History Main / AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation

* A series of ''Franchise/TheMuppets'' comic miniseries following the example of ''Christmas Carol'' etc.: ''Muppet Literature/PeterPan''; ''Muppet Myth/RobinHood''; ''Muppet Myth/KingArthur''; ''Muppet Literature/SnowWhite'' and ''Muppet Franchise/SherlockHolmes''.

* Disney's ''Disney/RobinHood'' would be the TropeCodifier. For example, Robin Hood and Maid Marian are [[CunningLikeAFox foxes]], Little John is a {{bear|y Funny}}, Prince John is a [[KingOfBeasts lion]], the Sheriff of Nottingham is a [[SavageWolves wolf]], etc.

* ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' is an adaptation of Creator/CharlesDickens' ''Literature/OliverTwist'' where Oliver is a kitten and Fagin's gang are dogs. However, in a rare case, the animals are non-anthropomorphic, and some characters (notably Fagin and Bill Sykes) remain humans.

* ''Disney/TheLionKing'' is loosely based on ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', starring various African animals (most prominently, lions).

* ''Literature/BasilOfBakerStreet'' (which was adapted into ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'') is not a straightforward adaptation, as Basil lives in a mousehole ''near'' Franchise/SherlockHolmes, and considers the detective his mentor in-universe, but it fits.

* ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'' took many characters from previous Creator/{{Disney}} animated features and shorts and placed them as the characters in Charles Dickens' [[Literature/AChristmasCarol original story]]. For example, Scrooge [=McDuck=] is Ebenezer Scrooge, Franchise/MickeyMouse is Bob Cratchett, WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck is Fred, WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} is Jacob Marley, etc.

* ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' is ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' RecycledInSpace. Some of the key characters (like the main character Jim and his mother) are still human, but the rest of the cast are different kind of aliens, many of whom look considerably animal-like. For example, Long John Silver looks like a large anthropomorphic bear/dog, Billy Bones is [[LizardFolk reptilian]], [[TheCaptain Captain Amelia]] (a GenderFlipped version of Captain Smollett) is a [[CatFolk cat-lady]], Dr. Delbert Doppler (a CompositeCharacter based on Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney) has distinctly canine features, and Scroop, the pirate who attacks Jim (based on various pirate characters), looks like something between a GiantSpider and a lobster.

* ''WesternAnimation/DavidCopperfield1993'' was a [[InNameOnly very loose]] animated adaptation of [[Literature/DavidCopperfield the original novel]] in which the Copperfield family and Murstone were cats, Uriah Heep was a rat, Peggoty was a hedgehog, Steerforth was a dog and Mr Micawber was a monkey.

Compare AdaptationSpeciesChange.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendsOfTreasureIsland'', while admittedly an InNameOnly adaptation in most other areas as well, converts the novel's cast into [[PettingZooPerson Petting Zoo People]].

A lot of books that were written by famous authors have an entirely human cast. However, when the story is adapted (mostly as an AnimatedAdaptation), some creators decide the best way to really jazz up the story is to replace the humans with {{Funny Animal}}s and PettingZooPeople. This is known as an Anthropomorphic Animal Adaptation.

* ''The Adventures of Don coyote and Sancho panda, the Hanna-Barbera series, took the two leads and turned them into the pun-based animals.

* '' The Adventures of Don coyote and Sancho panda, the Hanna-Barbera series, took the two leads and turned them into the pun-based animals.''

* '' The Adventures of Don coyote and Sancho panda, the Hanna-Barbera series, took the two leads and turned them into the pun-based animals.

* ''WesternAnimation/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds'' is ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' with also an entirely canine cast.

* ''[[ComicBook/SpiderHam The Spectacular Spider-Ham]]'' is ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' as a pig. Also features various other animal-hero adaptations such as [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Deerdevil]] and [[ComicBook/GhostRider Goose Rider]].

* Inverted by Tom King's ''Batman Meets Elmer Fudd'', which has characters based on Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Sylvester, etc. but they're all human. (Other ''DC Meets WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' oneshots had the FunnyAnimals as is, with explanations ranging from AlternateTooniverse to UpliftedAnimal to none whatsoever).

* The 2000 animated ''Literature/TomSawyer'', in which Tom and Becky are cats, Huck is a fox, etc.

* ''The Spectacular Spider-Ham'' is ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' as a pig. Also features various other animal-hero adaptations such as [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Deerdevil]] and [[ComicBook/GhostRider Goose Rider]].

* ''Franchise/TheMuppets Meet the Classics : Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' by "Gaston Leroux and" Eric Forrest Jackson, which features Christine as a pig, Raoul as a frog, Erik as ... a sort of [[BuffySpeak dragony creature]] ... and so on.

* ''Franchise/TheMuppets Meet the Classics : Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' by "Gaston LeRoux and" Eric Forrest Jackson, which features Christine as a pig, Raoul as a frog, Erik as ... a sort of [[BuffySpeak dragony creature]] ... and so on.

* ''Marvel Apes'' which is the Marvel universe...but everyone's an Ape or otherwise some kind of non-human primate (Spider-Man for example, is a Spider Monkey). Don't question it beyond EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys.
* Not ''Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'', who were original characters, but the [[ShowWithinAShow comic-within-a-comic]] ''Justa Lotta Animals'', a ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' pastiche featuring Supersquirrel, Wonder Wabbit, Batmouse etc.

* A series of ''Franchise/TheMuppets'' comic miniseries following the example of ''Christmas Carol'' etc.: ''Muppet Literature/PeterPan''; ''Muppet Myth/RobinHood''; ''Muppet Myth/KingArthur''; ''Muppet Literature/SnowWhite'' and ''Muppet Literature/SherlockHolmes''.

* Not ''Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'', who were original characters, but the [[ShowWithinAShow comic-within-a-comic]] ''Justa Lotta Animals'', a ''Comicbook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' pastiche featuring Supersquirrel, Wonder Wabbit, Batmouse etc.

* ''WesternAnimation/DCNation'''s ''Farm League'' are animal versions of the ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica''. Unrelated to the Justa Lotta Animals, above.

* Partial example with ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'' is a kid's friendly adaptation of ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' with TalkingAnimals, but also has human characters.