The cat family is represented by the biggest cat of them all; the king of the jungle, so to speak - Leo the lion.
No, the cat is not a Chinese Zodiac Animal.
There is a Zodiac sign for Leo the lion, which is a type of cat.
The cat missed the zodiac race, but sometimes replaces the rabbit as the 4th sign of the zodiac.
In the Chinese Zodiac legend, the cat was too busy sleeping to make his way to the big meeting. So it is not a zodiac animal.
In the story of the Chinese zodiac, the animals would meet to be part of the zodiac. The rat tricked the cat by telling him the meeting was the day after. So the cat stayed home not knowing of the trick. That is why the cat is not part of the Chinese zodiac.
There is no year of cat in the Chinese zodiac.
he is the cat but the cat isn't really part of the zodiac
God invited all the animals (of the zodiac) to a party the next day. The Rat, told the Cat that the party was in two days. When the day of the party arrived, all the animals arrived, except the cat. The cat was in bed, dreaming of a party that would never happen. When God found out that the cat skipped his party, he was angry, so he excluded the cat from the zodiac.
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The cat did not race in the Chinese zodiac because of a legend that suggests it was tricked by the rat. According to the story, the Jade Emperor organized a race to determine the order of the zodiac signs, and the rat promised to help the cat cross a river but instead pushed it aside to secure its own victory. As a result, the cat was left out of the zodiac entirely, leading to its absence from the twelve animal signs. This tale highlights themes of deception and rivalry in the zodiac's origins.
the cat - apparently the sun god wanted a race to see who was best. everybody was sure the cat was going to win, but then the rat pushed it out of the way (go rat!). so the cat is not in the zodiac.
If you remember the month and day your cat or dog was born in, then yes, they can have zodiac signs.