Definition
A rooster (also called a cock) is a male chicken (Gallus gallus), the female being called a hen, babies are called chicks and immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels. Because "cock" is often used as a slang term referring to the penis, this term is generally avoided for the sake of both propriety and clarity.
The Guard
The rooster guards the general area where his hens are nesting, and will attack other roosters who enter his territory. During the daytime, he often sits on a high perch, usually 4–5 feet off the ground, to serve as a lookout for his flock. He will sound a distinctive alarm call if predators are nearby.
Cockfighting
A cockfight is a contest held in a ring called a cockpit between two roosters called gamecocks. Gamecocks are not typical farm chickens. They are specially bred and trained for increased stamina and strength. The comb and wattle is cut off of a young gamecock because if left intact, it would be a disadvantage during a match. Sometimes they are given drugs to increase their stamina. Cockfighting is considered a traditional sporting event by some, and an example of animal cruelty by others. Usually wagers are made on the outcome of the match, with the surviving or last-bird-standing being declared the winner.
Louisiana outlawed cockfighting in 2008. It was the last state in the United States to outlaw the sport.
Why Many Churches Have Roosters on Top of the Steeple
In Christian symbolism, the rooster is a familiar Passion symbol. Prior to being arrested by the soldiers, Jesus correctly predicted that Peter would deny Him three times before the rooster crowed on the following morning. At the rooster's crowing, Peter remembered Jesus's words and "went out and wept bitterly". The rooster represents Peter's denial of Christ and also stands for his remorse and repentance upon hearing the rooster's crow. Peter later became the leader of the early Church. During the Middle Ages, the rooster became a popular Christian image on weathervanes, also known as weathercocks. Its crowing made it an emblem of the Christian's attitude of watchfulness and readiness for the sudden return of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, and the final judgment of humankind
Cock-a-doodle-do
In English the sound made by roosters is spelled as "cock-a-doodle-do" in English. Here is how to say "cock-a-doodle-do" in a number of other languages:
Albanian kikirikiki,
Arabic kookookoo-koo,
Armenian ծու-ղրու-ղու (tsu-ghru-ghu),
Bulgarian кукуригу (kukurigu),
Catalan Co-co-ro-co,
Chinese goh-geh-goh-goh,
Croatian ku-ku-ri-ku,
Czech kykyriký,
Danish kykeliky,
Dutch kukeleku,
Esperanto kokeriko,
Estonian kukeleegu or kikerikii,
Faroese kakkulárakó,
Filipino Tik-ti-la-ok,
Finnish kukkokiekuu,
French cocorico,
German kikeriki,
Greek kikiriku,
Gujarati kuk-de-kuk,
Hebrew ku-ku-ri-ku,
Hindustani kuk-roo-koon or kuk-roo-kroon,
Hungarian kukurikú,
Icelandic gaggalagó,
Indonesian kukuruyuk,
Italian chicchirichì,
Japanese ko-ke kokkoh,
Korean k'ok'iyo,
Lithuanian ka-ka-rie-ku, Latvian ki-ke-ri-gū,
Maltese ku-ku-ri-ku,
Norwegian kykkeliky,
Nepali ku-khuri-kan,
Persian ququliqu,
Polish kukuryku,
Portuguese Có có ró có,
Romanian cucurigu,
Russian ку-ка-ре-ку (ku-ka-rye-ku),
Sanskrit काक (kāka),
Serbian ku-ku-ri-ku,
Slovak kikirikí,
Slovene kikiriki,
Spanish quiquiriquí (kikirikí),
Swahili KokoRikoo koo,
Swedish kuckeliku,
Telugu ko-ka-ra-koo,
Tamil ko-ka-ra-ko,
Malayalam ko-ka-ra-ko-ko,
Thai eh-ee-eh-eh,
Turkish üü-ürü-üüü,
Urdu kuk roo kroon, and
Vietnamese ò-ó-o-o.
Source: Wikipedia
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