Occasionally, a serious story will be told using anthropomorphic animals as the main characters, such as in Art Spiegelman's Maus. The characters in these stories are sometimes referred to as "funny animals", though it is meant in an ironic way.
An alternate term for "funny animal" is "furry", though this is usually reserved for serious cartoons or comics which deal with issues other than child-level comedy. Examples are such publications as Omaha the Cat Dancer, and Fritz the Cat.
While most funnyanimal stories are light-hearted and humorous, the genre is not exclusively comedic.
Today, funnyanimals are sometimes called furries in certain social groups and subcultures, particularly the furry fandom and other largely Internet-based subcultures.
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