That includes North Carolina, where the introduction of wild birds from other states starting in the 1950s has led to the wild turkey's population growing from just a few thousand birds as ...

When wild turkeys feel they are in danger, they can make a putt sound, which is a single note that serves as an alarm. Turkeys nesting in trees will often make a tree call, which is a series of ...

The ability for poults to fly, as soon as they are able, even short distances and into lower branches of trees is an important survival aspect as it keeps the young turkeys away from some forms of ...

Wild turkeys can fly short distances up to 55 miles an hour. (Domestic turkeys can’t.) Wild turkeys can also run 12 miles an hour and, completing the triathlon, they are actually adept swimmers.

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