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Originally Posted by 47MartialMan  No, crane couldn't have been.
Researching zooloogy, certain animals were not available in that region.
Also, why would there be two "big cat arts? As "if" there are "major" difference between leopard and tiger.
So, this Shaolin 5 animals is myth or legend.
Story -telling
People have different views on the 5 animals, and as I said, the number, and group, seem to change pending on the person |
Their was crane in that region... The "difference" between the leopard and the tiger is that the leopard it fast direct movements, and the tiger is more circular. Don't ask me how they came up with those characteristics, but indeed, this is what has been passed down for centuries.