Singapore is hot and sticky every single day of the year. It usually stays around 84 degrees, so there’s no winter here! This week, it was cloudy and rainy after a few hot days with smoky air. Because of the weather, I always bring a water bottle and an umbrella wherever I go.
This week I saw a wild bird called a red junglefowl. I like to call them the "original chickens"!
Scientists believe these wild birds are the great-great-grandparents of all the farm chickens in the world. Thousands of years ago, people in Southeast Asia started taking care of them. Over time, they slowly changed into the chickens we know today.
I spotted this rooster at my school pecking around in the grass for food. Look closely at the photo: see the white spot on the side of his head? That’s one clue that he’s a wild junglefowl. Most farm chickens have a red spot there instead. Unlike farm chickens, junglefowl can actually fly, and at night they sleep up in trees to stay safe.
