Wild Turkeys are native to North America. They have distinguishing characteristics such as large fanned tail feathers, a snood (flap of skin that hangs over their beaks) and a wattle (the flap of skin below their chins.)
Wild turkeys eat seeds, insects, and occasionally a frog or lizard. Wild turkeys can fly for short distances.
Domestic turkeys like the ones we eat on thanksgiving are about twice as heavy as wild turkeys. They are bred to be broad-breasted and heavier.
Fun Fact: Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States.
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