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The Chinese "zodiac" is based on animals, and there are 12 of them (Dog, Pig, Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey and Rooster) ... 11 if you exclude the Dragon for the reason that it's not a real "animal", but a mythological creature.
The Western zodiac also has twelve signs, but these are not all animals. Gemini, Virgo, and Aquarius are people, and Libra is an inanimate object (a balance scale).
Sagittarius and Capricorn are mythological creatures (a centaur and a sea-goat, respectively). If these are not considered "animals", then there are 6 animals in the Western zodiac (Aries the ram, Taurus the bull, Cancer the crab, Leo the lion, Scorpio the scorpion, Pisces the fish); if they are, then there are 8 (the former list, plus Sagittarius and Capricorn). This could be increased to 7 or 9 if you count Pisces twice, as it's usually depicted as being a pair of fish. Furthermore, if you consider "animals" to include people but not mythological creatures, then it could be 9 (if Gemini the twins and Pisces the (pair of) fish are counted once each) or 11 (if Gemini and Pisces are counted twice each). If you include both mythological creatures and people, then 11 or 13.
So, ultimately, depending on exactly how you define "animal" and "zodiac", it could be any number between 6 and 13 except for 10.
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