The fact that these people are totally serious about this AND agreed to publicly be filmed and humiliated is a sign of the times…going straight downhill.
They’re being misleading on purpose to make it seem weirder than it is… not that it isn’t weird anyway. I’d describe it as a role play thing, but honestly their definition is spot on as well :/
Damn, they HAD to chose that ONE PERSON who thinks they're an animal in the fandom. Most furries just like dressing up, they don't actually think they truly are an animal. That 85 percent shit is bull.
+Maddi Nicole (Tictac) Yeah, I heard that and got outraged... They aren't even talking about furries, thats otherkin that think they are animals in human body. Otherkin may consider themselves furries, but furries are not otherkin. its like a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square.
William Nindrago Dragon, Im a furry, but I know for a fact that I am NOT part animal. Im a human in real life. Like everyone else. I like to pretend to be an animal sometimes.
First of all it's national geographic wild they're different showcase And seconds national geographic is all about science and everything but this is just questioning the culture. Edit: I think I was drunk when I wrote the last part
I'm not even a furry, but I can even tell how inaccurate this is. Damn. How sad for the Furry community. It's just bad media all around. It's not fair to them.
Ikr they make furries look bad, and they had to choose someone that thought he was a kitten. And I don't believe I'm an animal. I just love furries. Damn National Geographic
0:21 That statement is completely false. Furries do not believe that they're part animals. Fursuiting is like cosplaying but as an animal. There's a separate group for people who believe to be part animal called Other Kin. You should have done more research before jumping to that conclusion.
i think you can expressing in other ways, like emmmm (Cough cough, being werewolf). just kidding but the animal thing is something weird, but i have to say some seem so cute, Kinda
So inaccurate. People who BELIVE they are part animal are therian. Also it's not "taboo". It's a creative escape and for fun. So don't let our awesome hobby ruin your life. Don't make such a big deal about it
national geographic, you messed up big time. being a furry is not being “half animal”, and you probably upset half (or more) of the whole furry community.
Seriously? This is bull! Most people who wear furry suits don't think they're "part animal". You just had to chose the few people who think they're actually animals to interview.
also where the hell are they getting the 85% of furries feel like they are an animal? I'm a furry and I don't feel that way and none of the furries I know feel that way. that's about as bad as saying we're all attraction to anthropomorphic animals or just animals period. only about 10-20% at the MOST are attracted to anthro animals
Technically we are animals. Humans are animals. But that isnt the point lol. Most of us don't think we are part some other creature. That is a stereotype
Wolfie Girl11 therians are a sub group of other kin. Otherkin is he name of the community that thinks their prt animal. Therian are the sub group that relate to a canine
Wolfie Girl11 wait really lmao? I've always been told thats how it is by everyone and everywhere I've read. What is the difference between therian and other kin then?
Sarah Stevens my friend showed me a list of things furries raised money for, not one was for people, they were all for animals, so can you tell me what charity ur talking about? Not saying g raising money for animals is a bad thing, btw.
crazy how people used to think that furries LITERALLY wanted to be a dog or animal. its just a character, and some people still dont know that for some reason.
This is an extremely inaccurate representation of the 'Furry Fandom'. Not all of us think these things, nor are we as weird as you may think! We just share a common interest in anthro animals, not different than any other hobby/interest you may have.
How ar fury and otherkin not misake? ill be having now that the comrtre ar difernt, oitherkin/napkin aer real animal wheis fury air ereal aminal dresupt in am dead/ualive/unhaunted animal corpsecark, if othekin aer rel bfury but how they are on tumlr when the fury art on on devientdraw. Lastem chekc the othfre kin and african barkig at the ocean and boaty but not at the coastal tree huggers? but furry do bark and pedohile at the tre hugs so that is turyue.
+SilverScreenGamer me can see that bugier like you are not famicam with thea langguavager englgsih, it likely cosbe fury that thing areafsz wahjt uyo atre so maknig sense it would notre sapeak tge lang righgt if you are knowing the meaning.
How do everyone mistake Therians for Otherkin? I mean therians think they are part animal, the otherkin think they are mythical or supernatural beings.
..... Ink Forest, i could tell YOU to get your facts straight as well: "part human part (other) animal" is not that off for a therian, as far from all subscribe to the "past life" not the "spiritual connection" thing. I don't, yet i still at times feel phantom ears, phantom tail, even phantom muzzle, which are recurring things among therianthropes in general. So, i identify as a cat therian, and somehow, that feels just right.
Ok. Let me get one thing straight. Furrys are people who cosplay as animals. Now therians are people who identify as an animal non-physically. Hope this helped.
stariiz animatons wow thanks for commenting!! This was sooo long ago and I don't even like furrys anymore, I mean do what u want just saying Im not into them and I totally forgot about this!! 😂😂
Calandra Dean oh ok the thing is hardly anyone knows I normally like furrys and I animate with furrys but I don't care. Also I may make a costume tomorrow actually.
When National Geographic tries to relate to our generation. It's painfully cringy. Like when that news reporter called Death Note a "Cartoon Network show for children".
