The world's oldest chicken is reportedly a jazz aficionado

from All Things Considered · host Christopher Intagliata

The world's oldest chicken, according to Guinness World Records, lives in Portland, Maine. Gertie is 15 years old, blind, and according to her caretaker Frank Turek, she loves jazz.

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