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RE: Today, I Learned About How Long Can A Chicken Survive Without Its Head - The Story of Mike The Headless Chicken

in #til8 years ago

It is creepy as hell! It seems that chicken has so little cognitive function in the brain that it can easily live without it.
It was found out later that the blood clot prevented the loss of blood and sealed the injury.

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Exactly. OK - still an amazing fluke that it didn't damage the brainstem at all - just really freaky all round!