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6	[[caption-width-right:350:Adults are dressed, youngsters go bottomless...]]
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8	->'''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix]]:''' I can't walk into court with a ripped suit; I'll look so unprofessional...\
9	'''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie]]:''' You could just go naked like me.\
10	'''Phoenix:''' '''''AGH!!''' ARE YOU CRAZY!?'' I'm not gonna show up in court naked!\
11	'''Pinkie:''' Why not? Everypony else does it!
12	-->-- ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm''
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14	In RealLife, [[MostWritersAreHuman we humans]] are basically the only species uncomfortable with public nudity.[[note]]Though the extent [[ValuesDissonance varies massively depending on the culture and time period]][[/note]] Other creatures in the world[[note]]with the arguable exceptions of hermit crabs, caddisfly larvae, and decorator crabs[[/note]] don't share this taboo, and spend the entirety of their lives without ever covering themselves in a shred of clothing. So when a work of fiction uses animals for its core cast of thinking, personified ''characters'', what's an author to do about their underlying, well, nudity?
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16	Now is an important time to define the term "nudity": When ''we'' say that a person is "naked", we usually use it in a social context, implying that they should PleasePutSomeClothesOn. As FullyClothedNudity shows, we can consider a person "naked" even if they actually have some kind of clothes on. Even though the standard for acceptable human attire can vary with each culture, this isn't a standard we hold animals to; we just don't view their nudity as being so objectionable. Maybe it's the coat of fur (or feathers) that partially obscures their genitals already; maybe it's the four-legged posture that makes their unmentionables less visible than those of a bipedal human (especially from the front). So while we may not particularly ''want'' to be looking at an animal's family jewels, the [[AnimalsLackAttributes omission of them]] in art is (usually) much less noticeable than BarbieDollAnatomy. [[note]]Male rats and mice have large scrotums that are very hard not to notice.[[/note]]
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18	This gets weird with a HalfDressedCartoonAnimal, since they often do have a concept of nakedness. But even that is sort of a mock nakedness, since it doesn't make the viewers feel uncomfortable the same way as human nudity would in many cultures.
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20	It can also be due to ConservationOfDetail by the author, especially in written media where they have more important things to discuss than informing the audience whether there's "something" visible between an animal's hind legs or under his/her tail. But visual media needs frequent, consistent depictions of the characters (human or otherwise) so whether or not an animal is "anatomically correct" can be an important stylistic decision for the artist: [[ExecutiveMeddling Executives]] and MoralGuardians may object to such anatomical features, but on the other hand, an artist may prefer to [[ShownTheirWork show their work]] rather than deal with complaints that their AnimalsLackAttributes.
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22	But things start to get weird when throwing [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism anthropomorphism]] into the mix. Of course, a TalkingAnimal ([[SpeechImpairedAnimal speech-impaired]] or otherwise) and their relatives like the NearlyNormalAnimal and PartiallyCivilizedAnimal, being rather normal animals otherwise, can easily get by with their lack of pants or shirt ever getting questioned, but it gets weirder when talking about animals that are more or less treated or act like people. A CivilizedAnimal and perhaps even {{Funny Animal}}s can still get away with being naked due to them still having a animalistic-shape; BeastMen and {{Humanoid Female Animal}}s, however, are essentially humans with some animal features added on, so it might be more than a little awkward to have them going about nude.
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24	Sister trope to HumanFurnitureIsAPainInTheTail.
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26
27	!!When it is deemed "necessary" to clothe animals in some form of attire, artists have a wide range of options at their disposal:
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29	[[foldercontrol]]
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31	[[folder:Animal Attire Amount Tropes]]
32
33	!!AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal
34	As the nonhuman equivalent of wearing DiamondsInTheBuff, the individual is still essentially 'naked' underneath whatever pelt or plumage they naturally possess; but their AmplifiedAnimalAptitude is conveyed through the use of jewelry or other worn accessories. (RingAroundTheCollar and WhiteGloves can also count.) Similarly, they may be wearing only the equivalent of a fig-leaf or LoinCloth -- the bare minimum necessary to preserve a sense of modesty for the audience if they are a BeastMan. (This is also a popular visual motif for depicting characters as 'exotic' or 'native' in origin.)
