The world of academia. Intellectual and idealistic. Home to research and  higher learning. And if we're not careful, a launching pad (so to  speak) for a relatively flightless bird's counter strike against  humankind.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_birds

https://cals.ncsu.edu/prestage-department-of-poultry-science

https://poultry.caes.uga.edu/news/browse.html?index=11&keywordTypeID=64&keywordType=Animal+Production

https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/rhode-island/state-bird/rhode-island-red

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-15-mn-5160-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_sports_team_nicknames

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_Rams