The Jiao (狡) is a beast in Chinese mythology. It is one of the mythical beasts featured in the Chinese classic text Classic of Mountains and Seas (山海经).
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The Jiao resembles a dog with the markings of a leopard. It has horns on its head similar to ox horns and barks like a dog. It lives on the Yushan (玉山) mountain and its appearance in an area indicates that the harvest in the area will be good.
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- 山海经神话故事系列:上古神兽之一“狡”(第71期)(https://kknews.cc/story/5gng292.html)