Pelican kills young and revives them with own blood

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Pelican kills young and revives them with own blood.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Fanciful habits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B751.2

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general Herbert Catalogue of Romances III 37ff. (Odo of Cheriton), Hervieux Fabulistes latins IV No. 57.

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Filed under Animal's fanciful treatment of their young.

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Snake swallows young to protect them Eagle tests eaglets by having them gaze at sun The lion blows first life into its cubs three days after their birth Animal neglects its young Wolf strongly attracted to his own children

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