Context: Chickens are medium-sized, chunky birds with an upright stance and characterised by fleshy red combs and wattles on their heads. Males, known as cocks, are usually larger, more boldly coloured, and have more exaggerated plumage than females (hens). Chickens are gregarious, omnivorous, ground-dwelling birds that in their natural surroundings search among the leaf litter for seeds, invertebrates, and other small animals. They seldom fly except as a result of perceived danger, preferring to run into the undergrowth if approached. Today's domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is mainly descended from the wild red junglefowl of Asia, with some additional input from grey junglefowl. Domestication is believed to have taken place between 7,000 and 10,000 years ago, and what are thought to be fossilized chicken bones have been found in northeastern China dated to around 5,400 BC. Archaeologists believe domestication was originally for the purpose of cockfighting, the male bird being a doughty fighter. By 4,000 years ago, chickens seem to have reached the Indus Valley and 250 years later, they arrived in Egypt. They were still used for fighting and were regarded as symbols of fertility. The Romans used them in divination, and the Egyptians made a breakthrough when they learned the difficult technique of artificial incubation. Since then, the keeping of chickens has spread around the world for the production of food with the domestic fowl being a valuable source of both eggs and meat.

Question: What are male chickens called ?
Answer: cocks

Question: How are male chickens able to be identified ?
Answer: cocks, are usually larger, more boldly coloured, and have more exaggerated plumage than females (hens).

Question: What do chickens normally consume when in the natural wild environment?
Answer: in their natural surroundings search among the leaf litter for seeds, invertebrates, and other small animals.

Question: Do chickens fly like other birds?
Answer: They seldom fly except as a result of perceived danger, preferring to run into the undergrowth if approached.

Question: From what birds are chickens decended from ?
Answer: Today's domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is mainly descended from the wild red junglefowl of Asia

Question: What are characterized by red wattles on their heads?
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Question: What do hens have more exaggerated plumage than?
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Question: What is thought to have taken place 1,000 to 17,000 years ago?
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Question: What has been found in China dating back to 4500 BC?
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Question: Where did chickens reach by 4250 years ago?
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Question: What are male chickens never allowed to be called?
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Question: What do chickens always consume when in artificial environments?
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Question: Why are chickens unable to fly?
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Question: What birds are chickens superior to?
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Question: When did the domestication of chickens fail?
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