Reasons this is wrong: 1. We don't thin we're part animal. + humans are mammals, a type of animal! 2. He wears a collar with out suit, odd. 3. These guys have some cheesey looking fursonas, not toony, just trashy. 4. Real furrys don't just fursuit everytime they go outside. 5. "research says up to 85% of furrys believe they're not entirerly human" and where'd you get that number ya dingus?! where'd you get your information, your butt? Was there a pole or something? You positive every furry took it? Cuz I now I didn't. 6. We're not all adults here, and as far as leaving it behind, fursuits are expencive. you can't just buty a new one when your kid outgrows it. 7. I am glad on the other hand that they didn't make us out to be perverts, although I know people who think that all furries are and that fur cons and meets are for the rule 34 garbage. That's a small, outcast, group we all avaoid because we don't want to be thought of as them. 8. HOW DID THIS EVEN GET ON NAT-GEO!!!???????? (If the internet has really come to this, then we are all screwed.)
i know right! "Animal Jam" I used to play it but now I hate it. its revolved about trading items and making your animal look cool and they think furries are worse?! pff!
Luna Silverwing .-. I’m 12 and I’m one 😂 my frickin first fursuit I made is 10 TIMES BETTER THEN THERES. my second one is 100 times better then there’s. They make us look goofy in this vid omg
Luna Silverwing your so right, and also they should of said that there is a online part of the fandom and art in it... not just being your "inner animal fur thing"
I AM A PROUD FURRY •not because of "yiff" •not because of "porn" •not because of "sex" •not because I "wanna be an animal" •not because I think "I'm an animal" •not because I'm "weak afraid and trying to hide" •not because I'm "retarded" •not because I'm a "childish idiot" But because I wanna stand out and express a lifelong interest openly, I wanna put a smile on people's faces, I wanna be myself, no matter what you do that'll never change. STOP THE HATE ON FURRIES.
Woo!!! Way to go, Abhay!!! X3 That is the reality! And if it would be 100% sex, young people wouldn't do it and asexuals wouldn't ecxist in furry coulture. : )
As a furry, I'd have to disagree with statement, "furries think they're half animals". We just think anthropomorphic (stands on there back legs) animals are cool. Yes, there are some people that act like animals but they shouldn't even be *considered* furries.
“The growing number of people that believe they are part human and part animal” seriously I think you have the wrong name... Other kins think they are part animal but furries know we are not animals! We just like anthro animals!!! Seriously do research before you see something on the internet and make an “informational” video on it!!!!!
Eh, it isn't a "past life", if it were, then why would one remember primarily one non-human past life? Yes, i know it is the common explanation, but it just doesn't add up. Why are wolves over-represented? Why are felines over-represented? Why is it way too often following the rule of cool, even though we never decided ourself what we were, we just noticed it? I'm a human, but on some odd level, i feel like i'm a cat, and not a human, so i'm a cat therian. That's it, no point in making it weirder than it is.
"One of the people who thinks they are part human, part animal" *every furry hated that* (This is a therian, some of which are furries but most furries aren't therians.)
Not only is it a bit offensive, its also giving the community a bad rep/ look to people that arent completely trusting of the fandom. It also has a lot of inaccurate information on the furry fandom.
@@Rami366 I am a furry, it's not really offensive to me, just really annoying. More than 50% of info in this video was wrong. At least. Probably more like 90%.
If you are in the furry community, and you where a fursuit, it's not believing your part animal. It's just having fun, and staying in tact with the fandom.
I know right! Cats are my favourite and sometimes my sis tells me I act like a cat ( a bit of anger issues etc ), I'm a furry fan myself and I wish to get a fursuit one day. And go outside bc it's fun
These people have no business in this subject. How can you make something, like this when you don't even understand It? They don't even know what a furry really is! Honestly it's insulting.
A Red Hamster I wish, like some of the others wish to keep them from this sort of thing. pain is all they will feel, because they wish it real. just dont teach them about it. you will kill their innocence.
Nat Geo, I like your channel, but how you described and translated furies is just pure cringe. Not only did you choose some of the worst parts of fandom to talk about, but the 85% of furries not believing they are total humans... Just no...
@Swagger Kekker Do not threaten them. You ARE disgusting. It is just a costume and they are not an actual dog. Like, lmao. I do not want to be a furry (however you spell it.) But, you do not, do not have to threaten them. Disgusting.
Keep in mind the date of this video's release it has clearly lost it's relevancy and it was even wrong when it came out they should have stuck with something better like scorpions or something I would pay to see national geographic do a whole episode on just scorpions
aaand in the first 20 seconds they have allready gotten it wrong. some furries belive they are animals. But most of the people want their "fursona" to be more of themself. or they do it because they like the fandom. and that thing about 85% believing they are not human? *_wrong_*
some guy Lol how do you know it's wrong? Have you done a research yourself? Have you read their papers? If you want to say a research is wrong, you need to provide evidence.
Oml this is straight up wrong. Pretty sure he is the only one that "Believes that he is part animal" if he does at all. National Geographic, those are called Otherkin. They're a bit insane, but then again, so am I.
