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Revision 5 . . December 12, 2001 1:57 pm by Bryan Derksen [Sorry, but after due consideration and a bit of checking around, the original text of this article appears to be completely wrong. Moving it to /Talk.]
Revision 4 . . December 12, 2001 9:29 am by Bryan Derksen [copyediting, linking, and a note on the use of spooge]
Revision 3 . . December 12, 2001 2:18 am by Damian Yerrick [+ Sonic]
Revision 2 . . December 12, 2001 1:52 am by WOL [yerf.com external link, etymology, willows]
Revision 1 . . December 12, 2001 1:31 am by Cayzle [A new page on anthropomorphic art called yerf.]
  

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Yerf is cartoon-like art that represents creatures that have features of both human beings and of animals. Yerf is also referred to as anthromorphic or furry art (see Anthropomorphism). It is a phonetic reversal of the the word "furry".

[Bugs Bunny]? is the archetypal furry.
He clearly isn't a rabbit; he walks on two legs and has hands.
Yet he clearly isn't a human; he's yerf.
Other examples include the race of humanoid ducks found in the role-playing game RuneQuest and the races found in the Sonic the Hedgehog animated cartoon series.

There are a large number amature yerf sites on the Internet.

Mature, adult, or pornographic yerf is also known as yiff? or spooge? (note, however, that "spooge" is a generic term that is used to refer to all sorts of highly explicit and gratuitous pornography).

See also, Ernest Shepard
Yerf is an online art gallery dedicated to the collection of non-X-rated furry art. It was originally called the Squeeky Clean Furry Archive, but changed ownership and names. The name is supposedly a vocalization made by foxes, a popular subject for furry artists.

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