Origin of hair and mane

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Origin of hair and mane.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: head. · view the constellation · filed as A2322

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general Dh III 34f.

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Filed under Origin of animal characteristics: head.

5 finer motifs beneath it

How buffalo got hair under chin How zebra got its mane How goat got his beard Why sheep may keep wool which grows on his forehead. (Cf. A2255.1.)Why the gorilla and chimpanzee have hair all over the body. Punishment for not guarding possessions at creation

Filed beside it

How snake got small head. (Cf. A2213.1.)How turtle got snake-like head. (Cf. A2247.2.)How lizard got red head. (Cf. A2211.8.)Why crab has no head Why bird's head is so large Why crocodile has marks of water pot on head Why palm-rat has swollen head Origin of bird crests Origin of animals' ears Origin and nature of animal's horns

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