Season 1, Ep. 31 - Tetra-chromatic vision, Dead reckoning and Mike the Headless Chicken
Description
You think cats' ability to always land on its feet or bats' ability to echo locate is impressive? Or the chameleon's ability to change colors? Remarkable, for sure. But humans eat chickens, and lots of them. So, today we're going to discuss abilities chickens have that humans do not, and why that makes them even more of a threat to us.
References:
https://mikethechickenvet.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/chicken-vision/
https://www.skeptical-science.com/science/can-see-nobody-else-can-see-tetrachromat/
https://www.feelgoodcontacts.com/eye-care-hub/a-guide-to-tetrachromacy
http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2010/02/chicken-head-tracking_05.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Nkqkdk5LE
https://dinoanimals.com/animals/heart-rates-of-animals-top-10/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-outlandish-story-of-mike-the-headless-chicken.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-built-the-chicken-church-indonesia
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