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* Similar to ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'' example, Friar Tuck the from the WorldOfFunnyAnimals Disney adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' is furless with a light human-like skintone and a white beard, but still has the facial markings of a badger.

* Many characters from the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series play with this trope to some degree or another. Many of the characters have apricot human-skintone looking muzzles, bellies, and arms and Rouge the Bat has apricot human-skintone body and muzzle and a white head. It's left vague if Sonic has peach colored fur or if that's his skin, though certain models imply the latter.

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** This is in contrast to the other animal characters in the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts world (non-anthro, CivilizedAnimal, or FunnyAnimal), whose fur/feathers/etc. do not resemble human skintones, whether they have markings like WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale or are (mostly) solid colored like Pluto and DonaldDuck.

* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' where Bart, Lisa, and Maggie's hair are all colored like their skin.

* ''Disney/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'':

* Similar to ''Disney/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'' example, Friar Tuck the from the WorldOfFunnyAnimals Disney adaptation of ''Disney/RobinHood'' is furless with a light human-like skintone and a white beard, but still has the facial markings of a badger.

* The animal looking characters in ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' do not have fur. It could be justified in that they're aliens.

* Peg from ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' is little more than a [[InkSuitActor dog version]] of Music/PeggyLee. This is complete with [[EarsAsHair baggy ears like Peggy's hair]] and a blonde fur tone similar to Peggy Lee's hair colour (that also doubles as being similar to her skin tone).
* ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'':

* Many characters from the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series play with this trope to some degree or another. Many of the characters have apricot human-skintone looking muzzles, bellies, and arms and Rouge the Bat has apricot human-skintone body and muzzle and a white head. It's left vague if Sonic has peach colored fur or if that's his skin, though certain models imply the latter.

In some animated films, shows, and video games, the anthropomorphic animals, be they PettingZooPeople or {{Funny Animal}}s have fur, feathers, scales, feathers, etc. that is either solid colored or look like human skintone colored and with hardly any markings but the non-anthropomorphic/less anthropomorphic animals are bicolor, tricolor, or have other various markings and patterns.

One variant is to have [[PettingZooPeople anthros]] have fur, feathers, or scales that look like human skin or actually just have human-like skin, as well as a normal head of hair atop it (sometimes, facial and body hair is added), in contrast to non-anthro/less anthro animals, which do not. In this variant, the non-anthro or less anthro animals can either have markings or be solid-colored without seeming human-skintoned. This variant is a popular choice when designing PettingZooPeople in juxtaposition with [[NearlyNormalAnimal "normal" animals]].

This trope is part of a tendency for animal characters to be drawn with more colors and/or more complex markings and patterns the [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism less anthropomorphic]] they are.

It gets really funky when PettingZooPeople (or any animal regardless of [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism anthropomorphism level]] for that matter) wear makeup or get tattooed.

* The [[PettingZooPeople Caninu and Felineko]] of ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'' have both body fur and a full head of hair. Notably, females [[HumanoidFemaleAnimal tend to have peach fur and shorter muzzles]], while males tend to stick to one or two colors (though from a larger palette containing greys, whites, oranges, and other colors that wouldn't make much sense for a human skin).

** Sue Ellen the PettingZooPerson cat has red hair and solid peach fur over the rest of her body, but Nemo the normal pet cat is black and white with a bicolor pattern.

* Cheadle Yorkshire of ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' appears to either have flesh-toned fur, or human skin and a dog's snout and nose. She also has paw-shaped markings on her hands.

* Cheadle Yorkshire of ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' appears to either have flesh-toned fur, or human skin and a dog's snout and nose.

** In the first two cartoons, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes are both peach colored, but the Chipettes look like they just have peach colored skin and [[FurryFemaleMane have human-like head hair]]. The Chipmunks still look like they have fur, however. Contrast that to [[LiveActionAdaptation the two live action movies]] where they are [[AnthropomorphicShift less anthropomorphic]] and have fur and markings more like that of normal chipmunks.

