Sunday, November 9: Franklin Park Zoo will open at noon due to the Boston Half Marathon taking place that morning. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to welcoming you in the afternoon!
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Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Gallus
Species: gallus domesticus
Domestic chickens are found wherever humans keep them. They have had much of their behavior bred out of them by the domestication process. They are now less capable of fending off predators, for instance, and less aggressive toward each other.
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