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  2. Kalpavriksha - Wikipedia

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    Kalpavriksha, the tree of life, also meaning "World Tree", finds mention in the Vedic scriptures. In the earliest account of the Samudra Manthana , or the "churning of the ocean of milk". Kalpavriksha emerged from the primal waters during the ocean churning process along with Kamadhenu, the divine cow that bestows all needs.

  3. Cultural references to chickens - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Wallonia features a red rooster Rooster on the coat of arms of Tomilino (Moscow Oblast, Russia) Today, the Gallic rooster is an emblem of France. The rooster is also an emblem of Wallonia and the Turkish city of Denizli. Among Roman deities, Priapus was sometimes represented as a cock, with its beak as a phallus and its wattles as ...

  4. Gullinkambi - Wikipedia

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    In Norse mythology, Gullinkambi (Old Norse "golden comb" [1]) is a rooster who lives in Valhalla. In the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá, Gullinkambi is one of the three roosters whose crowing is foretold to signify the beginning of the events of Ragnarök. The other two roosters are Fjalar in the wood Gálgviðr, and an unnamed soot-red rooster in Hel:

  5. Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    Rooster crowing Turkey calling Goose calling Duck calling Afrikaans: kloek kloek: koekeloekoe: kwaak: Albanian: kikiriki: glluglluk: gak-gak: mak-mak: Arabic: قرقر (qur qur), بق بق بيق (baq baq baiq) [ara 3] kuku-kookoo, kuku-reekoo, esku kookoo, صقاع (siqā`) [ara 3] كواك كواك (kwāk kwāk) [ara 4]

  6. List of spiritual entities in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Darda'il (The Journeyers), who travel the earth searching out assemblies where people remember God's name. [13] (Angel) al-Dik, an angel in the shape of a rooster. He is responsible for the crowing of cockerels and announcing time. [14] (Angel) Dhaqwan, an ifrit who tempted Solomon into carrying the throne of Bilqis. [15] (Demon)

  7. Grey junglefowl - Wikipedia

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    Although mostly seen on the ground, grey junglefowl fly into trees to escape predators and to roost. They forage in small mixed or single sex groups. They feed on grains including bamboo seeds, berries, insects and termites , and are hunted for meat and for the long neck hackle feathers that are sought after for making fishing lures .

  8. Denizli chicken - Wikipedia

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    The Denizli is a breed of rooster developed in Denizli, Turkey. It is characterised by its long-crowing abilities, with the general guideline being a crow of 20–25 seconds in their first year. The breed is divided into 3 groups based on colour, body structure, and comb types. [2]

  9. The Tortoise and the Birds - Wikipedia

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    A passing crow advises the eagle to drop the animal 'from the starry heights' onto the rocks below, after which the two birds share its meat. [15] By the time the story is retold by Walter of England an element of treachery has been added. The crow meets the frustrated eagle on the ground and advises it to soar up and drop its prey.