cockerel

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"He chases the cockerel all over everywhere so we've had to shut him up."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In Cambridge itself, a bronze cockerel looted in a British raid was removed from display at Jesus College, in 2016, and returned to Nigeria last month.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 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

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