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Wednesday 25 November 2015

15 Turkey Facts That Will Make You Sound Smart This Thanksgiving

If the words snood and wattle sound funny to you, then you are going to gobble this post right up!

Male turkeys are the only ones that gobble. Fittingly, a male turkey is called a "gobbler."

Male turkeys are the only ones that gobble. Fittingly, a male turkey is called a "gobbler."

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Female turkeys are called hens.

Female turkeys are called hens.

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The wild turkey and the domestic turkey (which we eat), both belong to the same species, but they look different because the domestic ones descended from a different subspecies.

The wild turkey and the domestic turkey (which we eat), both belong to the same species, but they look different because the domestic ones descended from a different subspecies.

The subspecies that we eat, Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo, was actually imported from Europe by early settlers in Jamestown, Virginia. This kind of turkey got to Europe in the first place because it had earlier been imported by Spanish explorers from the Aztecs.

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The prophetic turkey wishbone you tug on after a meal is actually a skeletal feature that first evolved in early dinosaurs.

The prophetic turkey wishbone you tug on after a meal is actually a skeletal feature that first evolved in early dinosaurs.

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