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CNN reports that an all-white kiwi has hatched at New Zealand’s national wildlife center. The news report says that it is not an albino.

The chick is believed to be the first white kiwi to be hatched in captivity.

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Author: Fred

BBC News reports that two liger cubs, the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger, are being nursed by a dog at the Xixiakou Wildlife Zoo in China after the cubs’ mother stopped feeding them. The ligers are very rare and are believed to only result from matings in captivity.

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Author: Kyell Gold

Find the full article here: Unsheathed: K.M. Hirosaki and Kyell Gold

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The alarm was first raised by a concerned member of the public who believed there was an escaped white tiger hiding in a field near Hedge End.

Officers were sent to the scene along with a helicopter and thermal imaging cameras, at about 1600 BST on Saturday.

When no body heat was detected police moved in and found a cuddly toy tiger.

Sofawolf's editor-in-chief Jeff Eddy (Brer Foxxe) joins us to talk about upcoming projects, and we reveal a surprise! Unsheathed #80 - Sofawolf Previews!

I love fursuits, and inevitably it's going to be a topic whenever I'm conversing with a furry. Once in a while, I hear people say they're creepy. One thing I keep forgetting when they say that, is to ask them why they find them creepy.

I thought a bit about it myself, and figured people probably find them creepy because murrsuits - fursuits with holes for the savage parts - do exist. Is this why fursuits are considered creepy by those people?

Personally I think they're awesome. Not because it allows you to get closer to your real personality (e.g your fursona, or if you're an otherkin, get closer to your alter ego), but also because it allows you be a completely different person.

Let's say that somebody has multiple characters, and not just 1 fursona (I kind of like to call people with multiple characters people with a weak sort of multiple personality disorder, but I know that's a totally politically incorrect thing to say) - if they have multiple characters, it allows you to roleplay yourself into that other character, without people thinking you're as much as a freak as you would probably appear without a fursuit. You're a different person in the suit.

So, anyway, reasons for not having fursuits? Do such reasons exist? I totally want one, but I can't even decide on my fursona...

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Author: Alex F. Vance
Thank you to Rahne for this week’s story, and for contributing a voice to the audiobook as well!

Jerry sat in the Student Union, waiting. His eyes drifted between the clock on the wall and the door of university’s local gay club. 7:28 PM; two more minutes. His timing was flawless. It had been a month since he arrived at Truden Fare University since his transfer from Toronto, and he was fitting in pretty nicely. He attributed such social skills to his perso… Read more..

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Calling all furries!  Calling all furries!

Specifically, three kinds of furries:

1. Furs who will be attending Anthrocon 2011, and who would like to be interviewed for a documentary on the furry fandom.
2. Furs who are visual artists and who would be willing to donate existing or new original drawings/paintings/etc. to be used in the documentary.
3. Furs who are musicians and who would be willing to donate existing or new original music to be used in the documentary.

Background

As some of you may know, last year I produced a documentary called “Furries – An Inside Look”.  It was a 37-minute piece, filmed at MFF 2010.  While it has been very well-received and I consider it to be a success, I feel that it had some weaknesses as well, and based on my own reflection and a lot of quality feedback, I’ve decided I want to expand further upon my work documenting the fandom and its members.  My upcoming documentary will be longer and more in-depth, with a particular focus on the social and psychological reasons why furries become part of, identify with, and remain in the fandom.  Initial filming will take place at AC 2011, and further filming will be completed as needed, possibly at other conventions.  Its intended release date will be between mid 2012 and early 2013.

Participation Guidelines

Interested in being a part of this project?  Before deciding to do so, read through the details.  I’ll try to sum up the more legal-sounding stuff in non-legalese as well.  Clarifications will be in italics.

