History through the eyes of a chicken - Chris A. Kniesly

The Ancient Egyptian king Thutmose III described the chicken as a marvelous foreign bird that “gives birth daily.” Romans brought them on their military campaigns to foretell the success of future battles. Today, this bird occupies a much less honorable position – on dinner plates. Chris Kniesly explains the evolving role of chickens throughout history.

Lesson by Chris A. Kniesly, directed by Mark Phillips.

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[nickcantuiii]

4:08 made me spit out my coffee laughing. BRUH. Great video btw.

[maezy]

2:50 I love chicken as my best buddy. I will happily cry that i could not express beyond many words

[voltmatrix]

Some of these animations will never be unseen

[anjishnu]

4:08 reminded me of our neighbour's rooster. He would chase anyone who passed by their home. Caught me off guard a few times as well. Would wake us at 5:30 a.m. each day (irrespective of holidays). Hold quite fond memories of him. Unfortunately, he passed away a few months after we moved out. Reminded of him every now and then.

[ismyfavoritenumber]

3:05 OMG it’s the terrifying penguin from Wallace and Gromit!!

[PixelRuzt]

Man! The animators of this video are worthy of a dab.

[scorpionheart]

Me: I need to study
Youtube: History through the eyes of a chicken
Me: I must know

[tonyolshansky]

1. I love this video
2. I'm sorry Ted-Ed, but your animators are on drugs. Please make this happen more in the future.

[crimsonholocene]

The animators have reached a higher level of existence

[joytothemarshmellows]

I’ll take ten grams of whatever your animators were on when they made this

[lenn]

3:18 I wanna know what’s in that pipe.

[mrcaljoe]

3:25. No matter how hard I try I can't focus on what the narrator is saying

[thedarksavior]

Best animations of any TED Ed I've ever seen, hens down.

[cheesepluschips]

"how muh drugs do you want?"
Animators: y e s .

[mlc]

WTF were the animators smoking while making this vid?

[williamburns]

3:27 I am surprised the animators drew what they were seeing as part of the animation

[noninon]

Best animation I've seen from you so far, incredible video TED-ED!
2:52 I have never seen a chicken so high 10/10

[treasuren]

4:06


The animators of this video, firstly deserve applause for their work and secondly, have changed the way I see chickens forever.

[greengreen]

what are chickens?


egiptians: marvelous birds
zoroastrians: magical spirits
romans: bringers of sucses
americans: KFC

[Wokovsky]

2:36 - The ancient greeks tell their children: You must fight like CHICKENS!