddit communities (subreddits) also exist.<ref name=":6" />
DeviantArt prohibits pornographic or explicitly sexual material, although "tasteful" nudity is permitted and explicit pornographic material can be easily located on-site despite its banned status. Access to mature content is restricted to account-registered users who are aged 18 and over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is DeviantArt's policy around sexual, erotic, and fetish themes? |url=https://www.deviantartsupport.com/kb/en/article/what-is-deviantarts-policy-around-sexual-erotic-and-fetish-themes |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=DeviantArt |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Mature Content? |url=https://www.deviantartsupport.com/kb/en/article/what-is-mature-content-453216 |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=DeviantArt |language=en}}</ref>
Fur Affinity, a website dedicated to anthropomorphic artwork, uses access restrictions to separate adult material from general audiences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=27 January 2021 |title=Fallout Mod Pulled After Artist Allegedly Posts "Animated Pedophillic Content" |url=https://kotaku.com/fallout-mod-pulled-after-artist-allegedly-posts-animat-1846147400 |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Kotaku |language=en-US}}</ref> Content marked as "not safe for work" (NSFW) is limited to registered users over 18. The site prohibits content that includes sexual roleplay, but excludes discussion of adult themes, provided they aren't explicit. The site also prohibits material depicting underage characters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Code of Conduct -- Fur Affinity [dot] net |url=https://www.furaffinity.net/coc |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Fur Affinity |language=en}}</ref>
== Analysis and studies == {{Merge portions from|date=May 2026|Furry fandom#Sexuality|Surveys and statistics|discuss=Talk:Furry pornography#Furry fandom section|section=section}} Sexual aspects in the furry fandom include furry-themed erotic artwork and cybersex.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2007 |title=I like dressing up as a bear during sex |url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/body_and_soul/article3016114.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615180141/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/body_and_soul/article3016114.ece |archive-date=2011-06-15 |access-date=7 May 2026 |website=women.timesonline.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
The International Anthropomorphic Research Project (IARP), a team of social scientists, has been collecting data on the furry fandom. The (IARP) have found that many furries separate their fursonas from sexual activity, while others describe the fandom as a space for experimentation with identity, gender expression, and sexuality.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cahill |first=Jennifer Fumiko |date=12 February 2015 |title=Fur Real Humboldt furries open up about the fandom, the furor and the freedom of fur |url=https://www.northcoastjournal.com/news-2/fur-real-2823305/ |access-date=8 May 2026 |website=North Coast Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
In an earlier online survey, 33% of furry respondents answered that they have a "significant sexual interest in furry", another 46% stated they have a "minor sexual interest in furry", and the remaining 21% stated they have a "non-sexual interest in furry". The survey specifically avoided adult-oriented websites to prevent bias.<ref name="Evans">{{cite web|url=http://cannedgeek.com/images/sharedfiles/fss_report_finaldraft.PDF|title=The Furry Sociological Survey|year=2008|first1=Kyle |last1=Evans|access-date=1 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904201818/http://www.cannedgeek.com/images/sharedfiles/fss_report_finaldraft.PDF|archive-date=4 September 2013}}</ref>
Another survey at a furry convention in 2013 found that 96.3% of male furry respondents reported viewing furry pornography, compared with 78.3% of females; males estimated that 50.9% of all furry art they view is pornographic, compared with 30.7% of females. The respondents to the survey had a slight preference for pornographic furry artwork over non-pornographic artwork. 17.1% of males reported that when they viewed pornography, it was exclusively or near-exclusively furry pornography, and about 5% reported that pornography was the top factor that got them into the fandom.<ref name="Fiesta2013">{{Cite web|last1=Plante |first1=C. N. |last2=Reysen |first2=S. |last3=Roberts |first3=S. E. |last4=Gerbasi |first4=K. C. |date=2013 |publisher=International Anthropomorphic Research Project |title=Furry Fiesta 2013 Summary|url=https://furscience.com/research-findings/appendix-1-previous-research/furry-fiesta-2013/}}</ref>
=== Media and cultural context === Furry pornography has occasionally been referenced in mass media coverage discussing internet culture and online subcultures. In some cases, it has appeared in reporting on criminal investigations or controversial incidents. In coverage of the 2024 attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, some media outlets reported that Thomas Crooks participated in platforms hosting "furry" or anthropomorphic fan art, such as DeviantArt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samsel |first=Stephanie |date=17 November 2025 |title=Trump would-be assassin in Butler had massive 'digital footprint,' alleges columnist |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-would-be-assassin-butler-had-massive-digital-footprint-alleges-columnist |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Samuel D. |date=29 September 2025 |title=Tyler Robinson and the Violence of Porn |url=https://firstthings.com/tyler-robinson-and-the-violence-of-porn/ |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=First Things |language=en-US}}</ref> Some activity included engagement cartoon pornography.<ref name="toi">{{cite web |title=Probe reveals Trump shooter Thomas Crooks's links to 'furry' porn; MAGA says 'kid was programmed' to kill president|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/probe-reveals-trump-shooter-thomas-crookss-links-to-furry-porn-maga-says-kid-was-programmed-to-kill-president/articleshow/125393725.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=6 May 2026|date=18 November 2025|last=Johnson|first=Benny|author-link=Benny Johnson (columnist)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2025 |title=What the hell? Both Trump and Kirk shooters had 'furry' fetishes |url=https://worldtribune.com/what-the-hell-both-trump-and-kirk-shooters-had-furry-fetishes/ |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=worldtribune.com |language=en}}</ref>
Media coverage surrounding the assassination of Charlie Kirk reported that investigators found the spent cartridge case was inscribed with "Notices Buldge OwO what's this?" [''sic''], referencing an internet meme associated with furry and gaming subcultures that uses emoticons to represent a wide-eyed cat face.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Tina |date=12 September 2025 |title=Charlie Kirk's alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme |url=https://www.theverge.com/politics/777313/charlie-kirks-alleged-killer-scratched-bullets-with-a-helldivers-combo-and-a-furry-sex-meme |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bajaj |first=Yash Nitish |date=17 September 2025 |title=Tyler Robinson's 'sickening' porn searches revealed; Charlie Kirk shooter played 'Furry Shades of Gay' game |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/tyler-robinsons-porn-searches-craftin247-charlie-kirk-shooter-played-furry-shades-of-gay-game-redrusker-101758130568068.html |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 September 2025 |title=Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson played 'Furry Shades of Gay' porn video games online: report |url=https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/us-news/tyler-robinson-played-furry-shades-of-gay-porn-game-report/ |access-date=6 May 2026 |language=en-US|website=California Post|last=Reilly|first=Patrick}}</ref>
== See also == * {{Annotated link|Algospeak}} * {{Annotated link|Bad Dragon}} * {{Annotated link|Cat Girl Manor}} * {{Annotated link|Fetish art}} * {{Annotated link|Fur fetishism}} * {{Annotated link|Litter boxes in schools hoax}} * {{Annotated link|Overwatch and pornography }} * {{Annotated link|Pedobear}} * {{Annotated link|Pokémon doujinshi incident}} * {{Annotated link|Slang of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom}} * {{Annotated link|Smash or pass?}} * {{Annotated link|VG Cats#VG Lewds|VG Lewds}}
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