Guirec Soudee is sailing around the world. The 24-year-old Frenchman has already been at sea for two years. He set sail from the Canary Islands in May of 2014. He has since traveled along Africa’s west coast, through the Caribbean Sea and up to the Arctic Ocean. Soudee is the only person on his sailboat. But he is not making the trip alone. He brought along his pet chicken with him. Soudee met Monique the hen on the Canary Islands shortly before he began his around-the-world voyage. At the time, the bird was only about four months old. Soudee told a BBC reporter that he knew “she was the one straight away.” While planning for his trip, Soudee had considered bringing along an animal for companionship, but not necessarily a chicken. But as he told the BBC reporter, “the hen was an ideal choice. It doesn’t need that much looking after and I’m able to get eggs at sea.” He noted that Monique makes about six eggs a week. The sailing chicken has made international news.
Title: Meet Monique, the Chicken Sailing Around the World
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data-end-time='26958'>He has since traveled along Africa’s west coast, through the Caribbean Sea and up to the Arctic Ocean.</span> <span data-start-time='26958' data-end-time='31125'>Soudee is the only person on his sailboat. </span> <span data-start-time='31125' data-end-time='34625'>But he is not making the trip alone.</span> <span data-start-time='34625' data-end-time='37604'>He brought along his pet chicken with him.</span> <span data-start-time='37604' data-end-time='47146'>Soudee met Monique the hen on the Canary Islands shortly before he began his around-the-world voyage.</span> <span data-start-time='47146' data-end-time='51625'>At the time, the bird was only about four months old.</span> <span data-start-time='51625' data-end-time='58958'>Soudee told a BBC reporter that he knew “she was the one straight away.”</span> <span data-start-time='58958' data-end-time='70375'>While planning for his trip, Soudee had considered bringing along an animal for companionship, but not necessarily a chicken.</span> <span data-start-time='70375' data-end-time='77104'>But as he told the BBC reporter, “the hen was an ideal choice.</span> <span data-start-time='77104' data-end-time='82917'>It doesn’t need that much looking after and I’m able to get eggs at sea.”</span> <span data-start-time='82917' data-end-time='88021'>He noted that Monique makes about six eggs a week.</span> <span data-start-time='88021' data-end-time='92083'>The sailing chicken has made international news.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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