Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
John James Audubon, a well-known bird expert and nature enthusiast, described wild turkeys as birds of great beauty. The history and origin of wild turkeys is uncertain, yet many share Audubon’s sentiment that the wild turkey is “one of the most interesting of the birds indigenous to the United States of America.” Today, wild turkeys can be found throughout the nation. Following the selection of the bald eagle as the American symbol, Benjamin Franklin remarked that the turkey was more “respectable”, and a “true original native”.
Recommended Citation
The Humane Society of the United States, "About Turkeys" (2010). Agribusiness Collection. 4.
https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/acwp_faafp/4
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Animals Commons, Animal Studies Commons, Ornithology Commons
