cockerel

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"He flew at the chickens, eventually he separated the cockerel from the hens and he chased the cockerel."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

The master of a Cambridge University college has described the return of a looted bronze cockerel to representatives of Nigeria as a "momentous occasion".

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021

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

The dogs flanked the procession and at the head of all marched Napoleon’s black cockerel.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell