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Rooster - Gallus gallus domesticus
This rooster was big and fluffy, and strutted around like he was the boss. I frequently hike at this nature center, and they have free range goats and chickens that wander the meadows and woods. It can be quite a surprise to come upon them in the woods! Unfortunately, most of the chickens have since been eaten by foxes and coyotes.
The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and a younger male may be called a cockerel. A male that has been castrated is a capon. An adult female bird is called a hen and a sexually immature female is called a pullet.
