The official mascot of the Anthropocene may be a chicken
The domestic chicken could become the defining symbol of the current geological age, says The Guardian. Many scientists are calling the present era the “Anthropocene,” because it is marked by human impact on earth. And that includes the chickens we have kept and slaughtered ever since villagers in southeast Asia first captured its slow-flying ancestor, the red junglefowl, 7,000-10,000 years ago.