Is the chicken in the wild? Will they finally become a pheasant in the wild?

The chicken raised at home is called "home chicken". Is the chicken at home, is it called "pheasant"?

Family chickens are one of the longest time to accompany humanity, but have you ever thought that if the chicken is placed in the wild, can they survive by themselves, and will they become pheasant? Is "pheasant" and "home chicken", is it the same animal?

The chicken was not domesticated by "pheasant"!

The chickens are actually inseparable from our lives. The chicken is a kind of poultry formed by the long -term domestication and breeding of humans. They have adapted to the human living environment and feeding methods. They are usually docile, dependent on humans, and very dependent on humanity. Easy to be controlled by humans.

However, if one day, the chicken is put in the wild, and there is no human care and protection, what will happen?

You may think that the chicken is a kind of animal after the pheasant, and they will only live in human farms, eat the feed that humans give them, and beings with eggs that humans want to eat.

But the chicken is actually completely different from the "pheasant" we often say. Their ancestors are the original chickens, a wild bird living around the world. There are many types of original chickens, such as Hongyuan chicken, gray -original chicken, green original chicken, etc. They all have different characteristics and habits.

So, how did the chicken change from the original chicken? In fact, this is a long process. About 4,000 years ago, there was traces about breeding chickens in my country.

In the Longshan Cultural Site more than 4,000 years ago, chicken bones were excavated. Later, after a long selection and reproduction, the chickens gradually formed different varieties and characteristics, such as body shape, feather color, egg color, egg production, etc. Home chicken also becomes more dependent on humans, more docile and obedient.

The wildness of animals refers to some animal domesticated animals that re -adapt to the natural environment and competitive pressure after losing human intervention and influence, and restore some original or similar behaviors and characteristics that are similar to their ancestors. These behaviors and characteristics include feathers, calls, food, reproduction, social structure and other aspects.

So, what behaviors and characteristics will the chicken restore in the wild?

First of all, the chickens will become more vigilant and sensitive in the wild. They will always pay attention to the danger of the surroundings, and they will quickly escape or counterattack when they encounter the enemy.

In addition, the chicken will also find food more autonomously and diverse in the wild. They no longer only eat human feeds, but they will eat various plants, insects, worms, etc.

The most interesting thing is that the chicken is likely to become more complicated and orderly to organize the social structure in the wild. They are no longer just a messy individual, but they will form a leader and level group.

All in all, the chicken will indeed become more like wild animals in the wild, but this does not mean that they really become pheasant.

So, what is we often call pheasant? Why doesn't the chicken become a pheasant?

The pheasant is actually a pheasant

Family chickens and pheasants are actually two different animals.

So, what is pheasant? The pheasant is actually the general name of the pheasant that the pheasant is a chicken -shaped, and the family chicken is a species of the original chicken genus. There is a big difference between them.

First of all, the size of the chicken is larger than the pheasant. The pheasant is generally about 40 cm, but the maxima can reach 53 cm long and weigh around 3 catties.

The feathers of the pheasant are much gorgeous than that of the chicken, especially the male pheasant. They usually have gorgeous colors and patterns, as well as long tail feathers and crowns.

Moreover, there is a big difference between the rock of the pheasant and the chicken. They will make a variety of sounds. For example, the most common thing is that they will make a snoring and snoring when they are disturbed, and then escape quickly. Sometimes the sound of other animals is imitated.

Finally, under the natural conditions, the pheasant's food is much wider than that of home chickens. They not only eat plants, insects, worms, etc., but also some small vertebrates, such as frogs, lizards, mice, etc.

The pheasant belongs to the family. To the upper level is the chicken shape, and it is also a lot of members of the birds. It includes many types of pheasant animals. Some we may be familiar with, such as peacocks, white 鹇, turkey, etc.; Some may be strange, such as golden birds, white ears, etc.

These pheasant animals have their own characteristics and habits, but they all belong to poultry, which is commonly known as "walking chicken".

The beautiful "Forest Fairy" Bai Yan is a kind of chicken

Poultry refers to birds that use land as the main habitat and walking as the main movement. The current official name is "land poultry". Walking poultry usually has strong legs and toes, but has weaker or degenerate wings and flying capabilities.

In addition to the Department of Poor family, there are also some birds in other subjects that also belong to poultry, such as pigeon -shaped wool legs and chickens.

In addition to appearance and habits, the pheasant also has many cultural symbolic significance. For example, in China, the place where the pheasant lives represents the desolate and unbound places.

For example, in Wen Tianxiang's "Taoyuan Road", there is such a sentence: "Riding through the stream, flying pheasant flying." It means that when the Hu people ride their horses, there is a pheasant flying on the grass next to the grass. Describe his mood after being captured by the Yuan army and the desolation of his situation.

Heiqin chicken can also be regarded as a "pheasant"

Does the chicken and pheasant still meet?

We have already understood some basic characteristics and differences between the chickens and pheasants, but we have a lot of questions about them without answering. For example, is the chicken and pheasant relationship? Can they hybridize? What is their protection status?

First of all, is there a relationship between the chicken and the pheasant? The answer is yes, but far away. Both the chickens and pheasants belong to the family of the Fainee. This is a kind of birds that include many types of birds, such as quails, pheasants, eyebrows, peacocks, etc.

However, the family chickens and pheasants do not belong to the same genus. The family chickens belong to the original chicken, and the pheasant belongs to the genus. These are two different branches. Their ancestors were separated a long time ago, so their genetic differences were very different.

This also shows that the chicken and pheasant cannot be hybrid, or it is difficult to hybridize. Because the genetic differences between chickens and pheasants are very different, their chromosomes are different. The chickens have 78 chromosomes, while the pheasant has 80 chromosomes.

The long -tailed pheasant of the family, the tail feathers are the "pheasant" on the crown of Qi Tian Da's head

This makes it difficult for them to form nurturing offspring. Even if they can also overcome some mixed -race individuals, they are usually infertile or defective.

Of course, their distribution is different. The chicken is widely distributed, and the pheasant is more limited. Family chickens are a kind of poultry formed by human domestication and breeding. They have adapted to various climate and environment, so they can be found almost all over the world.

Even if the chickens that are scattered in the wild, the species classification is still "home chicken"

The pheasant is a wild animal, which are mainly distributed in Asia, Europe, Africa and other regions, of which China is the largest distribution area. China has a variety of pheasant resources, with more than 20 types and more than 100 subspecies.

Although in recent years, the continuous recovery of the natural environment has steadily increased the number of wild pheasants. Some netizens even said that their hometown "pheasant" even reached the situation of "flooding".

However, even if it is flooded, wild pheasant is a protected species in the national "three" animal lists. If there is a demand, you still buy artificially breeding pheasants. Has killing wild pheasants, but there will be the risk of stepping on sewing machines.

Conclusion

This is also a kind of pheasant of Chinese specialty products, white neck long -tailed pheasant

In fact, you see that family chickens are generally living in human farms or farms. They are fed and protected by human beings, and they rarely have the opportunity to come into contact with the wild environment. Therefore, when the chicken is in the wild, it may face many difficulties and challenges, such as finding food, avoiding natural enemies, and establishing a field.

But they can only become "wild chickens" at most, but they will never become "pheasant (pheasant)" we often call.