Bestiary The Aberdeen Bestiary

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Folio 11v illustration detail - hyena f11v The hyena. Illustration: The hyena should not be eaten because it is dirty and has two natures, male and female. Both sexual organs are clearly shown. It dwells in the tombs of the dead and devours human bodies. Its spine is rigid and it must move its whole body in order to turn.

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