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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Bird Flu Strikes at French Identity, Cuisine


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A French soccer fan with a live rooster on his shoulder and a rooster image on his chest cheers on players during a World Cup warm-up game against Belgium at a stadium near Paris on May 18, 2002.

Following the outbreak of deadly bird flu in French poultry last week, fears are growing for the Gallic Rooster, long a national symbol. The farmyard fowl is featured on everything from government seals to the jerseys of the national soccer team.

Photograph © Reuters/Charles Platiau/Corbis