** Almost all the anthro animals are human skintone colored or otherwise solid colored, whether or not they have a head of hair, facial hair, or human-like body hair. It's left vague if fur color signifies what color their skin would be as humans or if they're supposed to closely resemble what kind of animal they're supposed to be based on, as the series does a bit of both. Sue Ellen's pen pal from Tibet is an exception as he has markings on his face that make him look panda-like.

** Almost all the anthro animals are human skintone colored or otherwise solid colored, whether or not they have a head of hair, facial hair, or human-like body hair. It's left vague if fur color signifies what color their skin would be as humans or if they're supposed to closely resemble what kind of animal they're supposed to be based on, as the series does a bit of both.
*** Sue Ellen's pen pal from Tibet is an exception as he has markings on his face that make him look panda-like.

* In the first two ''Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' cartoons, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes are both peach colored, but the Chipettes look like they just have peach colored skin and [[FurryFemaleMane have human-like head hair]]. The Chipmunks still look like they have fur, however. Contrast that to [[LiveActionAdaptation the two live action movies]] where they are [[AnthropomorphicShift less anthropomorphic]] and have fur and markings more like that of normal chipmunks. ''WesternAnimation/ALVINNNAndTheChipmunks'' mixes the two designs. They look even more anthropomorphic than before but aren't human sized, have tails, and have stripe markings on their faces that make it more obvious that they have light colored fur.

* Most campers in ''WesternAnimation/SummerCampIsland'' have facial fur that is peach or otherwise light-toned. Alice is the exception, and Pepper has black fur around his eyes (because he's a panda). Despite their fur looking like skin, it's been shown to be fur (such as when the elephant character Oscar's fur became messy).

* Starting with ''VideoGame/CrashOfTheTitans'' the titular protagonist of ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' has had tattoos on his fur. They were removed when he appeared in ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}''.

** Basically all the anthro animals are human skintone colored or otherwise solid colored, whether or not they have a head of hair, facial hair, or human-like body hair. It's left vague if fur color signifies what color their skin would be as humans.

One variant is to have [[PettingZooPeople anthros]] have fur, feathers, or scales that look like human skin or actually just have human-like skin, as well as a normal head of hair atop it (sometimes, facial and body hair is added), in contrast to non-anthro/less anthro animals, which do not. In this variant, the non-anthro or less anthro animals can either have makings or be solid-colored without seeming human-skintoned. This variant is a popular choice when designing PettingZooPeople in juxtaposition with [[NearlyNormalAnimal "normal" animals]].

* Leo and Mauri from ''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue'' appear to exhibit this trait, though it's more apparent in the Sega CD original. In the remake, it looks more like they have human skin with patches of fur and animal noses.

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* While the characters in ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' clearly have fur, most characters are solid toned. At least one character has been shown to have patches but almost everyone else has completely white or brown fur.

* Starting with ''VideoGame/CrashOfTheTitans'' the titular protagonist of ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' has had tattoos on his fur.

* Many (but not all) of the {{Dogfaces}} of Carl Barks's ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse comics, the ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse comics, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'', ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'', ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' and ''An Extremely Goofy Movie'' have a fur or skin color that resembles various human skintones, often have human-like head hair, and sometimes do have human-like facial hair and body hair (the Beagle Boys for example have stubble and hair on their arms).

** The Beagle Boys in WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers, unlike in Carl Barks' and Don Rosa's comics and in WesternAnimation/DuckTales, are grey. Even though it they are still solid colored, they are a type of color that makes them look like they have fur.

** Badger from tge Disney adaptation of ''Literature/TheWindInTheWillows'' is furless with a light human-like skintone and a white beard, but still has the facial markings of a badger. Badger in the original story and and in other adaptations, on the other hand, looks slightly less anthropomorphic, had a tail, and was furred like a normal badger.

** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E8HardToSayAnything Hard to Say Anything]]" has Feather Bangs as a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Music/JustinBieber. He has a peach coloured pelt.

** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E8HardToSayAnything Hard to Say Anything]]" has Feather Bangs as a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Music/JustinBeiber. He has a peach coloured pelt.