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Though domestic turkeys are considered flightless, wild turkeys can and do fly for short distances. Turkeys are best adapted for walking and foraging; they do not fly as a normal means of travel. When faced with a perceived danger, wild turkeys can fly up to a quarter mile. Turkeys may also make short flights to assist roosting in a tree. [48]
The domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) is a large fowl, one of the two species in the genus Meleagris and the same species as the wild turkey.Although turkey domestication was thought to have occurred in central Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago, [1] recent research suggests a possible second domestication event in the area that is now the southwestern United States between ...
Many birds migrate in flocks. For larger birds, it is assumed that flying in flocks reduces energy costs. The V formation is often supposed to boost the efficiency and range of flying birds, particularly over long migratory routes. All the birds except the first fly in the upwash from one of the wingtip vortices of the bird ahead.
A “rafter” or “flock” is the name for a group of turkeys. Very young turkeys are called “poults,” young females are “jakes” and young females are “jennies.” Show comments
Wild turkeys were plentiful when European colonists first came to Southern Appalachia. By the early 1900s, however, only a few were left. Word from the Smokies: Ensuring sustainable wild turkey ...
Turkeys are efficient communicators, they have a strong family or “clan” mentality, and they are superb collaborators. Word from the Smokies: What we can learn from the wild turkey Skip to ...
Galliformes / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl.Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.
Wild turkeys fly at low heights which would explain why we don't see them flying through the air like other birds. Typically, a wild turkey will fly up into a tree about 20 - 30 feet in the air ...