CalebR247 Wowie- I’m not good with abbreviations. I’m only 11, but if I’m correct, that means to kill myself? Ehh, I’m trying not to feel suicidal at the moment.
FlyingMaster - Stick Empires & Stick War Legacy Thank you. I’ve lost my faith in humanity, thank you so much for your input. It makes me so *happy* people feel the need to tell others to kill them selves.
Kanii Dreaming what I find interesting is the amount of people online that tell other people to kill themselves for no apparent reason. I have a feeling a bunch of people watched this, got the wrong idea and have an even more negative opinion of the furry fandom.
I actually am dying at the fact that this is on national geographic
Here we can see the wolf cosplayer in its natural habitat
SAME XD
Funamunanagis maximillians are everywhere
Funamunanagis Same hahahha
They’re kinda like animals. Right? Right?
The fact that this is on National Geographic is actually really hilarious
It's just an animal documentary
Yea
I dont know if i should laugh or cry (I want to cry way more)
The fact that these people are totally serious about this AND agreed to publicly be filmed and humiliated is a sign of the times…going straight downhill.
I'm done. Got through 0:23 seconds. Heard them say we think we're animals, and I was done
fafkin well you do think your a animal
Dnkn Donuts No we don't
Morgan Moses hmmmmm
I watched ten furry compilations
Its kinda like Halloween where you dress up as something but dont believe your that thing you dress up as it cause you think its cool or awesome
“One of the growing number of people who think that they are part human, part animal.” Had me dying.
That is not a furry, it’s another term, I forget what it is, but it’s not a furry
@@kvjbreaker7054 I think the term is therian
@@kvjbreaker7054 otherkin
They’re being misleading on purpose to make it seem weirder than it is… not that it isn’t weird anyway.
I’d describe it as a role play thing, but honestly their definition is spot on as well :/
This is a common misconception about the ‘fandom’ as they do not act like animals but have an in interest in animal characters with human characters
"I'm a 24 year old adult" this video needed less than 10 seconds to make me laugh
OMG BAHAAHAHA
That dude is my age
I thought you are 24 boy
I’m older 🥺
Same.
Damn, they HAD to chose that ONE PERSON who thinks they're an animal in the fandom.
Most furries just like dressing up, they don't actually think they truly are an animal. That 85 percent shit is bull.
***** True.
+Maddi Nicole (Tictac) IKR im a furry and i far from beleive im part animal
+Maddi Nicole (Tictac) like seriously I don't think I'm an animal.
Dakota Husky Neither do I.
+Maddi Nicole (Tictac) Yeah, I heard that and got outraged... They aren't even talking about furries, thats otherkin that think they are animals in human body. Otherkin may consider themselves furries, but furries are not otherkin. its like a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square.
*_"Here, we see the wild furry, in it's natural habitat."_*
bruh mista profile pic
This made my day
""REEEEEEEEEEE""
"You have just witnessed the rare furry mating call, be amazed at this rare creature"
@@naku4272 "and now here comes the human hunter, he has 168 kills confirmed and this one is about to be his 169th kill"
medic help me
furry awareness is so serious that national geographic had to make a documentary about it
The fact that this documentary was made 10 years concerns me
@Spectre the protogen anti furry
@@asian_boi691agree
Furry awareness is so dumb that National geographic made a documentary about it
@@smileeface what the yiff were they thinking about when they made it?
"people who think they are half animal" ahhhh I'm crying 😂😂
Lol that's so rong
@@conehead4151 then prove it
mintaitivity x3 wrong*
William Nindrago Dragon, Im a furry, but I know for a fact that I am NOT part animal. Im a human in real life. Like everyone else. I like to pretend to be an animal sometimes.
you furry racist . im a furry and i dont belive im a animal.
"People who think they are part animal"
me: *bruh, i thought National Geographic are the smartest people to know about animals*
First of all it's national geographic wild they're different showcase
And seconds national geographic is all about science and everything but this is just questioning the culture.
Edit: I think I was drunk when I wrote the last part
They never realise that they researched about otherkin instead of furries
believing your part animal part human is saying you think that half your blood belongs to a dog.
and that's not even what furries are
@@starwolfcyberlight4546 bruh
LOL
This dude knows less about furries than his parents know about him
Lol
Super true
THATS SO TRUE
Petition to reopen Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, Majdanek and Tazmamart-Birkenau. and Majdanek camps for furries
So true
“Research suggests that up to 85 percent of furries believe they’re not entirely human” had me dead💀
Something tells me they mixed up furry with Something else
Therianthropy or otherkin ig.
If they don't say that in my funeral, I AIN'T DYING!
Furry is a anthamopthic animal character he is a Therian or otherkin💀😭
I'm not even a furry, but I can even tell how inaccurate this is. Damn. How sad for the Furry community. It's just bad media all around. It's not fair to them.
Ikr they make furries look bad, and they had to choose someone that thought he was a kitten. And I don't believe I'm an animal. I just love furries. Damn National Geographic
Kasi Rainbows whoa bro you don't have to send national geographic to hell. Shit
+dangerous exploration you don't have to send furries to hell either.