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36	* Most Common Way of Dress for: {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s, {{Talking Animal}}s, and {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s.
37	* Also Common Way of Dress for: {{Civilized Animal}}s and {{Funny Animal}}s.
38	* Rarely Seen on: [[BeastMan Beast Men]] (at least without something covering their naughty-bits).
39
40	!!HalfDressedCartoonAnimal
41	One of ''the'' most common depictions in WesternAnimation, the individual is wearing a partial set of clothing -- usually just a shirt or coat to cover their upper body while their bottoms, legs, and feet remain bare (unless they wear shoes). Going "topless" with a skirt or pants but no shirt is also an option, like the animal equivalent of a WalkingShirtlessScene.
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43	* Commonly Seen on: {{Civilized Animal}}s and {{Funny Animal}}s.
44	* Sometimes Seen on: pantsless {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s, {{Talking Animal}}s, and {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s, shirtless male BeastMan.
45	* Rarely Seen on: pantsless [[BeastMan Beast Men]], shirtless female [[BeastMan Beast Men]] (because of the NippleAndDimed DoubleStandard), and shirtless {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s, {{Talking Animal}}s, and {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s.
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47	!!BarefootCartoonAnimal
48	Extending "half-dressed" to "mostly-dressed" results in this: The animal wears a full set of clothing, except retaining their unshod feet. Spat-wearing, but otherwise fully-dressed animals also count as barefoot cartoon animals. When this is the status quo in a setting, the exception becomes known as TheOneWhoWearsShoes.
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50	* Commonly Seen on: [[BeastMan Beast Men]] and {{Funny Animal}}s.
51	* Sometimes Seen on: {{Civilized Animal}}s.
52	* Rarely Seen on: {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s, {{Talking Animal}}s, and {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s.
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54	!!FullyDressedCartoonAnimal
55	This is an animal who wears a full set of clothing including footwear (socks and/or shoes). Often averted because a full outfit with shoes and/or socks has a high chance of obscuring what species a particular animal character is. {{Funny Animal}}s who typically have this form of dress, especially the head-to-toe variant, can be a little unsettling when shown completely naked, but it's ''not'' as unsettling as a nude BeastMan.
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57	* Commonly Seen on: [[BeastMan Beast Men]] and {{Funny Animal}}s.
58	* Sometimes Seen on: {{Civilized Animal}}s.
59	* Rarely Seen on: {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s, {{Talking Animal}}s, and {{Partially Civilized Animal}}s.
60	[[/folder]]
61
62	[[folder:Animal Attire Convention Tropes]]
63	!!TheOneWhoWearsShoes
64	When being barefoot (whether otherwise fully-dressed, half-dressed, accessory-wearing, or otherwise completely nude) is the status quo in a setting, wearing shoes or socks becomes the exception. Sometimes, this is inverted by having footwear-wearing be the status quo and being barefoot be an exception.
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66	!!PantslessMalesFullyDressedFemales
67	Another convention applied largely to anthropomorphized animals ({{Funny\|Animal}} and {{Civilized\|Animal}}) is a gender-based DoubleStandard regarding who is allowed to wear what kinds of clothes; the AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal and HalfDressedCartoonAnimal tropes are only ever applied to males, while females adhere to a higher standard of dress than the opposite gender.
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69	!!Adults Dress More Fully Than Youngsters
70	One convention applied to animals, usually {{Funny Animal}}s and {{Civilized Animal}}s, is an age-based DoubleStandard in which either young animals dress less fully than the adult animals in the work or the young animals go au naturel and the adults wear clothing, whether accessory wearing, half-dressed, or fully dressed. Sometimes inverted, like with a baby animal wearing a diaper and an adult animal wearing nothing.
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72	!!Sleepwear and Swimwear Paradox
73	This is the tendency for the sleepwear and swimwear of typically completely naked, [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal mostly naked]], or [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal partially]] dressed {{Funny Animal}}s and {{Civilized Animal}}s to not follow the rules of their everyday dress (or lack of dress). Instead, they appear more fully dressed in their sleepwear and swimwear than in their normal outfits, intended to be more relatable for human viewers.
