rooster

But the main attraction was gambling on roosters, which federal authorities said were made to fight — sometimes to the death — in an arena while wearing sharp blades known as “gaffs” on their legs.

“We were listening to the roosters crowing at 5 in the morning here,” said Marks during a video call from Hawaii on Wednesday after the 76th Emmy Award nominations were announced.

A rooster is held in a cage on a farm on January 23, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

"Once those roosters and hens go down, you have no vaccine."

For his famous imitation of a rooster, he earned the nickname of “Father Gallo.”