The twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac come from eleven types of animals we find in nature: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the snake, the horse, the ram, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, the pig, and the mythological dragon; they're used as a calendar.
Den kinesiske dyrekreds' tolv dyr kommer fra elleve dyrearter som findes i naturen: rotten, oksen, tigeren, haren, slangen, hesten, vædderen, aben, hanen, hunden og svinet samt dragen fra mytologien; de bruges som kalender.