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Hemming, Jessica, “Bos primigenius in Britain: or, why do fairy cows have red ears?”, Folklore: The Journal of the Folklore Society 113:1 (April, 2002): 71–82.

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Hemming (Jessica)

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“Bos primigenius in Britain: or, why do fairy cows have red ears?”

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Folklore: The Journal of the Folklore Society 113:1 (2002)

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113

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71–82

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Many medievalists, especially scholars of Celtic literature, have observed that red-eared white animals are associated with fairies and other supernatural beings. What has not been satisfactorily answered is why this should be so. This article offers a possible explanation, suggesting that this widespread phenomenon is rooted not in fantasy but in zoology.

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red-eared cows

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