Chicken
The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, consuming both their meat and their eggs.
The chicken's "cultural and culinary dominance" could be considered
amazing to some in view of its believed domestic origin and purpose and
it has "inspired contributions to culture, art, cuisine, science and
religion from antiquity to the present.
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