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Chickens are not mammals. They are birds.
- Is a chicken a reptile or amphibian?
- Is chicken a mammal?
- Is chicken a meat?
- What is chicken in animal science?
- Is the chicken species or genus?
- Is chicken a hybrid animal?
- Are chicken cold blooded animals?
- Are chickens social animals?
- Is chicken considered a bird?
- What two animals make a chicken?
- What are the 5 egg laying mammals?
- What are the 3 mammals that lay eggs?
Is a chicken a reptile or amphibian?
The proper answer is; technically speaking, chickens are neither mammals nor reptiles. They are birds, and further classified as a fowl as fowls are birds kept for meat or eggs.
Is chicken a mammal?
Chickens are not mammals. They are birds. They have feathers as opposed to hair or fur, and they have wings, even though they don't fly very well. They lack the teeth that most mammals have, they exclusively lay eggs, and they don't nurse their chicks with milk.
Is chicken a meat?
"Meat" is a general term for animal flesh. Poultry is a type of meat taken from birds such as chickens and turkeys. Poultry also refers to the birds themselves, especially in a farming context.
What is chicken in animal science?
chicken, (Gallus gallus), any of more than 60 breeds of medium-sized poultry that are primarily descended from the wild red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes) of India. The chicken is perhaps the most widely domesticated fowl, raised worldwide for its meat and eggs. Fast Facts.
Is the chicken species or genus?
The chicken belongs to the genus Gallus of the family Phasianidae. Domestic chickens are simply classified as Gallus domesticus.
Is chicken a hybrid animal?
Chicken are hybrid animals, meaning not natural. It was through natural cross breeding, that chicken varieties evolved....
Are chicken cold blooded animals?
Chickens are part of the fowl family and they are warm-blooded animals. These animals can regulate their body temperature whic…
Are chickens social animals?
Free-ranging chickens are social animals. In these groups, hens and chicks are the core, while roosters live independently. Free-ranging chickens show more aggressive behaviors than battery chickens do. ...
Is chicken considered a bird?
A chicken is a bird. One of the features that differentiate it from most other birds is that it has a comb and two wattles. ... In Latin, gallus means comb, and the domestic chicken is Gallus domesticus. The Red Jungle Fowl, ancestor of most domestic chickens, is Gallus bankiva.
What two animals make a chicken?
Scientists believe the red jungle fowl, Gallus gallus, is the most likely progenitor of the modern chicken, although research suggests that the domestic chicken's yellow skin is a trait inherited from the gray jungle fowl, Gallus sonneratii. So, it's more than likely that today's chicken has multiple ancestors.
What are the 5 egg laying mammals?
Only five species of animals share this extraordinary egg-laying trait: the duck-billed platypus, and four echidna species, the western long-beaked echidna, eastern long-beaked echidna, short-beaked echidna, and Sir David's long-beaked echidna. All of these monotremes are only found in either Australia or New Guinea.
What are the 3 mammals that lay eggs?
These three groups are monotremes, marsupials, and the largest group, placental mammals. Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs. The only monotremes that are alive today are the spiny anteater, or echidna, and the platypus. They live in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.
