New research has found that roosters crow in order of descending hierarchy, with the top-ranking member of the group going first and the others waiting their turn until he does so.

A rooster’s cock-a-doodle-doo may be familiar to most, but scientists are continuing to learn more about the distinctive behavior.
According to new research, the crows are sounded according to social order, with the most senior rooster giving off the first call. 
The study abstract even notes, “When the top-ranking rooster was physically removed from a group, the second-ra