Animals have specific meanings when it comes to what they mean within an Omen. Each has a set of words that the omen boils down to, and a little rhyme that the cats memorize to remember those associations.
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| Adder
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Poison, Stealth, Patience
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The adder is stealth who waits patiently with poisoned teeth to threaten health.
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| Badger
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Might, Tenacity
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The badger is a fright with its tenacious might.
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| Bat
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Challenge, Dusk, Tumult
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The bat does not hunt in broad daylight, it enjoys the challenge of the night.
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| Blackbird
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Opportunity, Warning
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To take warning from the blackbird would be an opportunity you can not shirk.
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| Blue Jay
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Ruckus, Strength in Numbers
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A lone Blue Jay can stir up harm, but a large group is cause for alarm.
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| Bear
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Power, Looming Threat
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The bear is a looming threat with great power one should not forget
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| Canary
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Cheerful, Bright
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The canary so cheerful sings to the skies,
with yellow wings so bright in the noon day light.
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| Capped Sparrow
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Energy, Crown
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The capped sparrow can be found with great energy and a distinctive crown.
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| Cardinal
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Red, Sunrise, Sunset
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The red cardinal, as you would expect, flies at sunrise and sunset.
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| Chickadee
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Small, Fluttering, Chattering
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The fluttering, chattering chickadee is quite small as you can see.
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| Chipmunk
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Rich Prey, Action
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With speed and quick action, you hunt the chipmunk,
Signaling rich prey to come and match its spunk.
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| Coyote
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Brazen, Hunter, Corpse Finder
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While he hunts cats to be fed, the brazen coyote digs up the buried dead.
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| Crane
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Pair, Defense
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A pair of cranes are territorial, hence they always have the best defense.
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| Crow
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Warning, Crowfood, Clever Tricks
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A warning of the crows clever tricks, and Crowfood in the fresh-kill mix
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| Divingbird
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Fishing, Chance
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When a divingbird is in its fishing stance, a succesful catch is a matter of chance.
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| Dove
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Open Land, Prosperity
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The dove lives in open land without many trees and flourishing prosperity.
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| Duck
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Variety, Versatile
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The duck has much versatality and comes in much variety.
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| Eagle
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Graceful, Ambush, Soaring
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Graceful Eagle you see soaring; Beware ambush and bloody scoring.
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| Falcon
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Traitor, Far-sighted, Border Defense
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The farsighted falcon is a traitor,
betraying the same borders it defends as sole dictator.
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| Finch
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Mark, Bright
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Mark the Finch, little and bright, easy to sight.
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| Fisher
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Killer (of Cats), Mutilation
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A cat should fear this killer, the fisher; a mutilator and blood spiller
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| Flying Squirrel
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Surprise, Bizarre
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The most bizarre thing ever to be seen;
Flying Squirrel surprises by gliding over the scene.
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| Fox
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Cunning, Foresight, Confused
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Cunning fox with much foresight;
Confused between cat-like wit and dog-like might
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| Goose
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Camp, Fair Weather, Bad Tempered
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Bad tempered goose has come to set up camp;
Comes only in fair weather to settle in the swamp.
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| Gray Jay
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Camouflage, Dull
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The camouflaged Gray Jays, not often seen, dull feathers they do preen.
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| Grouse
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Delicious, Forest
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Delicious grouse hidden amongst the trees;
Thrumming wings through the forest tease.
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| Gull
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Carrionplace, Noise
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Gull who flies over Carrionplace;
Making noise that fills the open space.
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| Hare
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Kick, Seasonal Change
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Kicking Hare changes pelt when seasonal change comes to the home range.
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| Hawk
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Flying Thief, Taker (of Kits)
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Hawk, this Flying Thief, is the Taker of Kits, to many Queens' grief
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| Heron
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Tall, Marsh-stalker
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Many do fall to the Marsh-Stalker, the Heron tall
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| Hummingbird
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Tiny, Quick, Flash
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Tiny hummingbird's dash is quick as a flash
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| Jumping Mouse
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Jump, Startle, Timid
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Jumping Mouse is a timid creature; who startles so to ensure its future.
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| Kestrel
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Green-leaf, Fresh-kill Pile, Nobility
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Noble Kestrel of Green-Leaf skies, Into a Fresh-Kill Pile tucks its prize.
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| Lark
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Song, Marked
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A black chest mark rises and falls as flying Lark, its song it calls.
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| Little Stork
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Dig, Silt, Leggy
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Into silt Little Stork digs, tilting on legs thin as twigs.
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| Lynx
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Giant, Rogue, Stealer (of Prey)
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A Giant Rogue and a Stealer of Prey;
With deadly claws will Lynx enter the fray
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| Marshbird
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Mother, Sacrifice, Protector (of Young)
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Mother Marshbird would sacrifice all
Protecting the lives of her offspring small
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| Marten
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Resourceful, Dig (for Prey), Agile
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Marten resourceful, Marten agile
digs for prey using crafty guile
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| Mole
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Dig (for Protection), Fat, Underground
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Digging, hiding, underground;
There fat, dark Mole can be found
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| Mouse
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Brown, Constant, Medicine
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Little pelt brown of little Mouse round;
Constantly as medicine for cats abound
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| Muskrat
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Swim, Tail-dragger, Musk
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Swimmer and Tail-dragger Muskrat;
His musk is smelt by every cat
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| Otter
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River, Drown, Stealer (of Fish)
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'Ware the River when Otter's near,
drowning cats and stealing fish so dear
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| Owl
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Silent, Ambush, Night
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Owl is master of ambush and flight,
surrounded by whispers in the darkness of night.
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| Pigeon
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Parents (Good), Rich Times,
Long Lasting
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A Pigeon nest long will last; with these good parents, rich times follow fast.
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| Rabbit
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Care(ful), Hindsight, Run
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Using hindsight, Running Rabbit takes much care.
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| Raccoon
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Mask, Contradiction,
Food Washing
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Raccoon, who wears a black mask, lives a contradiction;
to wash its food is its task, but cleanness of its meals is a fiction.
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| Rat
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Horde, Sentry, Disease
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Cat Clans post loyal sentries; so too Rat Hordes do.
But many cats death can seize; Rat-bites susceptible to disease.
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| Raven
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Clever, Shadow, Harass
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Clever Raven, dark as night,in groups mobs will shadow, harass, and fight.
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| Robin
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Bleeding (Chest), New-leaf (Begins), and Accepting (of Differences)
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Robin of the bleeding chest, not exempting but accepting, New-Leaf comes with this bird of zest
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| Sandbird
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Mud Digger, Round, Conceal(ed)
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Marshy ground conceals Sandbird round; rarely are these Mud-diggers found.
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| Swallow
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| Tern
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| Vole
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