Class: | Bird |
Origin: | originate from Southeast Asia |
Size: | 10 to 15 inches tall |
Weight: | 2.4 kg (5.3 lb.) |
Diet: | eat seeds and insects but also larger prey like small mice and lizards |
Lifespan: | 5-10 years |
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There are 25 billion chickens in the world, more than any other bird species.
The chicken is the closest living relative to the great Tyrannosaurus-Rex.
Chickens are able to remember and recognize over 100 individuals; including humans.
Chickens have very sophisticated social behavior with a dominance hierarchy where higher individuals dominate subordinate individuals. This is where the term "pecking order" comes from.