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75	* '''Sleepwear:''' A character's nightgown or pajamas would cover their body more than their typical daywear does. If they're wearing pajamas, they would be wearing pajama bottoms even if they are normally naked below the waist or pajama tops even if they are normally naked above the waist.
76	* '''Swimwear:''' An animal character who doesn't normally wear pants, shorts, or a skirt would be wearing swim trunks if male or a swimsuit (one-piece or two-piece) if female. Even shirtless half-dressed female characters will wear either a swimsuit or both pieces of their bikini as their swimwear.
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78	!!Normally Pantsless or Naked Character With a Towel Wrapped Around His/Her Waist
79	This is a tendency for a typically [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal pantsless]], [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal mostly naked]], or completely naked animal character to wrap a towel around his/her waist when he/she gets out of the shower or bathtub.
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81	!!Winter Attire Without Pants, Shoes, or Boots
82	For winter weather, a naked or partially clothed FunnyAnimal or CivilizedAnimal would often dress with a hat, scarf, and jacket, but without pants or shoes/boots. Another variant of this includes shoes or boots, but they still aren’t wearing any pants. They would seem to be dressed for the weather, but logically, they should still be cold unless they are arctic, Antarctic, or similarly frigid weather animals because of the lack of shoes/boots and pants.
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84	!!Pantsless or Mostly Naked Character Acting Denuded When Naked
85	This is when a HalfDressedCartoonAnimal or, in a few cases, an AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal reacts to his or her state of undress protect his or her modesty when he or she is spotted nearly or completely naked.
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87	!!Otherwise or Normally Clothed Animal Not Embarrassed by State of Undress
88	This is when an otherwise clothed animal, whether fully, mostly, or partly clothed or accessory-wearing animal loses part, most, or all his/her clothes or has a wardrobe malfunction, but doesn't act denuded to his/her state of undress or nudity. They might try to find their lost or stolen clothes and get them back, but they don't seem to care about their state of undress.
89	[[/folder]]
90
91	[[folder:Animal Attire Type Tropes]]
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93	!!Naked Animal Legs Colored Pants
94	A subtrope of NudeColoredClothes in which the pants worn by pantsless looking cartoon animals of the CivilizedAnimal, FunnyAnimal, or BeastMan vein that look like naked animal legs. Used as a common subversion of the pantsless side of the HalfDressedCartoonAnimal trope.
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96	!!ShellBackpack
97	When a shelled animal, such as a turtle or armadillo, or a quilled animal like a porcupine, echidna, or hedgehog, is seen wearing human clothing on their upper body that covers only the front and leaves the shell or quills on the back unclothed. Logically, the garment would be open to back like a hospital gown.
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99	!!Wing Sleeves
100	This is where because their wings can't fit normal shirt, jacket, and coat sleeves, bird, bat, and similarly winged characters wear sleeved shirts with large or huge sleeves to fit their wings.
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102	!!Glove and Sock Nail/Claw Slits
103	This is where a character's (not fingerless) gloves or (more rarely) socks have slits for claws or talons to stick through. This is rather logical for animals with long claws.
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105	!!Tail Sleeves
106	This is where a given attire has a sleeve for the tail; such as pants have long tail sleeves, capris with medium tail sleeves, and shorts have short tail sleeves. The shorted the tail is, the shorter the tail sleeve has to be. The thicker the tail, the thicker the tail sleeve has to be. Tail sleeves for animals with thick tails are usually thick at the base and get thinner toward the tip. This is rarely depicted, but spacesuits for some reason are commonly depicted with closed sleeves that accommodate an animal's tail.
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108	!!Cheek Earrings
109	This is where an animal without pinnae (ear flaps) wears earrings on their cheeks.
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111	[[/folder]]
112
113	[[folder:Natural Body Parts as Articles of Clothing Tropes]]
114
115	!!FurIsClothing
116	A manner of playing the subject of an animal's "fur coat," feathers (if a bird), or scales [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]] is to treat it as an ''actual'' article of clothing. Expect to see GoofyPrintUnderwear and/or a reaction from the character (see above point) to protect his or her modesty if he or she should be suddenly denuded.
