FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT A "FURRY" IS A PERSON WITH AN INTEREST IN ANTHROPOMORPHIC ANIMAL CHARACTERS (ANIMALS WITH HUMAN QUALITIES) AND ARE NOT ZOOPHILES, AS BESTIALITY AND ZOOPHILIA IS CONSIDERED TABOO IN THE FANDOM! THE PERCENTAGE OF FURRIES WHO ARE ZOOPHILES IS NOT PRECISELY KNOWN, BUT STUDIES SUGGEST IT IS A VERY SMALL FRACTION, LIKELY LESS THAN 1% TO 2%; A COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS THAT FURRIES BELIEVE THEY ARE THE ANIMALS THEY IDENTIFY WITH, BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. INSTEAD, THE "FURSONA" IS A TOOL FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION, NOT A LITERAL BELIEF. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE FURRY POPULATION THINKS THIS!