Wild Turkey

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Wild Turkey

TYPE:   BIRD 


RANGE:
Eastern and southwestern
U.S. to Mexico

FOOD:
Omnivore - acorns, leaves,
seeds, grains, berries,
buds, grass, roots, bulbs,
insects, spiders, snails,
frogs, lizards, snakes,
salamanders, crabs

PREDATORS:
Humans

HABITAT:
Woods, mountain forests,
wooded swamps, clearings,
parks and yards

 


Photo: Sherm Spoelstra

DESCRIPTION
  • The turkey is known for the male’s fan-like tail.
  • In the early 1900s, the number of wild turkeys had seriously dropped. Since then the wild turkey has been successfully reintroduced.
  • The wild turkey is much more intelligent than its barnyard cousin, the domestic turkey.
  • Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national symbol of the United States instead of the bald eagle.
  • The wild turkey builds its nest on the ground at the base of a tree, under a bush, or in tall grass.
 

 

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