I think ur the only normal non-furry! Thx for supporting us!!❤️
dangerous exploration Woah boi you don't have to send furries to hell. Shit
“One of the ones who believe they are part human, part animal.”
I’m sorry, is this a documentation on furries? or a documentation on otherkin?
Definitely otherkin
Plus it’s for everyone.anyone can be a furry it’s not only for children
yh where'd they get their diploma, the Royal College of Deep-fried Treats?! Cause they're certified donut-holes
both of them are a natural mistake so meh, potato tomato
@@takanga7726 shut up one is just creative, the other identifies as what they feel comfortable as, you ever heard of Tiamat Legion Medusa?
So true tho
"85 percent belive their not human" Um..... Wut.
Never heard that one before.
+MetalGearStowe That was the best joke in the video
+MetalGearStowe Where dafuq did they even get their sources? ._.
***** I have never met a furry who thinks they are part animal. Although most of them somewhat wish they were.
+ElectricRaichu AJ 3 is still a lot ffs
"I dont like to have a lot of attention on me" goes into a NatGeo Documental
*A hybrid fox, dragon, and plant*
Hold up
"plant"
Hold on
Plant.
Well I'm a peashooter
Biolante but a furry
If he can be a plant I'll be an STD
It makes sense since they're all vegetables
*BURRY* **british accent has entered the chat**
I heard that too!!!
That isn't part of the British accent he just mispronounced it
Mabye because they hate you and furries
🅱️urry
Ah yes
*🅱urry*
In my 15 years of existence in planet earth i never expect National Geographic done this
Same here, I’m just stunned this channel used to post educational stuff
Happy 16. Birthday
Me too
Hey, I’m 16! Samzies!
0:21
That statement is completely false.
Furries do not believe that they're part animals.
Fursuiting is like cosplaying but as an animal.
There's a separate group for people who believe to be part animal called Other Kin.
You should have done more research before jumping to that conclusion.
😂😂😂😂
Shut up. Furries are degenerates.
They chose the wrong guy for this doc........
I know
To XNITROSPARTANX: You'd better watch who you're saying that to, bub... :P
Casey Decker sorry
I know those fursuits are cringeeeeeee
Exactly! Way to centralized on the stereotypical part of the fandom.
I thought this was a meme parody. Then I looked at the channel...
Same, i regret everything.
Yep
Facts
I cant believe this
They might have done it, but I cant believe this was 100% serious
Nonono, being a furry isn't believing you are part animal. It is just being a fan of anthropomorphic animals.
i think you can expressing in other ways, like emmmm (Cough cough, being werewolf). just kidding but the animal thing is something weird, but i have to say some seem so cute, Kinda
yeah they got the definition completely wrong.
+Rage Master this isn't what a furry is oh my gOD
Yeah, a furry is a fan of anthropomorphic animals.
Yea, Therians are the ones that identify with animals in a spiritual way, not normal Furries
THE DISGUST IN HIS VOICE WHEN HE SAID "furry" MADE ME BUST OUT LAUGHING LMAOO (0:16)
A furry is someone who is a fan of anthropomorphic animals, few of us think we are part animal and many if not most of us don't wear fursuits
Thank you! I'm not a furry but that's what I've been saying
Yeah, most of the hate against furries comes from misconceptions.
So inaccurate. People who BELIVE they are part animal are therian. Also it's not "taboo". It's a creative escape and for fun. So don't let our awesome hobby ruin your life. Don't make such a big deal about it
The documentary isn't us
James Smalley mainly because most of us can't afford fur suits
Great at feral animal documentaries.
Horrible at anthro animal documentaries.
...At least that's what I've learned from this experience, lmao.
idiotic genius you are the only other sane human in this comment section.
national geographic, you messed up big time. being a furry is not being “half animal”, and you probably upset half (or more) of the whole furry community.
miami mathias that got me mad and I'm not even a furry
Yes.
Most likely the whole furry community
fish fish fishy fish No its just that we like anthro animals
And?
OMG- I Can't with the fact this is legit- Like... Why would national geographic make a documentary about furries? LMAO
ThEy BeLiEvE tHeY aRe PaRt AnImAl
me: *internal pain*
FURRY COSTUMES
me: *internal pain* dont u mean FURSUIT
Lol I love myself some furry costumes. They're such good mascots. I bet I could get one for fifty bucks online, right?
Typing that hurt me inside.
My leg twitched from the cringe in this comment.
@@classicjbear8409 no, some fursuits are about 5,000 bucks
@@ihatetheoddones I'm kidding. I'm a furry myself, I know they can get really pricey. Just to clarify!
I feel you
I really wish nat geo did the research before making this.
Ikr
+Riley Davis
>"I really wish nat geo did the research"
>does no research himself.
Oh, furries.
+LoniVanBuni I researched, I looked it up, and now I'm a furry! Don't assume, or you make an ass out of you and me!
😏 smug life!
So do i
they didn't
Seriously? This is bull! Most people who wear furry suits don't think they're "part animal". You just had to chose the few people who think they're actually animals to interview.
