The most iconic way that this was done was with the crow of a rooster. Farmers are still very familiar with this loud ‘Cock-a-doodle-doo’ every morning, and even people who live in cities know ...

PARIS — The most famous rooster in France can continue to crow. So ruled a French judge on Thursday, rejecting a claim by neighbors on the southwestern island of Oléron that the fowl, named ...

Top Rooster Always Crows First. Roosters have been announcing daybreak for people since 2600 B.C. at least, but there’s still a lot that we don’t know about this phenomenon.

On Wednesday, 11 roosters gathered in the Poultry Building to make themselves heard at the qualify round “Rooster Crowing Contest” at the Minnesota State Fair. The rules are simple.

Roosters have an internal circadian rhythm, which keeps them crowing on schedule even when the lights are turned off. Image via Wikimedia Commons/Muhammad Mahdi Karim Some scientists investigate ...

So why do roosters crow? There are several theories: protecting their turf, keeping the hens in line, reacting to other roosters. A study published in the March 18 issue of Current Biology found ...

A rooster roaming free on July 23, 2014, in Auckland, New Zealand. A Denizli rooster has gone viral for crowing for so long it passed out. Fiona Goodall/Getty ...

A French rooster named Maurice, at risk of being silenced for good, is now free to crow to his heart’s content after a civil court ruled in his favor on Thursday. CNN values your feedback 1.