Cocks kept from intercourse with hens have tenderest meat — Mythoi

Motif

Cocks kept from intercourse with hens have tenderest meat.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Fanciful habits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B754.5

Cited in the index

general Nouvelles Récréations No. 86.

Within the index

Filed under Sexual habits of animals.

Filed beside it

Unusual sexual union of animals Animal changes sex periodically 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 Peacock pregnant without intercourse. Male spits up semen and female eats it. This as a curse. (Cf. A2236.5.) Unusual parturition of animal

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