Planet of the Chickens

[DavidBrown]

I came across an interesting story about how the chicken became a staple of global diets and culture. There is a detailed section about the origin of chickens from jungle fowl.

How the Chicken Conquered the World | History | Smithsonian

 

[Daktari JG]

mmmmm red junglefowl (drooling noise)

 

[Dassie rat]

I think this may explain the origin of lay lines (and perhaps lay bys).