Sacred and Mythological Animals : A Worldwide Taxonomy

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Author(s):	Byghan, Yowann
ISBN No.:	9781476679501
Pages:	445
Year:	202003
Format:	Trade Paper
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments vi Preface 1 Sacred Animals and Animal Classification 1. Sacred Animal Traditions 4 2. Classification 9 Mammals (Mammalia) 3. Dogs (Canidae) 16 4. Wolves, Wild Dogs and Foxes (Canidae) 25 5. Cats and Wildcats (Felidae) 38 6. Big Cats, Hyenas and Mongooses (Felidae and Viverroidea) 46 7. Cattle (Oxen), Antelopes and Hippopotamuses (Artiodactyla: Bovidae, Hippopotamidae) 62 8.

Sheep and Goats (Caprinae) 77 9. Deer, Elk and Moose (Cervidae) 85 10. Bears, Pandas and Raccoons (Ursidae, Procyonidae) 95 11. Horses and Rhinoceroses (Perissodactyla: Equidae and Rhinocerotoidea) 106 12. Camels and Giraffes (Artiodactyla: Camelidae) 120 13. Pigs and Hedgehogs (Suidae, Erinaceidae) 127 14. Elephants (Proboscidia) 135 15. Monkeys and Apes (Primates) 142 16.

Hares and Rabbits (Lagomorpha) 151 17. Mice, Rats and Beavers (Rodentia) 156 18. Bats (Chiroptera) and Other Odd Animals 165 19. Weasels, Otters and Badgers (Mustelidae) 173 20. Seals and Walruses (Pinnipedia) 179 21. Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises and Sirens (Cetartiodactyla, Delphiniodae, Sirenia) 185 Birds (Aves) 22. General Birds and Crows (Several Orders and Corvidae) 198 23. Raptors (Several Orders and Families) 208 24.

Freshwater Birds (Several Orders and Families) 220 25. Sea Birds (Several Orders and Families) 232 26. Chickens and Peafowl (Galliformes) 238 27. Perching Birds and Singing Birds (Passeriformes) 244 28. Cranes and Cuckoos (Gruiformae, Otidimorphae) 253 29. Hoopoes, Hummingbirds, Doves and Woodpeckers (Several Orders and Families) 259 Fish and Sea Animals (Several Orders and Families) 30. Sea Fish (Several Orders and Families) 268 31. Freshwater Fish (Several Orders and Families) 278 32.

Crabs, Clams, Conches and Corals (Crustacea, Mollusca, Cnidaria) 285 Amphibians (Amphibia) 33. Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts (Several Orders and Families) 294 Insects and Other Creepy-Crawlies (Insecta, Arachnidae and Gastropoda) 34. Flying Insects (Insecta, Several Orders and Families) 302 35. Creeping, Crawling Animals (Insecta, Arachnidae, Gastropoda, Several Orders and Families) 312 Reptiles (Reptilia) 36. Snakes and Lizards (Squamata) 328 37. Crocodiles and Turtles (Crocodylia, Testudines) 344 Mythical Animals, Hybrids and Animal Gods 38. Dragons 352 39. Animal Hybrids and Monsters 357 40.

Human-Animal Hybrids 364 41. Animals in the Sky 378 Glossary 391 Appendix: World Religions and Mythologies 401 Chapter Notes 409 Bibliography 419 Index 423.

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