#Gallus Gallus

[silvereyedowl]

Flight of the Chicken.

Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, fling across the river at Pasir Ris Park, Singapore

photographs by Philip Chua

[haveyouseenthisanimal-irl]

Range: every continent except Antarctica

Note: the “in nature” option for this poll refers to feral populations

[inatungulates]

Lesser mouse-deer Tragulus kanchil

With red junglefowl Gallus gallus

Observed by gussoni, CC BY-NC

[rhythmoidd]

Attack for @gallusgalluss !!

First attack of the year :D

[helluvatimes]

Seeing Red

A Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) foraging alone on the grounds of the Gardens by the Bay. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

This was taken with the camera held low on level with the jungle fowl. Viewers would naturally find themselves drawn into the world of the fowl this way.

[lonelywretchjervistetch]

The State Bird Initiative - Delaware: Archetypes

Hello! If you've been waiting for another State Bird Initiative poll, don't worry! Massachusetts is coming soon! Been busy with grad school and life things (been an...interesting fall), so my attention was pretty heavily diverted, and Massachusetts is going to be...interesting. But in the meantime, I've been thinking about something. If you'd like to know more about these characters, go ahead and check out the post after the jump!

When I was a kid (long long ago, in the forgotten age known as the '90s), I was a big fan of the magazine series Ranger Rick. If you've never heard of it, just know that it's a book published by the National Wildlife Federation for kid, teaching them about animals and the environment through fun articles, games, and comics that star the titular character, Ranger Rick, and his various animal friends. Just know that I loved the hell out of this series as a kid. And hey, for those of you youngsters that grew up without this book (even though it's still being published, apparently, alongside the nostalgia fuel that is Zoobooks), you may identify more with shows like Zoboomafoo or Wild Kratts, amongst other animal shows for kids.

As a former (and future) teacher, I'm a big fan of teaching aids for kids, especially things that get them excited and interested in a given subject. Since a huge part of the State Bird Initiative is meant to choose birds that kids and other can identify with their home state, I had the idea to make archetypal representatives for each of the nominated species. Kind of like mascots. I'm calling them Archetypes in this post, but I'll probably come up with a better name for these guys. And yes, I'll be making some more of these in the future, ideally for every state, with some characters returning for multiple posts.

Each of the above birds are highlighted in the polls for the Initiative, and each is given a name based somehow on their species. Those descriptions are beneath the pictures themselves. Remember, these are meant to archetypal characters for kids to identify with, Ranger Rick-style, meaning that their characters are somewhat simple for kids to latch on and gets attached to. Call this an educational concept, were the State Bird Initiative actually to be official. This is just the first of these posts, so it's a bit rough and descriptive. So, with that, any feedback is welcomed for these five colorful characters!

[proton-wobbler]

Domestic Chicken / Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

"He’s a dinosaur" (about Brahma Chicken) "My favorite chicken! We had a bunch of them when I was little and they were so smart and funny and fast and a bit territorial with smaller animals but it was so funny" (about Araucana Chicken) "Chickens descended from junglefowl, but they're pretty neat birds also."

I was really wondering when a second chicken was going to be added to the submissions, and was seriously considering having Araucana's showcased on behalf of all chickens. I owned Ameraucana chickens as a kid and they're a 'child' breed of Aracauna.

Aracauna Facts: these chickens often display either "ear muffs" or are rumpless and lay green eggs! Its not often than both muffed and rumpless birds exist, as both traits are caused by 'autosomal dominant lethal alleles'. This is one reason why Ameraucana were bred, as a way to keep the blue-green of the eggs while trying to breed out the lethal genes.

Brahma Facts: the Brahma is a powerhouse of a chicken. Between 1850-1930s, they were known as the top meat chicken in the country. They made great farmhouse birds, as the males remain tender for much longer than other chickens (up to a year, rather than 6-8 months) and the eggs were laid quite large at about 200 a year. They are also fairly cold resistant due to their feather quality and small combs, though their leg feathers can hold mud and moisture and lead to frostbite if their living quarters arent kept dry.

Red Junglefowl Facts: while this is the species that have rise to our domestic chicken, the grey junglefowl, Sri Lankan junglefowl and green junglefowl have also contributed genetic material to the gene pool. Genetic evidence suggests chickens were domesticated between 7,400-8,000 years ago!

Sources:

[darthskinnius]

Spotted at the drive through: Gallo Silvestre / Red Junglefowl a.k.a. Rooster / Gallus gallus

📍Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico Canon R6 Mark II

[housederiva]

Gaby Soto is a gift

Edit: I missed one!

[ryuuna]

bellara being neve's #1 fan is so stinkin cute

[chanafehs]

skyhold maid to a dreadwolf hunter? never underestimate a lesbian

[snarkspawn]

can't wait to fall in love with every single one of them tbh

[heyitsjaki]

—Nobody tell him.

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[mariannekhalil]

my contribution to the "neve in suits" agenda

[ssenza]

It is calming to see something familiar in another

inspo x x