At last, why the chicken crossed the road/b/veterinary-news/posts/34385 A new study carried out by academics at the University of Bristol&#39;s Animal Welfare and Behaviour research group has revealed that chickens empathise. So, if you&#39;ve wondered why the chicken crossed the road, it was probably to help a friend. More specificallyen-USTelligent Community 10RE: At last, why the chicken crossed the roadhttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/34385Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:09:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:aace050c-84b1-4ecc-9686-44809120e0c6Hannah Wynne Richards0<p>Pretty obvious to anyone who has ever kept free range hens</p> <p>Wynne</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=34385&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">