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In Portuguese a turkey is a peru; the name is thought to derive from the country in South America 'Peru'. [20] Several other birds that are sometimes called turkeys are not particularly closely related: the brushturkeys are megapodes, and the bird sometimes known as the Australian turkey is the Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis).
Turkeys are ubiquitous with Thanksgiving. But aside from being a delicious centerpiece, what do you know about the bird?
Benjamin Franklin was wise when he suggested the turkey, not the eagle, become our national bird. Wild turkeys can run at speeds up to 25 miles per hour and fly briefly up to 55 miles per hour ...
Other than that, most of a wild turkey's time is spent on the ground. Can domestic turkeys fly? No, domestic turkeys (aka the ones that are raised on farms) cannot fly .
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 ...
Turkey with mole is regarded as Mexico's "national dish". [13] [14] Turkey rice is regarded as one of Taiwan's national dishes. [15] [16] Because the turkey is a New World bird not known to the Jewish people until after the completion of the Hebrew Bible and Talmud, questions about its kosher status have been discussed for years. The majority ...
In America, we love us some turkey. But why? How did the turkey become our national feast bird — on Thanksgiving, Christmas and every other big day?
In a 2003 census by the Livestock Conservancy, heritage turkey populations had increased by more than 200 percent. By 2006, the count of heritage turkeys in the U.S. was up to 8,800 breeding birds. [6] Though all but the Bourbon Red and Royal Palm are still considered critically endangered, the birds have rebounded significantly. [4]