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Food and Recipes: Factory workers may eat at cafeterias, so may students. Workers in the field usually bring lunch to eat during a... More
Family: The individual is loyal to one's family and dependent upon them as well. The Turkish household often times has extended... More
Fashion: Western-style clothing is most common. European fashions are popular among the youth. Some younger women prefer to wear pants, jeans,... More
Visiting: Socializing mostly involves food as saying “I share my food with you, I trust you”. Sometimes it involves table games... More
Recreation: Most of the children start playing sports when they are so young, as four years old. There are many sports... More
Cultural Attributes: Turkey has been interacting with Europe and Asia for many years, and have integrated qualities from both cultures. Wealth... More
Dating: Dating in the same manner as Western countries is not common. Typically, young people associate in groups rather than in... More
Diet: For dessert, people usually eat fresh fruit or a pudding made with milk. Rich cakes and pastries are most often... More

0. 46 million turkeys are killed each year for Thanksgiving
That’s about one turkey for every person in Spain. To add, each turkey weighs about 30 pounds on average, which means Americans will consume 1.4 billion pounds of turkey.

Many who are cutting out red meat are turning to turkey—in 2020, US turkey consumption was nearly 16 pounds per capita. But these beautiful animals are highly intelligent, have distinct and playful personalities, and should not endure lives of suffering in the cruel factory farming industry.

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8. Presidential pardons for turkeys started in 1989
It’s widely believed that the first presidential pardon for turkeys started when Abraham Lincoln’s son pleaded that the bird intended for Christmas dinner had a right to live just like any other creature, but it wasn’t until 1989 during George H.W. Bush’s administration that the official pardoning ceremony started.

9. Turkey snoods are for mating
Snoods, the fleshy appendage that extends over a turkey’s beak, is for finding a suitable mate. According to the Journal of Avian Biology, females prefer males with longer snoods, and snood length can also be used to predict the winner of a competition between two males.

6. Benjamin Franklin preferred the turkey to the bald eagle
While Benjamin Franklin did not advocate for the turkey as our National Bird, he did prefer them to bald eagles. In a letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin called the bald eagle “a bird of bad moral character” because they steal from other birds. He called the turkey a “much more respectable bird,” “a bird of courage,” and “a true original native of America.”

7. Turkeys can see better than humans
Among the more surprising facts about turkeys is that they have three-times better vision than humans. They can also see in color, and their eyesight covers 270 degrees.

3. Wild turkeys sleep in trees
Turkeys spend most of their time on the ground, but when it’s time to sleep, they fly up into trees. This is because turkeys can’t see well at night, and to protect themselves from predators, they roost at dusk and fly down at dawn.

4. They can change colors
Well, their heads do at least! You can tell a turkey’s emotions by the color of their heads. Colors can change from red to blue to white, depending on how excited or calm they are. The more intense the colors are, the more intense their emotions.

5. Their p**p determines if they’re male or female
One certain way to find out if a turkey is male or female is by checking their droppings. A male’s p**p will be shaped like the letter J, while the female’s is more spiral-shaped.

Benjamin Franklin called the turkey a “much more respectable bird,” “a bird of courage,” and “a true original native of America.”
At World Animal Protection, we’re taking time to celebrate turkeys and what makes them unique as animals. Did you know these facts about turkeys?

10 Interesting Facts About Turkeys 1. Only male turkeys gobble
Turkeys make a variety of different sounds such as “purrs,” “yelps,” and “kee-kees,” but the famous “gobble” call is only done by males during mating season. As a result, male turkeys are called “gobblers” while females are called “hens.”

2. Wild turkeys can fly
It’s a common myth that turkeys can’t fly (most likely because they feed on the ground), but wild turkeys have been known to fly up to 55 mph in short bursts. For domesticated turkeys, this is unfortunately not the case. They’re bred to be heavier in weight, almost twice as much as a wild turkey.

The majority of animals in farming live in conditions that cause suffering or stress, and that includes turkeys. Learn more about the ways that turkeys suffer in factory farms, and help us stop the continued expansion of low-welfare factory farms.

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