The idea was to base them on animals that lead meaningless, banal lives, hence the chickens. But hey- you see "normal" birds and fish in the games, and I would think that the appearance of an actual Clakker would make rather more than local news. And they only appear to be chicken like. The concept art shows feathery, beaky things.
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