cockerel

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The video shows Fito caressing a fighting cockerel and freely chatting to fellow inmates.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2024

The sculpture of a cockerel was one of hundreds of Benin Bronzes that were pillaged from the once mighty Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now Nigeria.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

A statue of a cockerel is one priceless artefact soon to be welcomed home, after Jesus College handed it over to a delegation from Nigeria at a ceremony at Cambridge University on Wednesday.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021

After being looted, the cockerel was given to Jesus College in 1905 by the father of a student.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

The cockerel crows the next morning when it’s still dark.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell