Tremendous Turkeys

All you need to know to fall for these rarely considered beings
TURKEY FACTS
  • Turkeys form strong social bonds with others in their flock that last a lifetime.
  • Turkey's heads will change color according to their mood.
  • Turkeys recognize each other by their unique voices with researchers identifying nearly thirty distinct vocalizations.
  • Turkeys have great geography skills and can memorize the specific details of an area of more than a thousand acres.
  • In the wild, turkeys will sometimes travel in groups of up to two hundred.
  • Turkeys are playful animals and have been observed joining in games together.
  • Turkey brothers will team up together to show their plumage and court females, but only the dominant male gets to mate.
  • Turkeys can move their heads in such a way to get a full 360 degree view of their surroundings.
  • Turkeys make a cat-like purr when they are relaxed or content.
  • A turkeys' vision can sense movement almost a hundred yards away.
  • If a turkey is removed from their group they become distressed and will call out to flockmates until they are reunited.
  • Turkeys love to be stroked and will happily sit for hours being petted by humans.
  • Some turkeys can run at speeds of up to twenty-five miles per hour and fly as fast as fifty-five miles per hour.
  • Male turkeys are known as gobblers after the 'gobble' call they make to announce themselves to females.​
  • In the United States, forty-six million turkeys are killed solely for Thanksgiving each year.​
  • Turkeys don't want to die any more than you or I would and will try to avoid being killed.
TURKEY VIDS
Safe turkey just wants to cuddle
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Guy gains a turkey family
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Remembering Hildy
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Turkeys get to celebrate Thanksgiving
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The turkeys of Farm Sanctuary
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The turkeys of Woodstock Sanctuary
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Rescued turkey lives the good life
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Turkey life at Farm Sanctuary
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Remembering Turpentine
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Thanksgiving turkey gets to live
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The story of Albert the Turkey

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Rescue turkey gets a cuddle

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TURKEYS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Ginger the Turkey
Instagram
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Albert the Turkey
Facebook       Instagram
Hanover Turkey Save
Facebook       Instagram
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46 Million Turkeys Project 
Instagram
There's also a list of great farm sanctuaries active on social media here.

​      You can find out what happens to turkeys when we choose eat them by clicking on
      the red button below. Much of what you'll find is standard practice to the industry
      or took place at humane assured facilities. It's far from easy viewing, but if you still
       think it's fine to kill these animals then I highly recommend you take a look.
       If instead you find these things are simply too awful to look at then please ask
       why, if you can't even bear to look at them, is it okay to pay for them to happen?
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                                       "Turkeys know their names, come when you call, and 
                                        are totally affectionate. They're better than teenagers."
                                                                                                  - Elayne Boosler