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The world's oldest chicken is reportedly a jazz aficionado

NPR | By Jason Fuller,

Ailsa Chang, Christopher Intagliata

Published April 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM EDT

The world's oldest chicken, according to Guinness World Records, lives in Portland, Maine. Gertie is 15 years old, blind, and according to her caretaker Frank Turek, she loves jazz.

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Christopher Intagliata is an editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.

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