Cierra Jones NOT ALL
Thank you
"Furry suit" (it's fursuit, everyone stop with the term 'furry suit')
Bro took this seriously lmao
The fact that NatGeo got a solid 99% of their information wrong about furries too 🤣
“Part of the growing number of people who believe they are part human, part animal. “
Don’t you mean otherkin?
Or even Therian
Seriously!
Get it straight national geographic you're the reason nobody likes us!
@@humannumberzero2620 most furries are otherkin if you kept watching the video they explained it.
Otherkin is a weird way of spelling mentally ill
furrys are fans of anthropomorphic animals otherkin think they are animals or part animal.
"Research suggests that up to 80% of furries believe they not entirely human"
Take a look at this comments section. Your "research" is complete bull.
what fact did they base that percentage off of?
@@wepolwl4853 the .00000002 percent they asked
I don't think all people who are furries beleave to be a part animal
Ok most of us don't actually think we are an animal. I love how they choose to review the stereotypical fan
also where the hell are they getting the 85% of furries feel like they are an animal? I'm a furry and I don't feel that way and none of the furries I know feel that way. that's about as bad as saying we're all attraction to anthropomorphic animals or just animals period. only about 10-20% at the MOST are attracted to anthro animals
+Megurine Luka also most furries don't condone bestiality either
Lol
stereotypes exist for a reason. also they needed something interesting lol
Technically we are animals. Humans are animals. But that isnt the point lol. Most of us don't think we are part some other creature. That is a stereotype
Within the first 30 seconds they have stated something TOTALLY incorrect
Tvee Furry yeah!!!! We aren't that bad!!!
I'm a curry bro
Furry
Why do they always mess this up so bad, I’m not a furry but the comment of furies seem unhappy, and I totally respect furries as normal people.
at first I like National Geographic
but after this I'm out I am proud to be a furry even though I'm just a trush
"Think we're animals"no no no honey that is otherkin please get real information
haunted_spritz you mean therians actually
Wolfie Girl11 therians are a sub group of other kin.
Otherkin is he name of the community that thinks their prt animal.
Therian are the sub group that relate to a canine
Kitty Plays Minecraft there NOT only related to canine -_- just wow *sarcastic clap*
Wolfie Girl11 wait really lmao? I've always been told thats how it is by everyone and everywhere I've read. What is the difference between therian and other kin then?
Kitty Plays Minecraft nope it's any animal not just canines well those other people are wrong...
The fact that this video is on national geographic makes me die with laughter
THIS IS SO INACCURATE
Bella Hayes You're inaccurate for saying that
i know right
Ikr
25 seconds in.
Already 100% wrong on what furries are. LOL
bladske IKR LOL
disgusting furries
bladske yup
Purey disgusting normie
Ikr I'm just like wait what it's like a Halloween costume we wear it because it looks cool (in my opinion)
They also fail to mention that furries raised thousands of dollars for children's hospitals (not a furry, but I respect them very much 😊)
And I , as a furry , RESPECT YOU SO MUCH ♡♡♡♡♡♡
Ailka Cosplay FURRIE
Just don't let them anywhere near children.
They did? How?
Sarah Stevens my friend showed me a list of things furries raised money for, not one was for people, they were all for animals, so can you tell me what charity ur talking about? Not saying g raising money for animals is a bad thing, btw.
crazy how people used to think that furries LITERALLY wanted to be a dog or animal. its just a character, and some people still dont know that for some reason.
This is an extremely inaccurate representation of the 'Furry Fandom'.
Not all of us think these things, nor are we as weird as you may think! We just share a common interest in anthro animals, not different than any other hobby/interest you may have.
No, you should use "inaccurate" as an understatement .
Damn, why does everyone mistake the furry community with the other kin community
Idfk
How ar fury and otherkin not misake? ill be having now that the comrtre ar difernt, oitherkin/napkin aer real animal wheis fury air ereal aminal dresupt in am dead/ualive/unhaunted animal corpsecark, if othekin aer rel bfury but how they are on tumlr when the fury art on on devientdraw. Lastem chekc the othfre kin and african barkig at the ocean and boaty but not at the coastal tree huggers? but furry do bark and pedohile at the tre hugs so that is turyue.
Despise Everyone Error. Computer did not understand statement. Please try again when you are not drunk.
+SilverScreenGamer me can see that bugier like you are not famicam with thea langguavager englgsih, it likely cosbe fury that thing areafsz wahjt uyo atre so maknig sense it would notre sapeak tge lang righgt if you are knowing the meaning.
How do everyone mistake Therians for Otherkin? I mean therians think they are part animal, the otherkin think they are mythical or supernatural beings.
Watch this video for an inaccurate portrayal of the Furry communities.
True
Very true.
I felt my IQ drop 300 points watching this. Nat Geo has this backwards.
true
latex only, no kissing on the mouth, twenty bucks an hour.
When you think you've seen it all, and then this comes out.. I'm speechless..
I think this man is otherkin not a furry...
I know! This is BS
Maybe he doesn't know that otherkin is a thing
me too
He's probably been taken out of context
He still is technically a furry but yes he's an otherkin.
