ZhuRu/朱獳

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.

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。

FeiShu/飛鼠

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

ZhuJian/諸犍

ZhuJian/諸犍 - Chinese Mythtical Beasst

In the mountains, there is a beast Zhujian(諸犍) that resembles a leopard. It has a long tail, a human head, cow ears, and only one eye. It often roars loudly. When it walks, it holds its tail in its mouth. When it sleeps, it curls its tail up.

《山海經 北山一經》

又北百八十裏,曰單張之山,其上無草木。有獸焉,其狀如豹而長尾,人首而牛耳,一目,名曰諸犍,善咤,行則銜其尾,居則蟠其尾。