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The Attwater’s prairie-chicken, a subspecies of the greater prairie-chicken, hails only from a few counties in Texas in the United States. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, and renewable energy; habitat division at the hands of roads and railroads, that […]

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Hailing from southeastern United States it’s the chicken turtle. These critters are the only extant member of the genus Deirochelys and a member of the freshwater marsh turtle family Emydidae. These turtles face the threats of habitat loss; vehicle strike, being hit by vehicles; and predation of juveniles and eggs. […]

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The green junglefowl, aka Javan junglefowl, forktail, or green Javanese junglefowl, is a medium-sized bird that hails from the pheasant family. They were the first to diverge approximately 4 million years ago among the 4 recognized species of junglefowl. These birds don’t face any substantial threats, sans possible habitat loss, […]

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The red junglefowl is the closest relative of the domestic chicken. They can be found throughout southern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, Australia, and Hawaii. These birds prefer tropical moist forests, scrub habitats, mangroves, palm oil plantations, tea plantations, and agricultural regions. Due to the lack of threats, sans habitat loss, […]

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The chicken snake, aka caninana, serpiente tigre, tiger rat snake, or yellow rat snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid that hails from Mexico, Central America, north and central South America, Tobago, and Trinidad. Often found near water, these snakes prefer forested areas. Even though they face the threats of habitat destruction […]

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The Maleo bird, aka volcano bird or Maleo Senkawor, can only be found in the Indonesian state of Sulawesi. They prefer rainforests and lowland hills. These ancient birds are unique in that they are roughly about twice the size of a chicken, but lay eggs 5 times the size of […]

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Well known the world over, it’s the chicken. These famous birds evolved from the red junglefowl and the grey junglefowl. They can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Whether they’re kept as pets, egg producers, or just used as a poultry dinner, these birds deserve a little respect. After […]

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