Thankgiving, the scariest time of year-if you’re a turkey, that is. How could anything so yummy be so ugly. That yucky looking red blob that hangs from the top of the males’s beak is called a snood, and both types of Turkey’s in North America have it!
Since the Turkey is a uniquely North American and highly edidible bird, it naturally became the center of the Thanksgiving feast after President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Did you know that unlike chicken, turkeys can fly? However, unlike chickens their eggs are not a feasible food source due to the high cost of nesting them. Also, only the male turkey’s gobbles. A final fun fact is that Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird instead of the Bald Eagle!
Happy Turkey Day!!!
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