Domestic Turkey(meter and 2 kilograms)
Domestic Turkey
Domestic turkeys and wild turkeys are the same species and are endemic to North America. However, unlike wild turkeys, domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo f. domesticus) do not have the ability to fly because they have been selectively bred to be so heavy. Due to the heavy breast muscles, they can not fly and their breast meat is white.
- Appearance: Males (toms) have iridescent black body feathers with copper highlights, white wing tips, and a distinctive red wattle and snood above their beak. Females (hens) have brown body feathers with white spots and smaller wattles and snoods.
- Size: Toms up to 3.5 feet (1.1 meters), hens up to 2.5 feet (0.75 meters) & up to 50 pounds (23 kg), hens up to 20 pounds (9 kg).
- Habitat: Originally from North American forests, but now mainly found in farms and poultry enclosures around the world.
- Family Name: Meleagrididae (turkey family)
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