Interviewee Guidelines

• You must be willing to sign a release allowing the audio and video captured during the interview to be copyrighted and used in any way, on any medium, perpetually, irrespective of editing or other transformation, by Curt Pehrson in association with the documentary, promotion of the documentary, as well as for use in further related projects and in Curt Pehrson’s personal portfolio.  In other words, you give me permission to edit and use the footage and distribute it in a variety of places for as long as I want to, and you won’t be paid for it.  I’m on a shoestring budget and I won’t likely be making much, if any money off the documentary myself!
• You must be 18 years or older, attending AC 2011, and willing to set aside some time during daylight hours at the convention to be interviewed.  Interviews will likely last between 10 and 30 minutes.
• You will not be obligated to answer any questions that make you feel uncomfortable or that you otherwise would not want to answer, but before applying to be an interviewee, be aware that due to the nature of the documentary, some questions may involve things such as your personal history (friends, family, upbringing, and so forth).  In other words, if you’re a very private person about your life and experiences, you probably shouldn’t be applying for an interview in a documentary!
• You may opt to not have your real name shown in the documentary (as was the case with my prior documentary).  However, you still have to sign the aforementioned release with your full legal name.  In other words, you can go by your fursona name in the documentary, but you can’t sign it on a legal document.  Also, remember that this documentary will be distributed widely so even if your real name isn’t used in it, people still might figure out who you are!
• In a similar vein to the last item, you may choose to have your face and/or voice obscured digitally (essentially an anonymous interview).  However, this preference must be noted in your application, and may affect the acceptance of your application.  I am generally reluctant to give this kind of interview.That said, I’m willing to consider any furry with an interesting and insightful story to tell.

Visual Artist / Musician Guidelines

• You must be willing to sign a license agreement granting Curt Pehrson an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right to use your work being submitted in the context of the documentary and promotion of the documentary, irrespective of editing or other transformation. In other words, you won’t be able to take the rights away later (irrevocable/perpetual), you will still be able to use and license your works elsewhere, not just to me (non-exclusive), I will be able to use the works as-agreed anywhere in the world (worldwide), and you will not be paid for the use of your work in the documentary (royalty-free). Your work will be used in the documentary itself and may be used as part of promoting the documentary, and it may be altered in some way prior to use (i.e. putting a border or drop shadow or so forth on a visual work, or cutting up / editing / using only pieces of a musical work to fit with the editing of the documentary itself).
• You must certify that any works you submit are entirely original.  That means you did not use the work of someone else within your work.  For example, a visual artist may not submit an artistic collage of other people’s photos.  A musician may not submit a remix of another artist’s song, or submit a song that samples someone else’s copyrighted audio, or covers someone else’s copyrighted lyrics.  I know this makes it a bit hard for electronic musicians, but rules are rules.  Sorry!
• You may not submit any work that you have already assigned copyright or exclusively licensed to anyone else.  In other words, if you’re signed to a label, you probably can’t send me your music.

Still Interested?

Great!  You can apply to be part of a big project that aims to educate the world — both nonfurries and fellow furries alike — about the great fandom we belong to.  I can’t do this without you, and donation of your time, effort and work is very greatly appreciated!

If you would like to apply as an interviewee and/or donate visual or musical work, fill out the form below, or email me directly at curt [at] curtpehrson (dot) com.

Thanks in advance to all the furs who will help out, and to the whole fandom for being so interesting and fun to document!

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Author: Higgs Raccoon

Residents of the village of Hedge End, in southern England, called police after spotting a white tiger in a field near a local golf course. Armed officers and a police helicopter responded, along with staff from nearby Marwell Zoo.

As the police on the ground approached the tiger, they saw that it was not moving, and themal imaging equipment in the helicopter showed no body heat. At that point, the downdraft from the ‘copter caused the tiger to roll over, and police realised they were stalking a life-size plush toy.

Police later commented, “It is being treated as lost property but we don’t know how it came to be in the field and whether it may have been a hoax.”

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We’ll let the folks at BOOM! Studios explain what’s cool about their new trade paperback coming out this August: “In Disney’s Four-Color Adventures, BOOM Kids! cracks the Disney vault to find some of the rarest Disney comics ever created. This volume features classic Disney comics and gag strips — some of them over 70 years old — from such creators as Al Taliaferro (creator of fan-favorite characters Huey, Dewey and Louie), “Disney Legend” Jack Hannah, Irving Tripp, and many more, reprinted for the first time in decades”. Also on their way from BOOM! are the Walt Disney Treasury: Donald Duck Volumes 1 and 2, collecting the work of the great Don Rosa.

