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Waterfowl Etc. : Turkey Trivia
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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72  (Original Message)Sent: 11/2/2007 4:47 AM
  • The first meal on the moon by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, in foil packets,  was a roast turkey dinner!
  • Benjamin Franklin wanted our national bird to be the wild turkey instead of the eagle.
  • Scientists have found turkey fossils that are 10 million years old.
  • Male turkeys are called Toms.  Female turkeys are called Hens. A baby turkey is called a Poult.
  • A large group of turkeys is called a flock.  A nest of turkey eggs is called a clutch.
  • Only Tom turkeys gobble.  Female turkeys make a clicking sound.
  • Domesticated (farm) turkeys can't fly, but wild turkeys can fly for short distances, up to 55 miles per hour.  Wild turkeys can also run, up to 25 miles per hour.
  • Full-grown turkeys have about 3,500 feathers!
  • Turkey gobbles can be heard from as far as a mile away.
  • 95% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.  They eat 535 pounds of it!
  • The Pilgrims most likely ate turkey on the first Thanksgiving.
  • In Turkey, instead of "gobble, gobble", people say turkeys say "glu glu."

 



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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 12/2/2007 4:09 AM
The wild turkey we usually see in photos or pictures is not the same as the domestic turkey that we serve at Thanksgiving.

Domestic or tame turkeys weigh twice what a wild turkey does and are raised on farms for profit. 

Most domestic turkeys are so heavy they are unable to fly.


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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 1/8/2008 4:13 AM
Do we have more wild turkeys today?

According to the National Wild Turkey Federation, the number of wild turkeys in the U.S. has increased from an all time low of 30,000 to more than 4 million today. One state park in Iowa now boasts more than 100 turkeys per square mile.


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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 1/14/2008 6:07 AM
Turkeys have great hearing , but no external ears. They have a field of vision of about 270 degrees and are able to see in color. They can see movement almost a hundred yards away. They don't see well at night. They have a poor sense of smell, but a good sense of taste.

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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 1/14/2008 6:07 AM

Male turkeys will start making their gobbling sound before sunrise and continue through most of the morning. Hens make a clicking sound.


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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 1/14/2008 6:08 AM

Wild turkeys spend most of the day searching for food like seeds, wild berries, small insects and acorns.


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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 1/14/2008 6:08 AM

The worst predator of the wild turkey is the raccoon. Raccoons will catch and kill young turkeys and also attack a hen's nest and destroy the eggs.


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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 1/14/2008 6:08 AM
Turkeys are social animals. They enjoy the company of other creatures, including humans. They love having their feathers stroked.

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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 1/14/2008 6:09 AM

In the spring, male turkeys puff up their bodies, spread their tail feathers, grunt and make their gobbling sound to attract as many females as possible.


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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 1/15/2008 6:11 AM
The carancle is a brightly colored growth on the head and upper neck. The snood is the flap of skin that hangs over the turkey's beak. The wattle is the flap of skin under the turkey's chin.

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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 4/20/2008 10:35 PM
Turkeys originated in North and Central America, and evidence indicates that they have been around for over 10 million years.

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From: MSN NicknameSassySadie72Sent: 4/20/2008 10:35 PM
When a turkey becomes excited, its head changes color.

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