Dubbed "Operation Crowing Rooster," the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department says it served 26 search warrants between ...

Authorities arrested 56 people and seized 3,500 birds, as well as firearms and drug paraphernalia, during a multi-week cockfighting investigation in San Bernardino County, officials said.

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.

Rooster crowing and pig racing were staples at fairs across the country 100 years ago. While it may not be for everyone, those who have a rooster in the competition go all out to get it to crow.

Roosters crow to attract the attention of hens or to signal that there is food nearby. They even have two types of alarm calls: one for aerial threats and another for ground-based threats.

Roosters tend to be more colourful than their hens Credit: Alamy If there are multiple roosters in a flock they will all crow in the pecking order and any who crow out of turn is swiftly put back ...

Kept under this steady simulated twilight, the roosters initially maintained their schedule of crowing just before dawn each morning, suggesting that the behavior is linked to a Circadian rhythm ...

Roughly 3,500 cockfighting birds were seized by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department during a six-week summer ...