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118	* '''Fur or Skin Used For a Sexy Leg Reveal:''' An animal lifts the fur or skin on his/her leg, [[ShowSomeLeg revealing a sexy woman's leg]]. To put it another way, it's FurIsClothing meets ShowSomeLeg.
119	* '''Physiological Pockets:''' An animal character has pockets, most commonly placed on his/her thighs, as part of his/her actual physiology.
120	* '''FurBikini''': The fur/feathers/scales that are treated like clothing are shaped like a bikini.
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122	!!RemovableShell
123	The turtle and other shelled or carapaced creature equivalent of FurIsClothing.
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125	!!EggshellClothing
126	One manner of presenting a child-like demeanor for young animals born from eggs is to preserve their modesty using part of their egg's shell.
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128	!!Ears as a Hat
129	This is when an animal with pinnae (outer ear flaps) doffs his/her ears as if they were a hat.
130	[[/folder]]
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133
134	!! Examples That Do Not Fit the {{Subtrope}}s:
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136	[[folder:Advertising]]
137	* One Advertising/{{Geico}} commercial depicts the the always-naked gecko mascot happening upon a clothing-optional beach and saying "how convenient." (In no other commercial does anyone perceive him as naked.)
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139
140	[[folder:Comic Books]]
141	* WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck puts a towel around his waist after showering. This is far more commonly seen [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse in the comics]] than in the animated shorts.
142	-->''"You know, Donald Duck never wore pants, but when he comes out of the shower, he puts a towel around his waist. I mean, what's that about?"''\
143	--'''Chandler''', ''Series/{{Friends}}'' [[labelnote:*]]Answer: [[FridgeBrilliance To keep the floor from getting wet!]][[/labelnote]]
144	[[/folder]]
145
146	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
147	* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': Hobbes doesn't wear clothes, although in one storyline he wears "jams" to go swimming. Another time he was forced to wear extensive swimgear to go in a pool, which he viewed as very unnecessary. At least a few times Hobbes has expressed pride in not having to wear clothes like feeble humans do, and Calvin himself has sometimes gone naked claiming to be defying his human nature.
148	-->'''Calvin:''' You know, there must be thousands of animal species, and of ALL of them, only humans wear clothes. Isn't that weird? I wonder why other animals don't wear clothes.\
149	'''Hobbes:''' If our naked pink butts showed, we probably would.\
150	'''Calvin:''' Our butts are just fine!
151	* ComicStrip/KrazyKat's "collar", which is really more like a necktie, bow, or scarf. Regardless, the Kat feels "nude" without it.
152	* In ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'', Satchel and Bucky don't wear clothes, but Satchel is still embarrassed when Rob comes into the bathroom while he's showering (in a shower cap, ironically wearing ''more'' than he usually does). Rob points out that he's always naked, but Satchel insists that shower nudity is "different". Rob and Bucky are unconvinced.
153	[[/folder]]
154
155	[[folder:Fan Works]]
156	* In ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'', most ponies are naked and clothing is either for certain weather or fashion. In ''Fanfic/UnfamiliarPatterns'', Rarity went through a "nudist" phase as a foal. It's not the nudity itself that is embarrassing, but her taking off her clothes spontaneously.
157	* ''Fanfic/VeritasDolor'': Shadow normally wears nothing but his shoes and socks, however he wears a G.U.N. uniform for ceremonies.
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
161	* The Cheshire Cat in Disney's animated ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' doffed his ears in the style that WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse did.
162	* ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros'': The Aracuan bird and Donald Duck both appear more fully dressed in their swimwear (which is the old two piece with shorts and a shirt) than in their usual half-dressed pantsless outfits.
163	* Stitch of ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' wears pajamas that cover his whole body even though he is usually naked otherwise.
164	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'': The ermine cape that Ratigan wears when he takes over the kingdom has a partial tail sleeve.
165	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'': Figaro the kitten wears no clothing of any sort whereas Gideon the adult cat wears a full outfit with WhiteGloves (sans shoes) sloppily.
166	* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'':
167	** The BigBad white peacock Lord Shen wears a robe with very large sleeves to accommodate for his wings.
168	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'': Pete's claws sticks through his WhiteGloves when he grabs the Beagle Boy.
