There are 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac - rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and ...

Developed thousands of years ago, the Chinese zodiac ... animals that lead to the order in which they crossed the finish line: first the Rat, then the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse ...

Image caption, The pig is the twelfth and final creature in the Chinese zodiac ... animals in the world to take part. Twelve species turned up at the start line: a pig, dog, rooster, monkey, sheep ...

According to myth, as the new year approached, twelve animals were arguing. There was a rat, an ox, a tiger, a sheep, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a dog, a horse, a rooster, a monkey, and a pig.