Im Kuscheltier-Kostüm in die Tiefe

Duisburg - Yikes, who dangles because there upside down on rubber rope?The purple-blue pompom-Wolf called "Keenora" is a "Furry".

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Photo: Schejok, Stefan

Conceived has the fantasy figure IT specialist Nicolas (28) from roadstead. On Sunday, he met with The teddy bear "Furries" from all over Europe in Duisburg on the race course for bungee jumping.

From 60 meters up the grumpy Velcro fans rushed down into the depths. For fun and excitement is writ large in the "Furries" Nicolas. "I sit at the computer all week at the weekend then I slip into 'Keenora' costume.."

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Photo: Schejok, Stefan

That he can be manufactured from a Furry fan from Canada, paid around 2500 euros for it."The fur must eventually endure quite something," smiles Nicolas.

As the first Furry he dared to bungee jump years ago.In 2013 he threw himself even in James Bond-style daring on rubber rope 220 ​​meters from the Verzasca Dam in Switzerland.The Web programmer with a smile: "Keenora's just a really cool guy!"