01-27-2016, 03:14 AM
A neurologist and evolutionary geneticist from Sweden recently studied the wild chickens of Kauai. The purpose of their visit was to study traits of domesticated chickens that have returned to the wild. Do they revert entirely to their natural state, or if not, how are de-evolved chickens different from undomesticated wild birds?
I have had flocks of feral chickens roam through my yard over the years, and although I can't say I pay close attention to their activities, I have noticed differences between them and their captive cousins. They are good fliers but only over short distances. They often roost quite high in the trees at night. They are faster runners, and work at at quicker pace to find food as they scratch the ground.
Anyone else have observations about the wild chickens of Puna?
“Don't look at them directly,” Rie Henriksen whispers, “otherwise they get suspicious.”
Their unpublished research has shown that the brains of domestic chickens are smaller than those of junglefowl, relative to their body size, and organized differently.
http://www.nature.com/news/when-chickens...ld-1.19195
I have had flocks of feral chickens roam through my yard over the years, and although I can't say I pay close attention to their activities, I have noticed differences between them and their captive cousins. They are good fliers but only over short distances. They often roost quite high in the trees at night. They are faster runners, and work at at quicker pace to find food as they scratch the ground.
Anyone else have observations about the wild chickens of Puna?
“Don't look at them directly,” Rie Henriksen whispers, “otherwise they get suspicious.”
Their unpublished research has shown that the brains of domestic chickens are smaller than those of junglefowl, relative to their body size, and organized differently.
http://www.nature.com/news/when-chickens...ld-1.19195
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