"Fox, dragon,.."
well thats pretty common I guess
"..and plant.."
wat
I've never heard of a plant fursona before. XD
+Chris D yha me too
In my opinion I like it. It's really creative. xD
eggsBenedict exotic butters
@@ChrisD__ i think he means like his character was born with plant hair but same never heard of it
"Part human, part animal."
I think you mean otherkin/therian.
wow smartt xdD DD XD
..... Ink Forest, i could tell YOU to get your facts straight as well:
"part human part (other) animal" is not that off for a therian, as far from all subscribe to the "past life" not the "spiritual connection" thing.
I don't, yet i still at times feel phantom ears, phantom tail, even phantom muzzle, which are recurring things among therianthropes in general.
So, i identify as a cat therian, and somehow, that feels just right.
Ok. Let me get one thing straight. Furrys are people who cosplay as animals. Now therians are people who identify as an animal non-physically. Hope this helped.
Degenerate.
You got so many facts wrong, I cringed harder than I usually do. But not gonna lie the second guys fursona was kinda cool.
Yeah, I mean- half plant seems pretty cool.
Keep in mind it was also released half a decade ago
Fursona lol
Thank you, National Geographic, for this very inaccurate representation of us. You tried.
Seems like they got it on point, because you guys are creepy AF
Not really, no. this entire thing is entirely false
Captinprocat Right. And you can't even use grammar properly. And I'm the mentally ill one? Please take a seat.
Furries don’t think we’re half-human half-animal, that’s otherkin
All animal
SO TRUE, WE KNOW WE HUMAN!
Ikelr
Ikr
Well actually it said your acting like animals or mabye that was another video
Are we not gonna talk about that mascots are adults who wear furry animal suits?
A mascot dresses up to entertain fans, and make whatever company/sports team or whatever, they make them money.
"his inner kitten"
OMFL I AM DYING
Bro u still alive?
@@Connor_312 I don't think so...
@@pluspyt6766
Oh.
@@Connor_312 yeah...
@@pluspyt6766
Pederski krompir.
Of course they pick the ugliest fursuits to represent the community...
Ikr
Now, I kinda like fursuits because fuck some of them are cool and have really neat-o designs
but this is just plain ugly man
ikr they make fur suiting look so bad
agreed
Ikr
Oh..my.. God... Any furrys are gonna watch this and think..the dude narrating this needs to do his research bruh 😂😂
Calandra Dean I can relate lol
stariiz animatons wow thanks for commenting!! This was sooo long ago and I don't even like furrys anymore, I mean do what u want just saying Im not into them and I totally forgot about this!! 😂😂
Calandra Dean oh ok the thing is hardly anyone knows I normally like furrys and I animate with furrys but I don't care. Also I may make a costume tomorrow actually.
thats exactly what happened :>
What I think.
This is a common misconception about the ‘fandom’ as they do not act like animals but have an in interest in animal characters with human characters
It is mostly just a hobby for most people and not their whole life
@@Ethan-mt1tv lies
They confused Furries and Otherkins...
Not much of a difference since both are autistic
Hey National Geographic. You messed up big time. Only 5% of the fandom thinks they’re part animal
Pastel Gelato 5 percent is a huge amount I think what you mean is otherkins
Thoubaan Pillay no, thats a murrsuiter
Wtf national geography
Murrsuits are an entirely different thing (it's like a fursuit, but for...mature activities)
When National Geographic tries to relate to our generation. It's painfully cringy. Like when that news reporter called Death Note a "Cartoon Network show for children".
No
This is going down in the history books.
okay???
but we're actually 100% animals because humans are animals
That's what I've been saying
I'm not an animal
@@TheDarkestPaladin yes you are
humans are animals
@@randomhomosapien5798 if your realigous u will know why humans are not animals
@@randomhomosapien5798 I'm pretty sure humans aren't animals because we're self sentient ,animals aren't
Fursuiting is just a hobby
Thank you! That's what I try to tell people!
Ichabod so true!!!
People need to know that
Its a disease
Ur a disease koda anime i hate anime
Reasons this is wrong:
1. We don't thin we're part animal. + humans are mammals, a type of animal!
2. He wears a collar with out suit, odd.
3. These guys have some cheesey looking fursonas, not toony, just trashy.
4. Real furrys don't just fursuit everytime they go outside.
5. "research says up to 85% of furrys believe they're not entirerly human" and where'd you get that number ya dingus?! where'd you get your information, your butt? Was there a pole or something? You positive every furry took it? Cuz I now I didn't.
6. We're not all adults here, and as far as leaving it behind, fursuits are expencive. you can't just buty a new one when your kid outgrows it.
7. I am glad on the other hand that they didn't make us out to be perverts, although I know people who think that all furries are and that fur cons and meets are for the rule 34 garbage. That's a small, outcast, group we all avaoid because we don't want to be thought of as them.
8. HOW DID THIS EVEN GET ON NAT-GEO!!!???????? (If the internet has really come to this, then we are all screwed.)
yet they make a game about animals wearing clothes, IM ASHAMED THAT THEY DONT REALISE THAT
i know right! "Animal Jam" I used to play it but now I hate it. its revolved about trading items and making your animal look cool and they think furries are worse?! pff!
