TURKEYS

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ANIMAL DESCRPTION

• A turkey will rip a ducks neck off for no reason
• Adult turkeys have around 5,000 to 6,000 feathers on their body
• Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the turkey the national bird of the United States
• The turkeys we eat are not the same kind of turkeys we see in photos

TURKEY HABITAT

• Turkeys spend the night on branches in trees
• Wild turkeys live year-round in open forests with interspersed clearings
• turkeys live in all of the states in America except Alaska
• turkeys live in parts of Mexico, and parts of southern Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada.

TURKEY ADAPTATIONS

• Turkeys have feathers that act like a coat to protect it in winter
• Turkeys have enhanced eyesight cause by the growth of a one around the eye. This helps the turkeys spot predators
• Turkeys are omnivorous. This helps because turkeys don't have to rely on one food source
• Turkeys can smell extremely well. This helps them locate food from a distance

TURKEYS ARE A VERY POPULAR BIRD

• Turkeys can live almost anywhere
• Turkeys have lots of feathers