Why wolverine has peculiar marks on back

Motif

Why wolverine has peculiar marks on back.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: trunk. · view the constellation · filed as A2356.3.3

Filed across the traditions

Kaska Teit JAFL XXX 458.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of color of animal's back.

Filed beside it

Why eagle's back is brown Why jackal has black back. (Cf. A2218.2.) Why spider has markings on back

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