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 -- Sam Whited _______________________________________________ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: [email protected] Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
