Hyperfur is both a slang term and designation used within Furry Fandom to refer to an anthropomorphic creature with disproportionately large sexual characteristics. In many cases, the anthropomorphized animal is also a giant (see "Macrofurry") but this is not a requirement. Group of Fursuiters posing with an admirer during WorldCon 2002. ... Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... In relation to Macrophilia, Macrofurry is a term used to specify the subset of Macrophilia focused on anthropomorphs rather than regular Human Macrophilia. ...

This is related to the fetish for large-breasted women or men with large penises and testicles. In this case, people who find these characteristics attractive or interesting have applied them to fictional, anthropomorphized creations such as humanoid wolves, horses, or other creatures. Binomial name Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 The Wolf or Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog. ... Binomial name Equus caballus The Horse (Equus caballus) is a large ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ...

It is a specialized term that is predicated upon disproportionate size; a giant werewolf, for example, would not -in and of itself- be considered a "Hyperfur". However, if that creature -if female- had oversized breasts, it would qualify.

Often, animals that are associated with fertility and sexuality (rabbits, foxes, and horses) are used as the basis for such fictional creations. Some times the opposite is the case and anthropomorphized creatures not usually associated with such characteristics are presented in such a fashion (raccoons, lynx, and mice, for example). Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... A red fox The foxes comprise 23 species of omnivorous canids, found worldwide. ... Binomial name Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) The common raccoon (Procyon lotor), also known as the northern raccoon or just raccoon or coon, is a mammal native to the Americas. ... Lynx can be: Lynx (cat), a type of wild cat. ... A mouse is a mammal that belongs to one of numerous species of small rodents in the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridæ (Old World Mice). ...

See also

• Macrofurry
• Macrophilia
• Microphilia
• Furry
• Furry Fandom