Bosh

Bosh
General information
Species type	Goat-Antelope
Homeworld	Earth
Environment	China
Intelligence	Non-sapient
Biochemistry	Carbon-based lifeform
Biological information
Locomotion	Quadrupedal
Feeding behavior	Herbivorous
Predators	Human
Lineage information
Cultural information
Alignment	Neutral
Sociocultral characteristics
Scientific taxonomy
Planet	Earth
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Superphylum	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Mammalia
Infraclass	Eutheria
Superorder	Laurasiatheria
Order	Artiodactyla
Suborder	Ruminantia
Infraorder	Pecora
Family	Bovidae
Subfamily	Caprinae
Genus	Bosh
Other information
Status	Data Deficient

The Bosh is (or was) a bizarre, mountain-dwelling animal reported in early Chinese bestiaries, such as Guideways Through Mountains and Seas (4^th century - 1^st century B.C.E.). It was said to have a goat-like body yet it is said that it possessed 9 tails and four ears, as well as an extra pair of eyes on its back. It was believed that wearing its skin as a belt could prevent one from becoming afraid.

It is possible to have been a real species of goat, assuming that the ears and tail were either a case of mistaken identity (objects, perhaps still growing out of the body, that gave the appearance of extra body parts but were in fact things like natural tufts of hair, extra horns, et cetera). The eyes on the back could have been markings that were intended to be or may have looked like eyespots from a distance. Given the medicinal/sorcery purposes proposed by the people of China, it is entirely possible that, if this species had existed at one time, that it may have very well been driven into extinction from overhunting.