Peek-a-boo #3

by Elizabeth Winter

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Peek-a-boo #3

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Elizabeth Winter

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The Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), also called the Pinnated Groose or Boomer, is in fact not a true chicken at all. While it, like the common chicken, is in the Family Phasianidae, the Prairie Chicken is actually more closely related to certain grouse species. These large birds are native to North America, and are still commonly found in the wild today. They are a brown to gray chicken-like bird, and grow to sizes much larger than farmed chickens. Prairie Chickens are stocky and round, they have a small tail that stands upright, and their tails are usually of a dark blue color.

As their names imply, Prairie Chickens roost on prairie fields that stretch across the American Midwest and the Northern and Central plains in all directions, from Canada to Mexico. Also, in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Mexico, a species of Prairie Chickens can be found called the “Lesser Prairie Chicken”. These Prairie plains are perfect for the Prairie chickens, as they provide perfect breeding grounds and their favored food supplies are typically in abundance. Prairie Chickens have recently been on the decline, as many of their homes have been encroached upon by farmland and suburbs

Prairie chickens are scavengers, and they comb the grasslands with their long-range vision. Male Prairie Chickens are most famous for their unique, strutting, mating stances. Their dances will establish their social rank, which is judged through the level of aggression shown by a given male. The more aggressive the male is, the more dominant he becomes. This typically also means that these dominant prairie chickens have a higher chance to reproduce and carry on their bloodlines.

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