Luna Silverwing .-. I’m 12 and I’m one 😂 my frickin first fursuit I made is 10 TIMES BETTER THEN THERES. my second one is 100 times better then there’s. They make us look goofy in this vid omg
Luna Silverwing your so right, and also they should of said that there is a online part of the fandom and art in it... not just being your "inner animal fur thing"
I feel like people hate furries because they think it's a fetish.
Imagine how disappointed a dog would be if their owner dressed up as a giant mouse
I AM A PROUD FURRY
•not because of "yiff"
•not because of "porn"
•not because of "sex"
•not because I "wanna be an animal"
•not because I think "I'm an animal"
•not because I'm "weak afraid and trying to hide"
•not because I'm "retarded"
•not because I'm a "childish idiot"
But because I wanna stand out and express a lifelong interest openly, I wanna put a smile on people's faces, I wanna be myself, no matter what you do that'll never change.
STOP THE HATE ON FURRIES.
Spread this comment EVERYWHERE, furry related or not, post it to fb Reddit, whatever I don't care, just flood the internet with it.
*claps hands*
Woo!!! Way to go, Abhay!!! X3 That is the reality! And if it would be 100% sex, young people wouldn't do it and asexuals wouldn't ecxist in furry coulture. : )
I'm trying to find my fursona how do you know
Furries have autism jesus christ. If you don't wanna get hate don't be such rejects.
no we don't think we're animals
This video is so wrong! They just talking about an otherkin not a Furries
@@higanhanaschannel4889 Yeh
ok. i love the fandom but this video made me cringe.
I ship it u made me cringe
lol saaaameee
0_0 I did not know that. . . intresting
Smae
I ship it same
Furries are actually people who like animals and like entertaining people not child’s play or people trying to get their inner animals
This vid doesn't get any type of furries
I thought National Geographic was a smart show lmao xD
Well... youre a furry, who are you to judge lmao
and what gives you the right to decide what i am?
what did they do wrong? they found one, they interviewed him, they talked about its impact.
Aren’t all furries attention seekers
@@darkcylander yeah
They got it ALL wrong they think we think we are part animal i am offically done
GACHA STUDIO!!!!
Furries have the right to defocate in parks now!
*Time for a crusade.*
SAD do they actually bro?
Not just defocate, but also to MATE.
Jungkookie Baby OwO oH WELL HELLO THERE ARMY lmao😂😂
As a furry, I'd have to disagree with statement, "furries think they're half animals". We just think anthropomorphic (stands on there back legs) animals are cool. Yes, there are some people that act like animals but they shouldn't even be *considered* furries.
What that f*****
This is one the most random things I've ever seen.
Yeah and they got nearly everything wrong
@@beckettthirion3147 yes they did, we don’t think we’re part animal😓
This is not random, there are even youtuber furries, whats weirder is that this is on NGC
Me too
@@shinkreytpuylap yes, that is what they mean
“The growing number of people that believe they are part human and part animal” seriously I think you have the wrong name... Other kins think they are part animal but furries know we are not animals! We just like anthro animals!!! Seriously do research before you see something on the internet and make an “informational” video on it!!!!!
Astro trash For life Otherkin/Therians believe they know their past life, they don't believe they are part animal
Eh, it isn't a "past life", if it were, then why would one remember primarily one non-human past life?
Yes, i know it is the common explanation, but it just doesn't add up.
Why are wolves over-represented?
Why are felines over-represented?
Why is it way too often following the rule of cool, even though we never decided ourself what we were, we just noticed it?
I'm a human, but on some odd level, i feel like i'm a cat, and not a human, so i'm a cat therian.
That's it, no point in making it weirder than it is.
Astro trash For life agreed
This is why I like the history chanel better than national geographic
Astro trash For life still cringy
"One of the people who thinks they are part human, part animal"
*every furry hated that*
(This is a therian, some of which are furries but most furries aren't therians.)
@wathefolf you guys sure know a lot about whatever this is
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1. Who asked? 2. Who cares?
@@hypefogg9790 You cared enough to reply and plus, it's a public comment section, no one has to ask. If anything, we didn't ask for your reply.
@@hypefogg9790 1. We asked, but not your reply. 2. We care, but not your reply.
First of all. As a furry, I do not believe I am part human part animal. It’s just a hobby ;-;
I can kinda see why some people in the furry community would find this coverage offensive, but I doubt National Geographic meant to insult them.
Yeah This is Offense
Not only is it a bit offensive, its also giving the community a bad rep/ look to people that arent completely trusting of the fandom. It also has a lot of inaccurate information on the furry fandom.
@@Stormcryo its not even offensive, that's just straight up honesty
Mf how is this offensive
@@Rami366 I am a furry, it's not really offensive to me, just really annoying.
More than 50% of info in this video was wrong. At least.
Probably more like 90%.
If you are in the furry community, and you where a fursuit, it's not believing your part animal. It's just having fun, and staying in tact with the fandom.
