The question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, has been a long-standing riddle. While it may seem like a simple question, it is actually quite complex. Here are some key points from the search results:
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Eggs came first: Eggs, which are just female sex cells, evolved more than a billion years ago, whereas chickens have not been around for nearly as long. Eggs have existed in nature for more than a billion years, long before any chicken was on the scene.
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Chickens came first: Some scientists claim that the chicken came first, based on the principle of cause and effect. According to this argument, the egg is the effect of the cause, the hen, so the chicken came first in time.
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Its complicated: In practice, it is impossible to pinpoint the moment when the first chicken or the first chicken egg appeared. The first chickens likely evolved from red junglefowl, which are native to Southeast Asia, but no one knows exactly when this happened.
Overall, while the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, may never be fully resolved, it is clear that eggs have been around for much longer than chickens.
