Why did the chicken cross the road?

Chickens, wild dogs, and goats roam in Ghana like pigeons, squirrels, and raccoons in Toronto. At sunrise each morning we wake to the call of a rooster so loud that it feels like its in our bedroom. We often peer out of our window and see a herd of goats or flock of chickens wandering by. 

The chickens, goats, and sheep, we are told, all belong to someone. From our perspective it's difficult to see how anyone keeps track of their critters. They do not live in pens, nor are they marked or tagged. 

We are frequently impressed by the ability of goats and sheep to avoid a tragic end wandering through traffic. Sometimes, it seems, they are not so lucky. We have joked that in Ghana it seems that the chicken crosses the road, literally, to get to the "other side."

Enjoy some of our many pictures of the local "wildlife":

A goat walks into a bar