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3 unusual facts about Red Junglefowl


Feral chicken

Like the Red Junglefowl (the closest wild relative of domestic chickens), feral chickens will take flight and roost in tall trees and bushes in order to avoid predators at night.

Fitzgerald, Georgia

In recent years, the unofficial, and sometimes controversial, mascot of the city has become the Red Junglefowl, a wild chicken native to the Indian subcontinent.

Timeline of cultivation and domestication in South and West Asia

The domestic chicken is descended primarily from the Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and is scientifically classified as the same species.


Golders Hill Park

The zoo contains a variety of animals and birds, such as Donkeys, Coatis, Rheas, Maras, Red Junglefowl, Lady Amherst's Pheasants, Red-legged Seriemas, Ring-tailed Lemurs, Kookaburras, Sacred Ibis, Cattle Egrets, Little Egrets, Eurasian Eagle-Owls and White-naped Cranes.


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