169	* ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeCollisionCourse'': Scrat's spacesuit has a closed tail sleeve to it.
170	* ''WesternAnimation/UnaPeliculaDeHuevos'': Some of the hens are wearing earrings on their cheeks, since hens, being birds, don't have pinnas (ear flaps).
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172
173	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
174	* When everybody gets up in ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'', Kermit wears pajamas (we even see the pajama bottoms) and then a bathrobe on top of that. Fozzie takes it further; a character who's normally naked except for [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal a hat and a tie]], is wearing a heavy raincoat to ''take a shower''.
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177	[[folder:Literature]]
178	* ''Literature/{{Dinoverse}}'' features human characters being cast back in time and made to inhabit the bodies of dinosaurs. Only one of them is ever shown to feel bothered by being naked in dinosaur form, with everyone else shrugging and saying there's nothing to cover when she brings it up. She sticks leaves to her borrowed body using sap, for a while, but they fall off. Then another character makes her a kind of cursory [[SeashellBra Seashell Bikini]], the "bottom" being a vine belt with a shell hanging underneath, and for several scenes after that she's furious whenever these get cut off or otherwise removed. Later, after going through some CharacterDevelopment, she becomes just as unworried about it as the others.
179	* The animals in Creator/BeatrixPotter stories who often lose their clothes in awkward situations seem not to care to realize their current state of undress, whether it's [[Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit Peter Rabbit's]] jacket and shoes in one story, or [[Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten Tom Kitten]] and his siblings losing their duds to the Puddleducks in another. Clothing on animals just seems like this superficial, uncomfortable, if not unnecessary requirement in such a world, yet one is trying to abide to a more civilized form of life by doing so.
180	* This (in animal form, they're naked) is pointed out several time of both vampires and werewolves in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', with the most common victim being the werewolf Angua of the AM City Watch.
181	* ''Literature/LittleBear'': The titular bear cub is naked while his parents and grandparents wear full outfits with shoes. All of his animal friends are naked as well, and so are other adult animals such as Mr. and Mrs. Skunk (though they do wear a top hat and veil, respectively, for their wedding). Full outfits seem only to extend to the older members of the Bear family and of course the humans.
182	[[/folder]]
183
184	[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
185	* Kermit the Frog from ''Franchise/TheMuppets'' considers his collar clothing; one time when he was without it, [[OurNudityIsDifferent he acted as if he were naked]] (hiding his neck-nudity from Miss Piggy, for one thing).
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187
188	[[folder:Video Games]]
189	* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': There are dozens of sentient races in the game, with different ideas of clothing, usually based on how anthropomorphic they are.
190	** The most human-like races, including the playable tauren and worgen are fully clothed.
191	** The least human-like races, such as the murlocs and gorlocs, don't wear clothes.
192	** There are several types of dragon, and the more humanoid they are, the more clothes they wear; naturally they wear clothes when disguised as one of the playable races.
193	** Naga are serpentine creatures derived from elves who wear nothing on their snake-like lower halves. On the top half, males don't wear anything except for armor; female naga have breasts, and wear tops, except for some who rely on their scale covered BarbieDollAnatomy. More recent expansions have Naga of both genders with armor on their tails and limbs and females with trimmed robes or shirts.
194	[[/folder]]
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196	[[folder:Webcomics]]
197	* Collars are considered appropriate attire among animals in ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'', and going out without them is seen as indecent. A few groups in-universe subvert this, such as the wolves (who are acknowledged as naked in-universe) or the Celestials (who count as a form of PosthumanNudism).
198	* Sabrina from ''WebComic/SabrinaOnline'' wears nude-animal-leg-colored pants. This receives a LampshadeHanging at one point when her roommate borrows them, and she [[BreakingTheFourthWall addresses the reader]] [[http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline57.GIF implicitly calling them perverts]] for assuming she has been naked the whole time.
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200
201	[[folder:Western Animation]]
202	* The WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts feature the swimwear/sleepwear and winter attire paradoxes a lot, especially with WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck and WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale. For example:
203	** Donald's nightgown covered more of his body than his usual outfit did, and sometimes included pants, which aren’t part of his usual outfit.
