Guest freund Posted 30 August 2004 Share Posted 30 August 2004 The longest surviving headless chicken: Mike the headless chicken survived for 18 months after he had his head cut off The skeptical scientists were eager to answer all the questions regarding Mike's amazing ability to survive with no head. It was determined that ax blade had missed the jugular vein and a clot had prevented Mike from bleeding to death. Although most of his head was in a jar, most of his brain stem and one ear was left on his body. Since most of a chicken's reflex actions are controlled by the brain stem Mike was able to remain quite healthy In the 18 MONTHS that Mike lived as "The Headless Wonder Chicken" he grew from a mere 2 1/2 lbs. to nearly 8 lbs. In a Gayle Meyer interview Olsen said Mike was a "robust chicken - a fine specimen of a chicken except for not having a head." Please visit here for more info, and please leave any world records you feel may be worthy of this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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