All About Turkeys
by Phillip Overfelt

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• American Turkey
• 1 "The wild turkey we usually see in photos is not the same as the domestic turkey we serve at thanksgiving."
• 2."Domestic or tame turkey weigh twice what a wild turkey does and raised on farms for a profit most domestic turkeys are so heavy they are unable to fly."

TOMS TURKEY TALE OF A TAIL

• 1."Peacocks aren't the only birds who use their fancy tails to attract mate."
• 2."Each spring male turkeys try to befriend as many females as possible."

WHERE DID THE TURKEY GET ITS NAME

• 1."The English mistakenly thought it was the bird they called turkey."
• 2."The name stuck when they realized the birds weren't the same."

TURKEY TERMS

• Poult a baby turkey.
• Tom a male turkey also a gobbler.
• Hen a female turkey.

Bibliography http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/turkey.htm