Reddit Thread Exposes Rare Chick Born With Four Legs Instead of Wings, Theorizing It Could Be The Next Step In Chicken Evolution

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May 29, 2023 1:00 PM EDT

It's not every day you get to see a literal evolution of an animal, but today is one of those days. An interesting (and funny) Reddit thread found a chick that was born with four legs instead of two legs and two wings. Chickens are practically flightless anyway, so this seems like an advantageous evolutionary trait for them to adopt. Chickens can be pretty cute, but we have to admit, it's a bit weird to see a chicken with two extra legs.

We hope this little chick gets to live a long, full, and healthy life. But, with all new traits, they can come with some downsides. Maybe the chick's body built to handle the shifting of balance onto four feet, or something else we couldn't even imagine. Regardless of all that, it's pretty cool to see a bird that looks like a dinosaur. Scroll down to read all the hilarious comments and cool things about this chick for yourself!

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    It looks like a….frog? Or a dog with a really big torso. It looks so weird, but so cool! Like something out of Harry Potter (kind of like a gryphon), but it must be so confused. It's okay, little chick, different is beautiful.

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    Font - 13 days ago Your Chickachu has evolved! brenbot99
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    Font - Junkymonkeyshoes 13 days ago ● I believe that's a baby gryphon ↑ 13K ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - Forsaken_Condition5 13 days ago "Genetic defect". Stop spoiling their experimental research, we want those gryphons! 44.3K ↓ Reply ↑ Share
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    Sky - Ketc nt 13 days ago They can barely fly anyway, might as well have hands 43.3K Reply Share
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    This is true, their wings are nearly useless, let's get rid of them! Although, they're not as cute with an extra pair of legs. They kind of look like fuzzy frogs, and that's not a super cute look. But, evolution is about more than just looking cute!

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    Font - FrisktHumor 13 days ago That chick won the genetic lottery. Bad news it won't be allowed to breed 4 5K ↓ Reply ↑ Share
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    Font - Dragonborn1908 13 days ago I'm interested to see what it would be like fully grown 4 1.2K ↓ Reply ↑ Share ...
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    Font - whiterunguard420 13 days ago Next step in evolution lol 1.5K Reply ↑ Share
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    Font - yParticle 13 days ago You call it a defect, but this is how evolution happens. 4 1.9K Reply ↑ Share ●
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    Font - Kuroi_yasha 13 days ago Dinosaur roots are showing.
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    Font - ImpressTemporary2389 13 days ago I'd raise that as a pet. It's adorable. ●
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    Font - the_Fat_SLakR 13 days ago They should breed it . 1 chicken 4 legs.
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    Font - SadMap7915. 13 days ago If the Colonel sees this...
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    Smile - Worldly_Let6134 That's not a defect, that's an enhancement - drumsticks beat wings every single time ● 13 days ago
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    Font - danofrhs Genetic mutation is one of the 3 criteria for evolution. Now it just needs to be a selected for trait/ actually has some sort of advantage in survival, and the genes need to spread sufficiently to a portion of the population. Once that happens, the species has officially evolved. ● 13 days ago
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    Font - LoonaticLaskdorp 13 days ago Wonder if it can run any faster
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    Font - AdPuzzleheaded3913 13 days ago That's a dog not chicken
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    Font - StargazerOP 13 days ago This is how owlbears start
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    Font - alanstockwell Aaaand ... jazz hands! 13 days ago
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    Font - Halligan1409 . 13 days ago An industrious chicken farmer was always experimenting with breeding to perfect a better chicken. His family was fond of the leg portion for dinner and there were never enough legs for everyone. After many frustrating attempts, the farmer was relating the results of his efforts to his friends at the general store get together. "Well I finally did it! I bred a chicken that has 4 legs!" They all asked the farmer how it tasted. "I don't know" said the farmer. "I ne
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