Turkey Facts
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Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.
In Mexico, the turkey was considered a sacrificial bird.
Wild turkeys are the largest game birds located in this part of the world.
Male wild turkeys act much the same as peacocks when it comes to finding a mate; they puff up and spread their tail feathers to attract females.
Domestic turkeys (turkeys raised for eating) weigh twice the amount of a wild turkey; most are even too heavy to fly.
The turkey acquired its name by mistake; the English thought it was another bird that came from Africa through Turkey. The birds were not the same but the name stuck with the bird anyway.
The skin that hangs over the turkey?s beak is called a snood.
The skin that hangs from the turkey?s throat is called a caruncle.
Turkeys can run up to 20 miles an hour with short flight bursts up to 55 miles per hour.
Male turkeys gobble while female turkeys make a clicking sound.
Adult turkeys have about 5,000 feathers.
Most domestic turkeys love to have their feathers stroked.
A turkey?s gobble can be heard up to a mile away.
The turkey is a type of pheasant.
In Mexico, the turkey was considered a sacrificial bird.
Wild turkeys are the largest game birds located in this part of the world.
Male wild turkeys act much the same as peacocks when it comes to finding a mate; they puff up and spread their tail feathers to attract females.
Domestic turkeys (turkeys raised for eating) weigh twice the amount of a wild turkey; most are even too heavy to fly.
The turkey acquired its name by mistake; the English thought it was another bird that came from Africa through Turkey. The birds were not the same but the name stuck with the bird anyway.
The skin that hangs over the turkey?s beak is called a snood.
The skin that hangs from the turkey?s throat is called a caruncle.
Turkeys can run up to 20 miles an hour with short flight bursts up to 55 miles per hour.
Male turkeys gobble while female turkeys make a clicking sound.
Adult turkeys have about 5,000 feathers.
Most domestic turkeys love to have their feathers stroked.
A turkey?s gobble can be heard up to a mile away.
The turkey is a type of pheasant.
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