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CURIOSITY CORNER
A TALE OF
TWO
1 I am the only
marsupial — an
animal who carries
domestic their babies in
turkey
pouches — in the
United States!
2 I eat fruit, grains,
and insects, and
maybe lots of ticks!
3 I use my tail to
build nests and keep
wild turkey myself from falling
when I climb.
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Did the first Thanksgiving include a 4 I play dead when
turkey? Maybe. The birds shared the land of I am afraid of a
Native Americans. Wild turkeys still march predator.
through most of the United States. They
have shiny brown feathers. They are quiet, What am I?
and can fly 55 miles per hour. That helps
them escape predators, other animals who
OPPOSITE PAGE: CHRISTINA GEPHARDT/HUMANE RESCUE ALLIANCE. Domestic turkeys are turkeys kept on farms.
chase them.
They are very different from wild turkeys.
Their feathers are white. They cluck a lot.
They are kept in large buildings, where
predators cannot get them. Domestic
turkeys are so large and heavy, they
cannot fly.
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RIDDLE ANSWER: BRRR-D!
