The constellation
A2477 Why animals root in ground
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- Why hog roots in ground. (Cf. A2236.3, A2275.5.1.) · A2477.1 entry
- Why hen scratches in ground · A2477.2 entry
filed beside
- Why animals continually seek something. (Cf. A2275.5.) · A2471 entry
- Why animals ruminate · A2472 entry
- Why animals lift their legs · A2473 entry
- Why some animals continually shake head · A2474 entry
- Why animals scent from distance · A2475 entry
- Why animals move mouth, nose, etc · A2476 entry
- Why certain animals are continually eating. (Cf. A2231.1.1.) · A2478 entry
- Other habitual bodily movements of animals · A2479 entry