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Motif

Why some animals continually shake head.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal's habitual bodily movements. · view the constellation · filed as A2474

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Filed under Animal's habitual bodily movements.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Why lizard bobs head up and down. (Cf. A2255.2, A2211.9.) Why hare shakes head Why owl shakes head
Filed beside it
Why animals continually seek something. (Cf. A2275.5.) Why animals ruminate Why animals lift their legs Why animals scent from distance Why animals move mouth, nose, etc Why animals root in ground Why certain animals are continually eating. (Cf. A2231.1.1.) Other habitual bodily movements of animals

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