Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (18)

Ge Ge Fish

Physical Description:

A carp-like fish with six feet and a bird’s tail. The sound it makes is Ga Ga.

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Ze Fish

Physical Description:

Looks like a crucian carp with one head but ten bodies.

Special Properties:

It smells like a fragrant herb with a similar smell to fragrant angelica. Consuming its meat makes you not fart.

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Yao

Physical Description:

A bird that looks like wild duck but with an indigo body, red eyes and red tail feathers.

Special Properties:

Consuming its meat improves fertility.

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Pan Mao

Physical Description:

A crow-like bird with a human’s head.

Special Properties:

It is a nocturnal bird. Its meat is a cure for heatstrokes.