The Evolution and Biology of Junglefowl| The Origins of Domestic Chickens

Junglefowl are a fascinating group of animals from which the domestic chickens are descended. With their beautiful colours and distinctive calls, there is a lot more to these birds than you might suspect. Take a look as I dive into the four species of junglefowl, along with their domestic descendent.

All pictures attributed to Animal Analytics were taken by me personally. A full description of all others can be found in the following document, along with notable scientific papers I used when researching this topic.

Attributions and Research Papers: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/c7zhzf...

Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Galliformes
04:41 Junglefowl, Gallus
08:10 Green Junglefowl, Gallus varius
10:45 Red Junglefowl, Gallus gallus
12:54 Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Gallus lafayettii
15:00 Grey Junglefowl, Gallus sonneratii
17:21 Domestication: from Jungle to Farmyard
23:03 Outro

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