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Horns of a goat and a ram, goat's fur and ears, nose and canines of a pig, and mouth of a dog, a typical depiction of the devil in Christian art. The goat, ram, dog and pig are animals consistently associated with the Devil. [17] Detail of a 16th-century painting by Jacob de Backer in the National Museum in Warsaw.
In Central and East Asia a common calendar system consists of a twelve-year cycle, with each year represented as an animal. The eleventh animal of the twelve-year cycle is the dog. Often such animals are depicted as human figures with an animal head. Thus, the cynocephalic depiction of the eleventh zodiac animal is common (possibly with a tail).
Kemonomimi (獣の耳, けものみみ or ケモノミミ, lit. beast ears) describes humanoid characters that possess animal-like features. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
A French version called a Drac is said to be a type of Lutin or French elf. Draugar – (Norse) Undead creatures that guard their burial mounds. Dryad – Tree nymph or tree spirit from Greek mythology. Dullahan – Irish fairy, the headless rider. Dwarf – (Germanic) Human-shaped being often dwelling in mountains and in the earth.
It can take a human form, but will often have animal features, such as ears or a tail. [10] As an animal, the púca will most commonly appear as a horse, cat, rabbit, raven, fox, wolf, goat, goblin, or dog. No matter what shape the púca takes, its fur is almost always dark.
The bat-eared fox is a small, African fox known for its enormous ears, which can grow to over 5 inches tall! They can rotate their cup-shaped ears independently to pinpoint the exact location of prey.
A kemono character, exhibiting animal features such as a muzzle and fur A kemonomimi character, exhibiting animal features only in the ears and tail. Kemonā (Japanese: ケモナー) is a Japanese subcultural term used to describe people who are fond of anthropomorphic animal characters, which are referred to as kemono (Japanese: ケモノ).
A zoo in China has denied that one of its Malayan sun bears was actually a person in a bear costume. Video of bear at a Chinese zoo has people asking: Is that a bear or human in costume? Skip to ...