Origin of color of animal's back

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Origin of color of animal's back.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: trunk. · view the constellation · filed as A2356.3

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Filed under Origin and nature of animal's back.

4 finer motifs beneath it

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

Filed beside it

Origin of animal's back Origin of shape of animal's back

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