Learn why you should love turkeys for the amazing creatures they are! Appreciate them this Thanksgiving for the amazing things they do by keeping them off your plate!

Turkeys are domestic (farm) birds that were originally bred from wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopo). The adult female turkey is called a hen, the adult male is called a

Natural History of Wild Turkeys : Wild turkeys are native to the southeastern United States. They have been introduced in many parts of the west, including California.

domestic turkeys readily fly short distances, perch and roost. These behaviours become less frequent as the birds mature, but adults will readily climb on

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Taxonomy. Turkeys are classed in the family of Phasianidae (pheasants, partridges, francolins, junglefowl, grouse and relatives) in the taxonomic order of Galliformes

a group of kangaroos is called a mob. (you can also call them a herd or a troop.)

Don’t be disappointed if the turkey at the petting refuses to gobble — it’s probably a female, which is called a hen. Male turkeys are called gobblers, because

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Today I found out why turkeys are called turkeys. In the 16th century, when North American turkeys were first introduced en masse to Europe, there was another bird