How many kinds of animals are included in the zodiac?

There are rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs. Zodiac is twelve animals used by some ethnic groups in China and East Asia to indicate the year.

Extended information ① Zodiac (animal calendar) is also popular among Asian nations and some countries in Eastern Europe and North Africa. Many poets have written poems describing the zodiac. At the same time, the zodiac is also used in Chinese medicine, comics and Jackie Chan's movie titles. See the movie Zodiac Killer for details.

② Zodiac, also known as Zodiac, is a folk method of calculating age in China, and it is also a very old method of chronology. Now it has gradually evolved into the custom of China people. It is used by some ethnic groups in China and East Asia to represent the year and the year of birth. The cycle of the zodiac is 12 years.