From: Donald Mathis
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: Wild Turkeys
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 19:37:33 -0500
Photo by: Sherm Spoelstra
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The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an upland ground bird native to North America and is the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey. |