…(the turkey is) a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America.He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage.” He does not get his Living honestly… is too lazy to fish for himself. He then went on to say: “Bald Eagle.is a Bird of bad moral Character. This notion seems to be in response to a letter Franklin wrote his daughter where he criticized the drawing of the national seal, saying the eagle in the center looked more like a turkey. Turkey Fiction: It’s a bunch of gobbles Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey as the national birdĪccording to The Franklin Institute, this is a myth. Who knew? It all comes down to the anatomy of the bird, one of which lays eggs and the other that doesn’t. Yes, scientists have study this and have size ranges in length and diameter as well. Male turkeys generally excrete a “J”-shaped scat, while female scat tends to swirl into a coil.
Scat chatĪnd finally, you can identify a male or female turkey not only by the feathers but by their scat. While male turkeys are known for gobbling, often from up in a tree so the sound will travel farther, both males and females make several calls, including a purr-like noise and whistles, clacks and a “clump-like” sound. Who knew? But, as anyone who has seen the Thanksgiving episode of WKRP in Cincinnati knows, domestic turkeys don’t fly well. Yes, swim! They tuck their wings in close to their bodies, spread their tails and kick with their legs. And when they need to, wild turkeys can swim. Not only can they run up to 18 mph on foot, they can fly over 35 to 50 mph for up to a mile. Hunting permits for wild turkeys are allowed in 49 states, turkeys aren’t found in Alaska, and are only second to deer in their popularity with hunters. The wild turkey numbers responded positively and today has one of the best responses to conservation efforts for game birds. But in the late 1940s, they started a program of capturing wild turkeys and transplanting them to suitable habitats. Early conservation efforts included releasing domesticated turkeys into the wild which did not work. Populations of wild turkey declined significantly in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Wild turkeys are a conservation success story
and Mexico have been dated back to 5 million years ago.
Turkey fossils found in the Southern U.S. In fact, turkeys have been around for a long time. Wild turkeys, ( Meleagris gallopavo) are one of only two domesticated birds that are native to the Americas. And while we may think we know a lot about these birds, here are a few things that might be new to you.
From turkey hands made by schoolchildren to presidential pardons at the White House, November is turkey time.
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