2 Aug
2019
2 Aug
'19
11:25 a.m.
Fun fact (though not at all relevant since the point is to remove the
association between gender and dance role): in birds this generally
works the other way around from mammals. The female tends to be
larger. In birds of prey this lets them carry back larger prey since
they also tend to do the hunting while the male watches the nest and
guards the young.
On Fri, Aug 2, 2019, at 07:35, Colin Hume via Callers wrote:
I still prefer Man and Ladies (and I'm aware this
is old-fashioned and
inconsistent), but I certainly prefer Robins to Ravens. I think of a
Raven as a large bird, and since men are generally larger than women I
get confused! I think of a Robin as a small bird (though maybe the
American Robin is larger than the English Robin).
Colin Hume
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Sam Whited