Tungro

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Tungro with wings hidden (art by KeiHound)

Tungro (born July 1985, Helmond, The Netherlands) is a 9ft tall blue anthropomorphic otter with white feathered wings. He relocated to Aberdeen, Scotland in 1993 and has lived in the West Midlands, England and Reading, Berkshire but now resides in Didcot. He identified himself with furry at the age of about 12 but was not introduced to the furdom until 2002. His first foray into furry was on the IFPL in 2003, and thanks to Giles Gourry EuDraco found the #northukfurs IRC channel. His first meet was in the middle of September 2003, which was a LondonFurs meet. He is currently active in the LondonFurs, NorthernFurs, MidFurs and HantsFurs communities, and is part of the ConFuzzled UK furry convention in the role as the Stage Manager and as Registration Coordinator.

1 Real Life
2 The name
3 Interests
4 TigerTails Radio
5 Conventions and meets
6 External links

[edit] Real Life

Tungro is a graduate of the University of Warwick, completing a Masters degree in Computer Systems Engineering in June 2007 and graduating with a Masters of Engineering (Hons) at a 2:1 level. He is currently working for a small IT consultancy company, being responsible for the company's internal IT and Infrastructure.

[edit] The name

"Tungro" is the name of a non-important character in Brian Jacques' novel "The Legend of Luke", part of the Redwall series. However, it is also the name of a rice crop disease, and this is generally where the name is attributed to.

[edit] Interests

Outside the fandom, Tungro enjoys photography and also tinkering with computers. He is also a scuba diver, having obtained the qualification of PADI Open Water Diver.

Tungro also enjoys travelling around the country. "SouthPaw's apprentice" is a nickname that has been used to describe Tungro in the past, in reference to his growing knowledge of public transport.

[edit] TigerTails Radio

Tungro has been a guest DJ in the history of TigerTails Radio, and has taken part in the Comic Relief Red Nose Day 2007 charity show, where green gunk and porridge (mixed with shaving foam) was thrown over his head. The event was highly successful, raising £700 for Comic Relief.