Most people assume that the crowing is triggered by the rooster seeing the sunrise, but that is not actually the case. A study published in 2013 found that the timing of the crowing is determined ...

A rooster, named Maurice, is on trial for noise pollution. City-dwellers who have secondary homes on the island don’t like the noise he makes at sunrise.

Although the rooster’s strident wake-up call just before sunrise feels as regular as an alarm clock, the evidence that the birds are somehow driven to herald the dawn has long been anecdotal.

A rooster, named Maurice, is on trial for noise pollution. City-dwellers who have secondary homes on the island don’t like the noise he makes at sunrise.

A rooster, named Maurice, is on trial for noise pollution. City-dwellers who have secondary homes on the island don’t like the noise he makes at sunrise.

A rooster, named Maurice, is on trial for noise pollution. City-dwellers who have secondary homes on the island don’t like the noise he makes at sunrise.

A rooster, named Maurice, is on trial for noise pollution. City-dwellers who have secondary homes on the island don’t like the noise he makes at sunrise.