舉父(Ju fu) looks like a monkey. It has markings on its arms, a tail like a leopard, and is good at jumping. It has a habit of stroking its own head. It can pick up stones and throw them. Even tigers and leopards are afraid of it.
《山海經·西山經》
有獸焉，其狀如禺而文臂，豹虎而善投，名曰舉父。
In Chinese mythology, in the Lei Ze(The lake of thunder), there lived a thunder god. This god of thunder had a dragon-like body and a human head. If he slapped his abdomen, he would make a thunderclap.
雷澤中有雷神，龍身而人頭，鼓其腹。在吳西。
《山海經 海內東經》
天馬(Tianma/Sky Horse) is a beast there whose shape is like a white dog with a black head. When it sees a person, it flies away.
又東北二百裏，曰馬成之山，其上多文石，其陰多金玉，有獸焉，其狀如白犬而黑頭，見人則飛，其名曰天馬
《山海經·北山經》
In the water, there is a beast called 蠱雕 (Gu diao). Its shape is like a eagle, and it has a horn on its head. Its sound is like a crying baby, and it eats people.
又東五百裏，曰鹿吳之山，上無草木，多金石。澤更之水出焉，而南流註於滂水。水有獸焉，名曰蠱雕，其狀如雕而有角，其音如嬰兒之音，是食人。
《山海經 南次二經》
Zhuru(朱獳) is a mythical beast that lives in the mountains. It looks like a fox with fins like a fish. Its cry sounds like it is calling its own name. Wherever it appears in a country, that country will experience something that causes fear.
《山海經 東次二經》
又南三百裏，曰耿山，無草木，多水碧，多大蛇。有獸焉，其狀如狐而魚翼，其名曰朱獳，其鳴自，見則其國有恐。
There is a beast that is like a bull with four horns, human eyes, and pig ears. It is called the “諸懷(Zhuhuai)”, and its cry is like a crying goose. It is a man-eater.
《山海經 北山經》
有獸焉，其狀如牛而四角、人目、彘耳，其名曰諸懷，其音如鳴雁，是食人。
In the Shanhaijing, there are also some descriptions of mythical creatures that are very realistic, like this one: Feishu is an animal there whose shape is like a rabbit but with a mouse’s head. It flies using its back.
《山海經·北山經》
又東北二百裏，曰天池之山，其上無草木，多文石。有獸焉，其狀如兔而鼠首，以其背飛，其名曰飛鼠。澠水出焉，潛於其下，其中多黃堊
