Mutant Chickens Grow Full Set of Crocodile-like Teeth

[mandy]

Chicken will grow teeth when pigs can fly.

Well, better start searching the skies for flying pork — scientists have discovered a mutant chicken with a full set of crocodile-like chompers...

"What we discovered were teeth similar to those of crocodiles — not surprising as birds are the closest living relatives of the reptile," said Mark Ferguson of the University of Manchester in England...

full article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185704,00.html

Chickens born with a mutated gene associated with tooth development were coaxed by researchers into growing functioning teeth, according to a paper published in this week's Current Biology...

The unusual feat represents the first evidence for tooth development in birds without grafts or tissue manipulation...

full article: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/200...n_ani.html

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[Nat]

I wonder if they are related to bat boy?

[jezebel]

Bat Boy: The Musical won a few awards.

A Bat Boy movie with John Landis directing is supposed to be released later this year.