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Line 1: − [[Image:Rooster.jpg|thumb|Rooster]]+ − A chicken is a [[bird]] that is commonly domesticated for [[food]]. Chickens are one of the few birds that cannot fly. Other notable exceptions include the [[emu]], [[ostrich]], and the [[penguin]]. Chickens, like all birds lay [[egg]]s. + + + + + + + + + + + + − A '''rooster''' is a male [[chicken]]. Roosters received their names due to the tendency of roosters to "roost" over a clutch of eggs. − Unlike other creatures, chickens are able to survive for a short time without their heads, and the phrase "running around like a chicken with its head cut off" has entered the vernacular to mean a person who is extremely busy but directionless. − Chickens are mentioned in the Bible: − :''O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!'' (Matthew 23:37) − == See also == − *[[Turkey (bird)]]
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{{Taxonomy
|image=Chicken.jpg
|kingdom=Animalia
|phylum=Chordata
|class=Aves
|order=Galliformes
|family=Phasianidae
|genus=Gallus
|species=G. gallus
}}
The '''Chicken''' (''Gallus gallus'') is originally native to [[Asia|Southern Asia]], particularly the jungles of [[India]], but rapidly spread all over the world when people domesticated the animal.
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