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Wecome to Animals2U! This is a website on Animals. We didn't do a specific animal so instead we did types of animals.
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Animals2U! is a website mainly about types of animals. Even though Bugs isn't really a group, we call it a group.
As a group, we still aren't a good website maker. Please appreciate our hard work and have a good time!
Here's a guide of the Chinese Zoidac:
1984- Rat
1985- Ox
1986- Tiger
1987- Rabbit
1988- Dragon
1989- Snake
1990- Horse
1991- Goat
1992- Monkey
1993- Rooster
1984- Dog
1995- Pig
1996- Rat
1997- Ox
1998- Tiger
1999- Rabbit
2000- Dragon
2001- Snake
2002- Horse
2003- Goat
2004- Monkey
2005- Rooster
2006- Dog
2007- Pig
2008- Rat
2009- Ox
2010- Tiger
For More information on the Chinese Zodiac go to:
http://www.answers.com/Chinese%20Zodiac
P.S. Here is a some short summerys on the great race:
Chinese zodiac
The twelve zodiac animal signs are, in order, the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep (or goat), monkey,
rooster, dog, and pig. There are many legends to explain the beginning of the zodiac. One of the most popular reads, in summarized
form, follows:
The rat was given the task to invite the animals to report to the Jade Emperor to be selected for the zodiac signs.
The cat was a good friend of the rat, but the rat forgot to invite him. So the cat vowed to be the rat's natural enemy for
ages to come.
Another popular legend has it that a race was used to decide the animals to report to the Jade Emperor:
All the animals lined up on the bank of a river and were given the task of getting to the opposite shore. Their order
in the calendar would be set by the order in which the animals managed to reach the other side. The cat wondered how he would
get across if he was afraid of water. At the same time, the ox wondered how he would cross with his poor eyesight. The calculating
rat suggested that he and the cat jump onto the ox's back and guide him across. The ox was steady and hard-working so that
he did not notice a commotion on his back. In the meanwhile, the rat snuck up behind the unsuspecting cat and shoved him into
the water. Just as the ox came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first. The lazy pig came to the far shore
in twelfth place. And so the rat got the first year named after him, the ox got the second year, and the pig ended up as the
last year in the cycle. The cat finished too late (thirteenth) to win any place in the calendar, and vowed to be the enemy
of the rat forevermore.
Some versions of the tale say that the cattle nominated a water buffalo to represent them because he was more proficient
at water. The trade was acceptable because both animals are members of the family of bovids.
Another expands the race; the route ran through a forest, over ranges of plains and grasslands, and along a stream, before
finally crossing a lake to the destination town.
Yet another variation tells of two different races. The first involved all the animals, in two divisions to avoid the
fast animals dominating the top, and the top six in each division would "make the cut" for a second round, which
would then determine the order of placement of the animals in the zodiac. This format is rather like the one that the National
Football League uses to determine its playoff teams (six from each conference).
Interestingly the cat -- but not the rabbit -- does make the Vietnamese Zodiac.
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