Red Junglefowl
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 Red Junglefowl range
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Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) are the ancestors of all our domestic chickens. They were first domesticated in Asia, where they are native. Some of the less specialized domestics, such as some Games and the Brown Leghorns, retain color patterns very similar to that of their wild ancestors.
