The headless chicken monster is a type of sea cucumber. Many animals have acquired silly nicknames from amused humans. Raccoons are trash pandas. Snakes are danger noodles. Ocean dwellers aren’t ...

This is an opinion column. A chicken running around with its head cut off is a macabre curiosity. Even when a chicken literally loses its mind, the pressure of the ax triggers nerve endings in the ...

On Colorado’s Western Slope, a headless chicken from the 1940s is still a beloved figure celebrated each spring. In 1945, Mike the Headless Chicken captured the intrigue of locals in his hometown of ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. How do best remember a sixty-years-dead famous fowl? If you’re the tiny ...

(FRUITA, Colo.) — A festival that celebrates the life of a “world-famous headless chicken named Mike,” is back for its 25th year this spring, and the event is expected to bring thousands of people to ...

From aboard their ship off the coast of Chile, scientists piloted a research vessel into the sapphire depths. About an hour into the dive, a white-ish blob emerged in the distance. The grocery bag ...

How long can a chicken live without its head? It’s a question that pops up from time to time in certain circles (whatever, you probably have cool friends) and the answer makes a lot of people ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Mike The Headless Chicken Festival returned this year! In 1945 a chicken named Mike lost its head to the axe, and the chicken ended up living for 18 months. So starting ...