I've seen a duck who walked around and talked like a person, but I think he is different from your beastkind since he said all the people of his world are sentient animals.

[He's still kinda wants to see a sentient duck feeding a normal duck.]

Spirits don't exist in my world but are believed by those who don't know any better. It's very much to my advantage for some to believe that I'm a real Kitsune or Satori.