# Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος 5.4-5

Aelian, Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος, 5.4 to 5.5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aelian/text/5.4

ἡ φώκαινα ὅμοιον δελφῖνι ζῷόν ἐστιν, ἔχει δὲ γάλα καὶ αὐτή. χρόαν δὲ οὐκ ἔστι μέλαινα, κυανῷ δὲ εἴκασται τῷ βαθυτάτῳ, ἀναπνεῖ δὲ οὐ βραγχίοις, ἀλλὰ φυσητῆρι· τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ καλοῦσίν οἱ τοῦ πνεύματος τὴν ὁδόν. διατριβὴ δὲ ὁ Πόντος αὐτῇ καὶ ἡ ἐκεῖ θάλαττα· πλανᾶται δὲ τῶν ἠθῶν ἐκείνων ἐξωτέρω ἡ φώκαινα ἥκιστα. τὸν ἄρρενα ἡ θήλεια νικήσασα ὄρνις ἐν τῇ μάχῃ, ἁβρύνεταί τε ὑφʼ ἡδονῆς καὶ καθίησι κάλλαια, οὐκ ἐς τοσοῦτον μὲν ἐς ὅσον καὶ οἱ ἀλεκτρυόνες, καθίησι δʼ οὖν, καὶ φρονήματος ὑποπίμπλαται, καὶ βαίνει μακρότερα.

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Aelian, Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος, ed. Rudolf Hercher, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0545.tlg001.local001/.