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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2018 · 44 MIN

Episode 55: Our Pet Topic (part two, with cats)

from The Endless Knot · host Mark Sundaram

In part two of our miniseries on pets, we cover cats, monkeys, birds, and more. Find out the surprising origins of the word for parrot, what medieval people named their cats, and what bird was symbolic of the Virgin Mary. Show Notes@AllEndlessKnot on TwitterMedieval Pets by Kathleen Walker-Meikle"Greek and Roman Household Pets", Francis D. LazenbyAnimals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome, George DennisonCompanion Animals and Us: Exploring the Relationships Between People and Pets Anthony L. Podberscek, Elizabeth S. Paul, James A. Serpell, eds.Our episode on farm animalsPaw prints on a manuscriptMosaic from Istanbul (from Caitlin Green's blog)Dr. Caitlin Green's blogPangur BánCatullus 2 & 3Ovid Amores 2.6Our Patreon pageiTunes linkStitcher linkGoogle Play Music linkThis podcast episode on YouTubeThis podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

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