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This is bizarre even for Berlin: Screaming Colorful critters like a comic planets populate the streets, hop, dance, jump, cuddle!
They are followers of the "Furry" movement.The Furries attract each other fanciful animal costumes, made the most of themselves.The summit of the Furries, the "Eurofurence", rises to Sunday at the Estrel in Berlin-Neukölln - the largest hotel in the capital is fully booked, has been completely transformed into an animal farm.There are workshops, parties, competitions, a parade.
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"It's a great fun to distract from everyday life," says Arco (23), car mechanic from Recklinghausen, for BZ He is one of around 2,000 participants from around the world.
What's behind the Furries?
► The movement emerged in the 90s on the Internet.
► The first convention took place in 1995 at the Schleswig Holstein North Sea coast, after 1999 it is now for the first time in Berlin.
► Inspired are the Furries of the figures in underground comics, but also of American sports mascot.
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► The panels provide no animals in the strict sense is, but anthropomorphic, ie Beastmen.
► Furries not speak. They communicate with quirky gestures.
► Furries are herd animals. Never go alone on the road.
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► A Furry has a "spotter" (helper) or "lackeys" to himself, who makes the disguised assistance. And it possibly also protects: In their intricate costumes that Furries are neither defensive nor quickly and often victims of a bad joke adolescent groups. Particular problem: Furries are highly flammable. Even dogs can react unpredictably.
► For Spotter there are many guides on the internet that make it clear: The job is important and serious to take.
► A Furry with class never takes his head off in public.
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► There are also motivated sexual furries. For most, however, sex is not an issue.
► Many create their own Facebook profiles for her furry alter-ego.
► Furries can not like to be confused with characters who have their photos taken at tourist attractions for tourists with money - or with advertising figures, distribute the flyers. Furry Costumes are usually much more elaborate and oblique.
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► In Disneyland Furries only have access to halloween. One fears well that they make Mickey Mouse & Co competition.
► glad the animals are seen in contrast hipster clubs. In the legendary Berlin "Bar 25", they appeared regularly as well in the international party series "Horse Meat Disco".