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why do roosters crow in the mornings?

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  • 9 years ago
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    They don't just crow in the morning. They crow all day long. The morning is the FIRST time that they crow, since they would have been asleep the rest of the night.

  • Roosters (and birds in general) are most active in the morning, which is why they may be extra vocal at this time of day. Plus, since we know that roosters crow when something changes in their surroundings, it makes sense that they would crow when noticing the change from the darkness of nighttime to the brightness of morning!

    Ornithologists believe roosters crow in the morning to mark their out territory -- Kind of saying, "This is my coop, get the heck out of my way, don't mess with my women."

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