Fruits Basket charecter question?

How come In Fruits Basket (anime) Hatsuharu is a cow but on Wikipedia he is a Ox and there is no cow in the Chinese Zodiac


and why does Hatori looks like a Sea Horse while Wikipedia says he is a Dragon and there is also no Sea Horse in the Chinese Zodiac





so please answer this question


ThankYou

Fruits Basket charecter question?
An ox and a cow are the same type of animal.


So Haru could be considered an ox or a cow. It could go either way.





Hatori looks like a seahorse because the Japanese believe that a baby dragon was a seahorse.
Reply:Well in modern terminology[?] A cow typically is and ox. The only difference is the horn size and the toughness. And the author of the series thought it would be funny if Hatori looking like a sea horse xD no. actually I guess she wanted to keep it real. It%26#039;s here own rendition of the story to the Chinese Zodiac myth. And she has a love able sense of humor. So indeed the cow and seahorse are not apart of the zodiac... neither is the cat...
Reply:As sometimes happens with historical developments, several versions of the origin of the Chinese Zodiac exist. This is to be expected, especially when you consider that the Chinese Zodiac was established thousands of years ago. Most stories do seem to agree on one thing: the animals that make up the signs, or the 12 equal parts of the Chinese Zodiac, were the animals that appeared in response to an invitation. As a reward for appearing, these 12 animals were included on the Chinese Zodiac. As interesting as the story of the animals is, there’s much more to the origin of the Chinese Zodiac than that.





Whether it was Buddha inviting the animals to celebrate his departure from this world or whether it was the Jade Emperor who invited the animals to attend a birthday celebration is one difference you’ll uncover when researching the origin of the Chinese Zodiac. Another difference is the invitation itself. Some myths state that all animals were invited to a feast. Other stories mention that the animals were invited to participate in a race and as a reward for crossing the finish line the first 12 animals would appear on the Chinese Zodiac. Their order would correspond with the order that each crossed the finish line.





The first to cross the finish line was the rat, followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and finally, the pig. Interestingly, you’ll find that most discussion of the origin of the Chinese Zodiac tends to focus on the order of the appearance of these animals. Perhaps this is because the story is easier to understand and much more entertaining than learning about the various physical and celestial elements that led to the creation of Chinese numbering systems. There is a little bit of the history of the zodiacs, the author of Furuba was correct on that.





Now on why the seahorse is considered the dragon zodiac, I believe but am not sure but the seahorse was considered to be a water dragon...But don%26#039;t quote me on that.
Reply:cows are acually ox. (oxen)


and i belive, that the anime series would just get crazy if he turned into a dragon!
Reply:cow=ox


hatori is a sea horse


it was believed that baby dragons were seahorses
Reply:there was something in the subtitles that said that when dragons become weak they turn into seahorses?



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