Yep. Gallium is named after France (Gaul, actually. France was the name of a part of Gaul that expanded to take over the rest) and the French use a rooster/cockerel as their national bird.
I've no idea why the rooster became a symbol for France (I'm sure some of Dubya's cheerleaders could come up with a reasopn, though).
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Date: 2005-05-18 07:37 am (UTC)I've no idea why the rooster became a symbol for France (I'm sure some of Dubya's cheerleaders could come up with a reasopn, though).