Why baboons have crooked tails. (Cf. A2262.2.)

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Why baboons have crooked tails. (Cf. A2262.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Animal characteristics: extremities. · view the constellation · filed as A2378.9.2

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Filed under Nature of animal's tail – miscellaneous.

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Pegs driven into backs of baboons become tails. (Cf. A2378.9.2, A2378.1.1.)

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