TURKEYS
Bird     -     Vertebrate     -    Herbivore   -   Omnivore (wild Turkeys)
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RIO GRANDE TURKEYS
Male:  Tom, Gobbler, Slag, Jake (immature)
Female:  Hen
Young:  Poult
TURKEYS
  • Like to eat grass, clover.
  • Wild turkeys are ominous, eating nuts, snakes, insects and berries.
  • A farmed turkey will eat soybeans and corn.
  • Head changes colour hen it is excited.
  • A male turkey will blush when he meets a female turkey.
  • Can drown if they look up while it is raining.
  • Can fly - but not very fast or very high.
  • Can see in colour.
  • Skins are used to make cowboy boots and belts.
  • Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national emblem of the United States - the turkey (not the national emblem The Bald Eagle, gets the 'honour' of being the dish of the national holiday - Thanksgiving.