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Animals (Symbolical)

Animal	Attributes
ant	frugality and prevision
ape	uncleanness
ass	stupidity
bantam cock	pluckiness, priggishness
bat	blindness
bear	ill-temper, uncouthness
bee	industry
beetle	blindness
bull	strength, straight-forwardness
bull-dog	pertinacity
butterfly	sportiveness, living in pleasure
cat	deceit
calf	lumpishness, cowardice
cicada	poetry
cock	vigilance, overbearing insolence
crow	longevity
crocodile	hypocrisy
cuckoo	cuckoldom
dog	fidelity, dirty habits
dove	innocence, harmlessness
duck	deceit
canard (french)	a hoax
eagle	majesty, inspiration
elephant	sagacity, ponderosity
fly	feebleness, insignificance
fox	cunning, artifice
frog and toad	inspiration
goat	lasciviousness
goose	conceit, folly
gull	gullibility
grasshopper	old age
hare	timidity
hawk	rapacity, penetration
hen	maternal care
horse	speed, grace
jackdaw	vain assumption, empty conceit
jay	senseless chatter
kitten	playfulness
lamb	innocence, sacrifice
lark	cheerfulness
lion	noble courage
lynx	suspicious vigilance
magpie	garrulity
mole	blindness, obstinacy
monkey	tricks
mule	obstinacy
nightingale	forlornness
ostrich	stupidity
ox	patience, strength
owl	wisdom
parrot	mocking verbosity
peacock	pride
pigeon	cowardice (pigeon-livered)
pig	obstinacy, dirtiness
puppy	empty-headed conceit
rabbit	fecundity
raven	ill luck
robin red-breast	confiding trust
serpent	wisdom
sheep	silliness, timidity
stag	cuckoldom
swallow	a sunshine friend
swan	grace
swine	filthiness, greed
tiger	ferocity
tortoise	chastity
turkey-cock	official insolence
turtle-dove	conjugal fidelity
vulture	rapine
wolf	cruelty, savage ferocity, and rapine
worm	cringing