204	** Even though he doesn’t wear pants, he always wears swim trunks in water, whether it was just swim trunks or a two piece with a shirt and shorts.
205	** Donald frequently went out in the snow either with his trademark sailor suit and hat or put on a coat, but he wouldn't put on pants or winter shoes/boots.
206	** In the short “Two Chips and a Miss,” the normally naked WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale are seen wearing nightgowns and sleeping caps.
207	** In some shorts, WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale wear winter outfits with jackets, but not pants or boots.
208	* WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, whose only default attire is his signature white gloves, has worn a bathing suit a few times. The 1949 short "High-Diving Hare" is a notable instance. Interestingly, in that one, Bugs tells Yosemite Sam to cover his eyes while he dresses as a trick to avoid diving.
209	** In a few other shorts, he tucks his ears into a swim cap before diving. This could have practical purposes as well though (like keeping water out of his ears and speeding his swimming up).
210	* Disney's WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck is a prime example of a pantless HalfDressedCartoonAnimal who acts denuded like a human when he is naked. Not only does he run around with a shirt but no pants, but when said shirt is taken he reacts to protect his modesty despite not having anything to protect.
211	** However, in the ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' episode adaptation of ''The Nutcracker Suite'', Donald as the Mouse King doesn't seem to act denuded, despite not wearing a shirt in the episode.
212	* The Disney version of Franchise/WinnieThePooh wears only a shirt that is one size too small, but at night he wears a proper-sized nightgown and night cap. On a sidenote, the original illustrations show Pooh naked most of the time, with the shirt only worn during winter.
213	* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther'' cartoons,the Panther would occasionally "undress" (typically just removing "socks" just before going to bed), only to look exactly the same.
214	* In the 1929 WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short\|s}}, "The Karnival Kid," WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse doffs his ears as if they were a hat. This inspired the creation of Franchise/MickeyMouse ear hats.
215	** Before that, WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit doffed his ears.
216	* In episodes of ''WesternAnimation/GoDiegoGo'' that show Baby Jaguar and are set in an Arctic setting, Baby Jaguar wears winter attire that includes a jacket, but not pants or boots. It's partly justified because he stays on all fours.
217	* From ''WesternAnimation/TheOddballCouple'' we have NeatFreak Spiffy as a FullyDressedCartoonAnimal, and unkempt Fleabag as a HalfDressedCartoonAnimal.
218	* Squidward from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' usually wears a shirt and no pants. It doesn't seem to stop him from being embarrassed when he finds himself naked in public.
219	* Mrs. Cluck, an otherwise normal hen in the ''WesternAnimation/HigglytownHeroes'' episode "Corn to be Wild" wears a two piece swimming outfit when cannonballing into the lake, but is otherwise naked. Fran the squirrel in contrast only wears a swimming cap to cannonball.
220	* Dudley Puppy from ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'' was revealed to wear nude animal leg colored pants in one episode.
221	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' provides an odd example where [[CanineCompanion Jake, a dog]], appears naked but is once revealed to be wearing pants that are made out of spider web and thus basically invisible. Why does he bother? In another episode he freaks out at the idea of [[AnIcePerson the Ice King]] seeing him SleepsInTheNude, and he's also been seen wearing a ModestyTowel.
222	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs'', the Big Bad Wolf's pants fall off after the suspenders break apart. While it seems like a gag, the wolf simply continues relentlessly getting into the house without caring to realize his current state of undress. The way it happens to the wolf is something of a transformation of a character who begins aping a very humanly vagabondage attire to become fully a wolf in the process. It's not so much a gag as more of a nonchalance in the way the clothing comes off him.
223	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''
224	** Darwin and Penny wear swimcaps while swimming, despite being a peanut and fish, thus having no hair. Leslie, a potted flower who normally wears no clothing, [[RuleOfFunny puts a speedo on over his pot]].
225	** Darwin, who normally wears only shoes, averts the "sleepwear paradox" by simply changing to a pair of slippers.
