Actually we are but I believe we are more like shape shifters then the said beasts of mythology. A werewolf is sneeky but unlike what you have been told by movies like Harry Potter we are not lost for our minds when we change we are actually very smart creatures. On another side note there are not just werewolves but werecats and weredogs as well.
A half-animal, half-human creature is often referred to as a "chimera" or "hybrid." In mythology and folklore, such beings are typically depicted as having aspects of both species, such as a centaur (half horse, half human) or a mermaid (half fish, half human). These creatures are used as symbols to explore the intersection of human and animal nature.
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Jacob :D
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No.
Renesmee is not an animal, she is a half-breed. Half human and half vampire. But her gene count is similar to Jacobs.
What about a Hippogriff? It is an imaginary animal with a horse's body and a hunting bird's wings and head. Or, a centaur, which is half horse, half human? Or a faun (half goat, half human)?
an anthro-dog is a half human half animal AKA a furry
A minotaur was an animal that was half human half bull.
If it is a cross between a Human and a: Horse=Centaur, Fish=Mermaid, Goat=Satyr
While I am sure some of the British soldiers thought her to be part animal, she was fully human and not part lion.
The name "Therian" is often used to refer to individuals who identify as part-human, part-animal in a spiritual or psychological sense. It's derived from the word "therianthropy," which is the belief in beings that are part animal and part human.