Mike the Headless Chicken

In 1945, a farmer in Fruita, Colorado tried to butcher a rooster named Mike.

But his axe missed the jugular vein and left most of Mike’s brain stem intact.

Instead of dying, Mike kept walking, breathing, and even attempting to peck for food.

The farmer fed him with an eyedropper, and soon Mike became a national sensation—touring the U.S.

as “Mike the Headless Chicken.”