226	** Darwin, Tobias, and Banana Joe have all worn towels in the locker room despite not wearing pants (not counting Joe's peel, which he wears the towel over). With Tobias, this leads to an odd scene in "The Voice" where he's wearing a towel, has it taken from him, and his fuzzball [[{{Cephalothorax}} body/head]] is higher up on his legs, though he doesn't react as if he's nude.
227	** During the ChristmasEpisode, {{Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal}}s like Darwin and Penny put on winter wear like scarves and mittens, but leave most of their bodies uncovered. Gumball also puts on heavier clothes than usual, but leaves his feet [[BarefootCartoonAnimal uncovered]].
228	** Depending on the scene, Darwin lacking footwear may or may not be treated as nudity (complete with {{pixellation}} for his ''feet'').
229	* Most ponies of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' "don't normally wear clothes". They will dress up for formal events like the Grand Galloping Gala, but what constitutes "appropriate" Gala attire [[ZigzaggedTrope varies from one pony to the next]]; royal pages wear livery that includes bloomers, shirt, and jacket, while the guests wear anything from long gowns to an ascot or a shirt collar and tie. When a pony wears shoes (not nailed-on horseshoes, but shoes that cover the hoof), they are typically only worn on the forehooves.
230	* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': With exception of Furrball and Barky Marky, the nonhuman SpiritualSuccessor Tiny Toons wear clothing or more clothing than the original WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes animals, who are usually naked. L'il Sneezer wears less clothing than Sniffles however, wearing only a diaper fastened with a safety pin compared to Sniffles full outfit complete with shoes.
231	* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': Inverted with the young mouse Tuffy and the adult mouse Jerry in that the former wears a diaper and the latter goes naked.
232	* {{Discussed}} during ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'''s sixth episode--the main characters find themselves on a ferry filled with frogs in fancy outfits, and [[CheerfulChild Greg]] points out that their pet frog is the only one naked (though the other frogs don't seem to mind). The animals at Miss Langtree's school also wear clothes, but Beatrice (a [[ForcedTransformation human transformed into a bluebird]]) and Fred (a [[TalkingAnimal talking horse]]) don't.
233	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'', both of the girls wear shoes but none of the boys do. Tyrone's regular outfit consists only of a shirt, yet some of his roles have him wearing pants but no shirt, such as in "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters" and Chichen-Itza Pizza".
234	* In the animated adaption of ''WesternAnimation/{{Redwall}}'', the characters are generally in pretty fully accessorized outfits with the exception of pants and shoes for some male '''and''' female creatures such as Basil and Jess respectively. The Sparra wear nothing, but this isn’t seen as shocking although everyone else goes around with at least an accessory on.
235	** In addition, The first episode shows Matthias receiving a new habit from Abbot Mortimer, which he tries on in front of the Abbot, showing both that he does not wear anything underneath his habit and that presumably nakedness amongst these creatures isn’t shocking and clothes are more of an accessory than to protect modesty. But several episodes later when Matthias has to take off his habit for an extended period of time, he is shown to be wearing an undershirt and shorts underneath——maybe because he was now surrounded by clothed characters and the contrast would be distracting.
236	* '''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'': Zig-zagged and discussed.
237	** "The Science of Staying Warm" focuses on the fact that some characters (especially the ones that have fur) would simply wear winter-appropriate accessory alongside their normal clothing during winter, whereas non-furred ones, like Olive, have to wear a full set of winter clothing.
238	** Despite being a bat, Ari apparently has no problems wearing clothes with normal sleeves (it is possible, however, that they are modified to fit his wings).
239	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}'': In "Pants", Squiddly invents four-legged pants, which are perfect for her considering she has four feet. However, it is really only appropriate for her specifically. When she tries to mass-market them, it doesn't really work out for everyone else.
240	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'': The dogs are bipedal {{FunnyAnimal}}s (except for one puppy who walks on all fours and seems more like a regular puppy) and occupy the human's niche (there are no humans and other animals behave as they do in the real world), but they typically prance around in the nude (so human stand-in dog nudism considered normal in this show's universe) and only wear more than the classic accessories (nappies/diapers on baby puppies, thongs/flip-flops, glasses, headphones, e.t.c.) in certain situations. Even then, they almost never reach FullyDressedCartoonAnimal (either with shoes or [[BarefootCartoonAnimal without]]).
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