__/ [ Lance ] on Wednesday 22 February 2006 20:36 \__
> Surprise: Chickens Can Grow Teeth
> By Bjorn Carey
> LiveScience Staff Writer
> posted: 22 February 2006
> 11:06 am ET
> http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060222_chicken_teeth.html
>
> Chicken will grow teeth when pigs can fly.
[sarcasm] When chickens can grow teeth, how do the cocks feel about it?
[/sarcasm]
> Well, better start searching the skies for flying pork-scientists
> have discovered a mutant chicken with a full set of crocodile-like
> chompers.
>
> Researchers also tweaked the genes of normal chickens to grow teeth.
What is the stance of the chickens on this matter?
> The mutant chick, called Talpid, also had severe limb defects and died
> before hatching.
>
> Although it was discovered 50 years ago, no one had ever examined its
> mouth.
Good find. Intersting read.
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