Cool chicks

 

 

Chickens can make meaningful sounds that refer to, or single out, objects around them. According to new discoveries, this is the first time that an animal other than humans and primates has been known to make a sound that refers to something in their surroundings. For instance, studies have shown that chickens produce certain clucking noises when they find food. When females hear these sounds, they congregate at the spot and either take some food from a male’s beak, or start pecking the ground to see what the spot has to offer. Similarly, they have a different crow for dusk as well.