20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Red Jungle Fowl

The Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus). Evidence from the molecular level derived from whole-genome sequencing revealed that the chicken was domesticated from red jungle-fowl about 8000 years ago.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2022
Photo Location: Penanti, Malaysia
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X
Copyright: © Graeme Guy