What Happened To Mike The Headless Chicken

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It might seem hard to believe, but did you know that there was a chicken who survived for a • number of years without having a head? It seems far fetched, but it’s true. Well, Mike the • Headless Chicken was born on April 20, 1945 in Fruita, a city in Colorado, and he originally had a • head; however, when his owners were planning to have Mike sold at the Market in September of • 1945, Farmer Lloyd Olsen aimed to behead Mike the Chicken with the swing of an axe but what • happened next has had scientists puzzled for decades to come. • Let’s begin with a bit of context as to what usually happens when a chicken’s head is cut off. • According to Dr. Wayne J. Kuenzel, a poultry physiologist and biologist at the University of Arkansas • the way that a chicken’s skull is composed leaves two large openings where the eyes are placed • and the brain is tucked away in a slightly different portion of the skull. Needless to say, even if the • brain is removed, there’s a high chance that the brain stem and the cerebellum will remain intact. • Removing the chickens head instantly starves the brain from receiving Oxygen, and without having a • functioning brain that will send signals to the rest of the body and organs; however, there is still • some remaining oxygen within the body, mainly the spinal cord - which is why chickens can usually • live for around 15 minutes without a head before the body and organs no longer have access to • oxygen. So why did Mike live for nearly 18 months without a head? • Subscribe👉 / crunchscience • • Second Channel👉 / mrscientific • • Facebook: / scientificmr • Instagram: / mrscientific • Twitter: / scientificmr

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