March 12, 2010

half cock

Unlike mammals, it’s not hormones that dictate a chicken’s sex. It’s a fundamental property of the cells themselves. But this only became apparent when biologists investigated several odd chickens that were half male and half female, as if a line were drawn down the center of their bodies.

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  1. Sheila Ryan on March 12th, 2010 at 10:54 am

    Inspiration for a new series of drawings: hermaphroditic fowl.

  2. Dave Vogt on March 12th, 2010 at 11:09 am

    I feel like I am obligated to comment on this.

    There. Now I have.

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