Summary ²

The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl. It is one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of more than 19 billion as of 2011. Humans commonly keep chickens as a source of food (consuming both their meat and eggs) and as pets.

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1. (c) Svklimkin, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicken_family.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallus_gallus_domesticus

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