I know right! Cats are my favourite and sometimes my sis tells me I act like a cat ( a bit of anger issues etc ), I'm a furry fan myself and I wish to get a fursuit one day. And go outside bc it's fun
@@epicbananacatto This was from 4 years ago
@@FreakFrederick Erm I don't really care :P
True
@HaramHeisenberg same
Nat Geo just gave the worst definition of a furry I've ever heard
**Cough** CSI described us worse **Cough**
+Mouse TheMouseyMouse (Laughing Jack) lol. That's true though.
flaming stone Yep.. .-.
Yep
*I have been vaporized seeing the title*
"Courtney is a furry, one of the growing number of people who believe they are part human, part animal"
eXcUsE mE tHaT iS iNcOrReCt.
KrazeeKarli *burry
@@atomicripjack6612 ITS FURRY NOT BURRY
I feel the same. LMAO
This video is just a treasure chest of false information
I don't care if you're a furry or not
_Merry Christmas_
A lot of furries use words such as H E C K and F R I C K which makes me think that they are all twelve years old
Well said sir
@@MichaelLubelski you know most of the fandom are actually adults. Please make your research before comenting something that is not true
@@MichaelLubelski oh heck they know
Frick
Happy normal day
This isn't accurate what so ever. The majority of us don't even believe we're animals, we just appreciate anthro animals.
KittenCider stfu u cancerous furry
the only thing cancerous is the amount of effort you put into that name and profile picture.d
KittenCider this comment is pure autism
Bepis Ad that is not the meaning of autism, most famous people had mental disabilities like autsim.
KittenCider yea
Not all furries believe that they are "part human, part animal"...
"Part human, part animal" legit wanna die, no sweetie, we just like animals and have characters that are animals.
Dig Dig Dig Dig!!! You are correct
I like animals too. But that doesn't mean I have to do this weird fetish stuff...
@@N0_1. no
@@N0_1. its not a fetish moron
No One furries don’t sexualize animals
LOL Nat Geographic spitting out the classic myths 😂
MOST FURRIES DON'T THINK THEIR ANIMALS! GET👏IT👏STRAIGHT 👏
Thank you
@@kaykay-vx3un anytime.
Ikr!
@@koryuudayamadori4610 Yea, it drives me crazy when someone says
ThEy ThInK tHeY aRe AnImAlS XD
I want to be an animal that's why I'm a furry(but mostly dinosaur not animal tho 😂)
"...85% of furries believes that they are not entirely human."
Well, I can see that because this is beyond human.
These people have no business in this subject. How can you make something, like this when you don't even understand It? They don't even know what a furry really is! Honestly it's insulting.
It really is
A Red Hamster I wish, like some of the others wish to keep them from this sort of thing. pain is all they will feel, because they wish it real. just dont teach them about it. you will kill their innocence.
A Red Hamster I think the fandom is insulting itself. You might as well make this a new gender.
Your right. 😑
A Red Hamster u r just a triggered nerd
Nat Geo, I like your channel, but how you described and translated furies is just pure cringe. Not only did you choose some of the worst parts of fandom to talk about, but the 85% of furries not believing they are total humans... Just no...
"People who think they are part human part animal." I thought NatGeo was cool. +that suit needs to be brushed so badly.
Ikr
@Swagger Kekker Do not threaten them. You ARE disgusting. It is just a costume and they are not an actual dog. Like, lmao. I do not want to be a furry (however you spell it.) But, you do not, do not have to threaten them. Disgusting.
Keep in mind the date of this video's release it has clearly lost it's relevancy and it was even wrong when it came out they should have stuck with something better like scorpions or something I would pay to see national geographic do a whole episode on just scorpions
*95% of furries thinks they’re not entirely human*
Ah yes, can I know where did you get that information?
What a time to be alive.
aaand in the first 20 seconds they have allready gotten it wrong. some furries belive they are animals. But most of the people want their "fursona" to be more of themself. or they do it because they like the fandom. and that thing about 85% believing they are not human? *_wrong_*
some guy Lol how do you know it's wrong? Have you done a research yourself? Have you read their papers? If you want to say a research is wrong, you need to provide evidence.
Oml this is straight up wrong.
Pretty sure he is the only one that "Believes that he is part animal" if he does at all. National Geographic, those are called Otherkin. They're a bit insane, but then again, so am I.
CalebR247 Wowie- I’m not good with abbreviations. I’m only 11, but if I’m correct, that means to kill myself? Ehh, I’m trying not to feel suicidal at the moment.
FlyingMaster - Stick Empires & Stick War Legacy Thank you. I’ve lost my faith in humanity, thank you so much for your input. It makes me so *happy* people feel the need to tell others to kill them selves.
Kanii Dreaming what I find interesting is the amount of people online that tell other people to kill themselves for no apparent reason. I have a feeling a bunch of people watched this, got the wrong idea and have an even more negative opinion of the furry fandom.
Kanii Dreaming you bring shame to the ARMY
Kanii Dreaming u dont deserveeee jimin in your profile pic
*How did I end up here- oh wait*