Unusual parturition of animal — Mythoi

Motif

Unusual parturition of animal.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Fanciful habits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B754.7

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Filed under Sexual habits of animals.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Crab's offspring born through its chest Eagle catches gazelle's young as it is born

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 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.)

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