A drawing of a silver letter Z on which stands a tiger-like creature, white with black spots

Z is for Zouyu (last one!) - a white tiger with black spots and a vergetarian diet, that appears during the reign of a benevolent ruler

(speculation on Wikipedia that this gentle spotty vegetarian cat may actually be an allusion to the giant panda)

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The zouyu, or zouwu, is a Chinese mythological creature that is said to appear as fierce as a tiger, but to be so gentle that it is strictly vegetarian. Inspired by a display at the NC Lantern Festival!

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