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* In ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' Roger Rabbit has a large tuft of red hair on his head that is different from the white fur over the rest of his body.

** Wakko is shown to have a tuft of fur on his head when his hat is off. His older brother, Yakko, averts this.

* Both of Simba's son Kopa in ''Literature/TheLionKingSixNewAdventures'' books has a small brown mane growing in order to lessen the StrongFamilyResemblance between him and Simba as a cub.

* Oliver (the protagonist) and Rita (TheChick) from ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' have tufts of fur on their head, with the latter looking very much like she has EightiesHair. Subverted with Tito, who inexplicably has [[FurryFemaleMane red hair on his head]] despite being a normal looking Chihuahua.

** Both of Simba's sons, Kopa from ''Literature/TheLionKingSixNewAdventures'' books and Kion from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' cartoon, have small manes growing in order to lessen the StrongFamilyResemblance between them and their father as a cub.
** Tiifu and Zuri from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' have a cowlick and a fluff of fur on their head respectively.
** CanonForeigner cubs from [[ComicBook/TheLionKing the comics]] usually have tufts of fur. Tojo and Tama have tufts of fur while Malka has a small black mane.

** Zazu's unnamed girlfriend in the comic ''Zazu the Heartbreaker'' has a huge head of feathers.
** ''The Lion Guard'' has a few non-lion examples. The gorilla princes have fur on their head styled like hair and Besthe the hippo has a small spike of black fur on his head.

** Thomas O’Malley the alley cat has a thin tuft of fur on his head. Duchess the high society rich female cat averts this to keep with her well-groomed look.

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' Minnie has a tuft of fur when shown as the princess to the Country of the Musketeers. This is a direct reference to her design in the above-mentioned film, ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers''. Present-time Minnie in other ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' games doesn't have a tuft of fur.

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* There is a trend in the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom to draw long, exaggerated hair tufts that look a bit like scene hair. You'll see this often in fan-art for series like ''Literature/WarriorCats'' or ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Even if they're not exaggerated, tufts of head fur are ''extremely'' common on feral fursonas and [=OCs=].
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* Oliver (the protagonist) and Rita (TheChick) from ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' have tufts of fur on their head, with the latter looking very much like she has EightiesHair. Subverted with Tito, who inexplicably has [[FurryFemaleMane red hair on his head]] despite being a normal looking Chihuahua.
* Stitch of ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'' has a small tuft of fur on his head.
* Figaro the kitten in ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'' has a tuft of fur on the back of his head. Gideon the adult cat in the same movie has a thin, messy tuft of fur that sticks forward on his head.

* The ''Disney/{{Bambi}}'' series uses the MessyMaleFancyFemale trope. Bucks like Ronno and Bambi are fluffy and have fur tufts while females like Faline have neat fur.
* ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'' features MessyMaleFancyFemale. Despite Todd being a former pet and Vixey being wild, Todd is drawn as having unruly fur (including a tuft of head fur) while Vixey is well-groomed.
* ''Disney/LadyAndTheTrampIIScampsAdventure'':

* ''Disney/TheLionKing'' extended media uses this often to distinguish lions from each other. There's only so much you can do to make them look different from one another. Oddly, the heavy amount of lion cubs with manes makes Simba look like a late bloomer:

** Vitani from ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' has a tuft of fur on her head. In her case it makes her look scruffy, befitting for an Outsider and a DarkActionGirl.

** Timon's mother in ''Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'' has a red tuft of fur on her head, like her son. She's the [[NonstandardCharacterDesign only meerkat]] with an eye color (instead of having BlackBeadEyes). Ma is a SignificantGreenEyedRedhead.

* ''Disney/TheAristocats:''

* ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective:''

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':

When it comes to FunnyAnimal and PettingZooPerson characters this is ''much'' more common in males to the point of being a {{Tertiary Sexual Characteristic|s}}. Female characters will usually have a FurryFemaleMane while males only have a small amount of fluff. With NearlyNormalAnimal and PartiallyCivilizedAnimal characters the opposite is usually true. Female characters are more likely to have tufts of fur to establish them as females while males are normal and "bald". However, in the case of a MessyMaleFancyFemale pairing, the male animal might have a tuft while the female has smooth fur.

** Leah has a tuft both to [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics show that she's female]] and to [[IdenticalGrandson distinguish her from her Simba as a cub]].

** CanonForeigner cubs from the comics usually have tufts of fur. Tojo and Tama have tufts of fur while Malka has a small black mane.

* The male ''Velociraptor'' leader in ''Film/JurassicPark3'' has a crest of quills on its head to distinguish it from the other raptors. Notably, this is the ''only'' time in the whole ''Jurassic Park'' franchise that the raptors have been portrayed with any sort of feathers.

* ''Warriors'' fan-artist Draikinator has a few [=MAPs=] that are themed around giving the normally realistic cat characters "out there" designs (based on how many 2000s-era artists drew the characters), including inaccurate colors and long tufts of head fur. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6eYuO2rwjQ This Jayfeather MAP]] set to Evanescence's "Everybody's Fool" has Jayfeather with a "emo" PeekABangs.

* While ''Literature/WarriorCats'' fanart commonly depicts cats with this, it's used rarely and very subtly in the graphic novels themselves.

* Most of the mice in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' have tufts of fur on their head. Subverted in the original book.

* Oliver (the protagonist) and Rita (TheChick) from ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' have tufts of fur on their head, with the latter looking very much like she has EightiesHair. Subverted with Tito, who inexplicably has [[FurryFemaleMane red hair on his head]] despite being a normal looking Chihuahua.

Some fur and feather tufts are IdiotHair or Feathers.

* The golden eagle on the [[UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} Mexican]] flag has a tuft of feathers on the back of its head.

* Figaro the kitten in ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'' has a tuft of fur on the back of his head.