Animal changes sex periodically — Mythoi

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Animal changes sex periodically.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Fanciful habits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B754.1

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Filed under Sexual habits of animals.

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Hyena changes sex yearly Hare changes sex periodically

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Unusual sexual union of animals Elephants have sexual desire only after eating mandrakes Lions do not mate with their fellows, but prefer leopards. (Cf. Q551.3.)Male rabbit bears young. Female rabbit escaped Noah on ark and drowned Cocks kept from intercourse with hens have tenderest meat Peacock pregnant without intercourse. Male spits up semen and female eats it. This as a curse. (Cf. A2236.5.)Unusual parturition of animal