The man scared about 1,100 chickens to death using a flashlight, which he shined on the birds to make them panic. This caused the chickens to create a crush within their enclosure in their attempt to escape.
The study, which was led by University of Tokyo professor Adrian David Cheok, has yet to be peer-reviewed.
  • Researchers think they've found a way to use AI to translate the clucks of chickens.
  • The Japanese researchers said their AI system could help understand chickens' emotional state.
  • The study has not been peer-reviewed and the researchers acknowledged limitations to their methods. 

Researchers in Japan said they'd developed an AI system that could understand the emotional state of chickens.