Prairie Chicken
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Uploaded by moconservation on Aug 17, 2007
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Beginning in March, prairie chickens in Missouri gather to perform an age-old mating ritual. Its held during the early morning and evening hours on a high, open area called a booming ground. Each male attempts to attract a female while defending their territory from other males. The male produces the unusual "booming" call as he sucks air into bright orange air sacs found on both sides of his neck. The booming draws-in females. They watch as males charge each other, jump into the air, fight, stamp their feet, and display their colorful air sacs. Females presumably choose the most impressive males.
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This needs some dubstep music
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Dinosaurs evelved into chickens. You can tell that by this, really! It's a chicken velociraptor!!
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lolololol the foot stomping is hilarious.
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wow!so strange!!
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Gotta catch 'em all!!!
10 months ago 3
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I wonder if they taste like chicken.
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There are two main species of Prairie Chicken, the Greater and Lesser, which are both classified as vunerable (1 step above endangered), and have dwindling populations in all states through the middle of America, but there are more than 12 males of these.
However, the subspecies of the Greater, Attwater's Prairie Chicken, lived mostly in TX and was almost completely wiped out.
Bottom line: None of these birds should be shot.
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Great video!
I musat ask, are these chickens leagal to own? Or do you need a permit to have/breed them.
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there are more than 12 male prairie chickens left.. I assure you.
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i HATE it when people kill off beautiful and rare species like this! i love the prarie chicken! last year i heard there were like 12 males left; idk about females >.< T-T
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LifeOfConner:
When I think something is beautiful, I try my best NOT to kill it.
OonaCanute 2 years ago 18
LOVE the foot STAMPING!!!
Fishlova82 2 years ago 7