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  2. Representation of animals in Western medieval art - Wikipedia

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    The Christian story of animals begins with their creation as described in Genesis. In the first Genesis account, God creates the animals as ornaments of the world before creating man and woman in his image. The fish of the sea and the birds of the air are made on the fifth day, followed by the beasts of the earth on the sixth day. [4]

  3. Moulting - Wikipedia

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    A dragonfly in its radical final moult, metamorphosing from an aquatic nymph to a winged adult.. In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in ...

  4. Werejaguar - Wikipedia

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    Those werejaguar representations that have fangs commonly attributed as jaguar fangs can also be explained as toad-like. Several times a year, mature toads shed their skin. As the old skin is shed, the toad will eat it. As the skin is eaten, it hangs out of the toad's mouth and closely resembles the fangs of the werejaguar.

  5. Serpent symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Ra and Atum ("he who completes or perfects") became the same god, Atum, the "counter-Ra", associated with earth animals, including the serpent: Nehebkau ("he who harnesses the souls") was the two-headed serpent deity who guarded the entrance to the underworld. [citation needed] He is often seen as the son of the snake goddess Renenutet.

  6. Snake worship - Wikipedia

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    Significant finds of pottery, bronze-ware and even gold depictions of snakes have been made throughout the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The Bronze Age and Iron Age metallurgical centre of Saruq Al Hadid has yielded probably the richest trove of such objects, although finds have been made bearing snake symbols in Bronze Age sites at Rumailah, Bithnah and Masafi.

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    Imsety was the human-headed god who protected the liver, while Hapy had the head of a baboon and protected the lungs. Jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and falcon-headed Qebehsenuef ...

  8. 10 Weird (and Sometimes Repulsive) Things People Collect

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    5. Dead Insects. Entomology enthusiasts often start by collecting dead insects and preserving them in special boxes or displays. According to collectors, it's also a way to advance science.

  9. Sacred bull - Wikipedia

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    A long succession of ritually perfect bulls were identified by the god's priests, housed in the temple for their lifetime, then embalmed and buried. The mother-cows of these animals were also revered, and buried in separate locations. [3] In the Memphite region, the Apis was seen as the embodiment of Ptah and later of Osiris.