Thanksgiving is just about here for those of us in the U.S. and for many families, it means
celebrating the season by spending time and giving thanks for what we have with friends and family. There’s also the ubiquitous Thanksgiving feast that so many of us look forward to with creamy mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole topped with gooey, melted marshmallow, green bean casserole, that jelly-like cranberry sauce from a can (or the homemade stuff), and of course, turkey as the centerpiece. But instead of celebrating with turkey, we should celebrate the birds themselves because even though Smithsonian debunked the myth of Benjamin Franklin pulling for turkeys to be our national bird, there’s a lot to love about them. Our feathered friends the turkeys are super smart and capable of learning the geography of an area in order to find food — meanwhile, we sometimes our smartphones to help us navigate to a restaurant we’ve been to dozens of times just to be sure we’re going the right way. Turkeys are also highly social animals with team spirit and love to kick around round objects like soccer balls. Like many birds, they love music and aren’t shy about busting a move.
We can also find a lot of similarities between turkeys and our cats and dogs. For example, Leon, the turkey in the photos below, adores being cuddled by humans. According to KXTV, Leon was found wandering the streets in Ventura County, California and was brought to the local animal shelter. Soon after, he was transported to his new home at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary.
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/turkey-thinks-hes-a-dog/?utm_source=Green+Monster+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=369d3aaa89-NEWSLETTER_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbf62ddf34-369d3aaa89-106919241
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