As pecking orders go, it’s hard to imagine another bird that is more aggressive and dominant out of all proportion to its ...
It's that time of year when many of us have turkey on our minds. From hunting to Thanksgiving feasts to Turkey Trot 5Ks, turkey season is in full swing. And while you may be thinking of this large ...
Quick Take Pecking orders are real and chickens form dominance hierarchies that influence daily access to food and water, ...
When someone tells you where you stand in a pecking order, they are allocating you a place in a hierarchy. You may not be happy about it, but at least you know your place! Dominance hierarchies are ...
“Pecking is a full-body exercise,” says University of Alabama biologist Nicole Ackermans, who studies brain damage in ...