Morphicon Miscellanea - March 2011 Mega-Edition
-= HOW Many Days?!? =-
With only a month-and-a-half to go, we've got our collective noses to
the grindstone and working our paws to the bone. That said, you still
have until the end of the month of there's something you'd like to
contribute to the con book. If you'd like to contribute in other ways,

Author: E-Mail Hidden
This week on KnotCast, we’re talking about the Art of the Podcast. With special guest K.M. Hirosaki flown in just before armageddon, Savrin, Shiva, and Fuzz read your emails and discuss the ins and outs of making a podcast. We also read some off topic emails, and learn neat things like the word ‘homosocial’. Teehee!

This weeks song is Rainbow Rhapsody, by Makkon
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Episode 141 – Art of the Podcast (AAC; 35.2 MB)
Episode 141 – Art of the Podcast (MP3; 89.1 MB)

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Author: E-Mail Hidden (..::XANA::.. Creations)

This episode was a bit strange. No Fayroe, some interesting news, some neat topics as usual, then some emails, but after the emails… A huge discussion on where FurCast is going, where we need to go, what the problems are and more. Change is coming. The next few shows will be a big game changer. The future is bright.

News:

• Thailand smuggler tries to check a leopard to Dubai

• Mascot charged with child sex offences

• Settlement In Donald Duck Groping Lawsuit

• It’s ok to be Takei

 

WikiFur article of the week:

• “Anti-furries”

 

Topics Discussed (copied directly from Google Moderator):

• “Are the more ‘popular’ species influenced by traits we want to see in ourselves or the traits that society exemplifies, and in either case why?” (BC)
• “If the fandom will never become truly mainstream, then how large will it continue to get?” (Paradox)

 

Emails (Sender – Subject):

• Anonymous - “An Atheist Agnostic’s view”
• buukro – “Hating Friend”
• Blake The Husky – “The Future Fabulous Furry Sit-Com?”
• kris – “hi”
• Dust489 – “question/ help please.”
• kris – “ouch”
• Tane the Wolf – “(Insert generic, witty comment about being unable to find furries here)”
• Anonymous – “Oh ehm gee a [new]fag!!! O_o”
• Viktor. – “Therianthropy question.”
• Ayer – “Connecting advice? Please?”
• Ippiki Ookami Tsuki – “Plans?”
• Anonymous – “need some friendly advise”
• DeJulian – “Reverse Situation (HELP)”
• Anonymous – “Fwd: I DATED A NON-FURRY!”
• Secret_wolf – “where do we come from”

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After 4 successful events, Frantic Eufuria, is embarking on major changes as it re-launched its website at 20:00GMT today. The event will now require everyone to register either in advance or at the door and can now provide overnight accommodation as it has moved from the Club Cavern to YHA in Central Bristol. Calls had been growing for a change in venue as attendance had risen and more specialist facilities were required for fursuiters. This also addresses requests to help provide accommodation for visitors travelling from outside the local area and now opens the event for more visitors from continental Europe as well.

The change in venue also means Frantic Eufuria will introduce a charge policy of £3 per person on-top of accommodation for those who wish to take it. Chairman and founder, Jasper Foxx, explained on his LiveJournal that is was due to costs on venue and equipment hire. In a fairly revolutionary move for furry events and conventions, he also announced it’s financial transactions would be published each year online.

Frantic Eufuria started primarily as a rave night, but requests were made for a metal night which took place successfully earlier this month. The YHA will have access to two dance floors combining both events into a simultaneous one. Jasper Foxx also said the assumption Frantic Eufuria was turning into a Convention with these new developments was “Absolute myth”, adding “This is an exciting chapter for Frantic Eufuria and we really hope that the changes will be worth it for our attendees.”

 

Frantic Eufuria returns at its new location in Bristol, UK on Saturday 5th November, 2011.

For more information visit http://www.franticeufuria.org.uk/index.html