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Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Today's new drawing is a cartoon drawing of a family of wild turkeys.
Wild Turkeys
(This is the only new drawing today.)
Wild turkeys are native to the New World. Turkeys have been domesticated but they still exist in the wild in every state of the USA except Alaska. Turkey fossils date back to 5 million years ago. They are native to both the USA, Canada, and Mexico. The English name for this bird may come from the fact that early turkeys were shipped to Europe on trading routes that went through the country of Turkey.
Male turkeys can grow to weigh up to 24 lbs. That is about 11 kg. Females weigh half as much. Male turkeys can be up to 4 feet 1.5 inches long. That is about 1.25 meters long. Females are only about 3 feet long. That is just under a meter long.
Once brought to Europe and Great Britain from the New World the turkey was quickly domesticated and become very popular. Turkey meat has a delicious rich taste. In fact, I just ate a bunch of turkey for my Thanksgiving Day dinner.
The family can't come over this holiday because I am on quarantine in advance of surgery to replace my trachea stent. So if you are a praying type, please pray for me. My surgery is Monday.
Wild turkey chicks actually don't require any parental care. They live in the flock with usually just the hens. Some turkey flocks can have up to 50 members consisting of females and juveniles. The males or Tom Turkeys are usually living off in a small group of males, except in breeding season.
Below are other Thanksgiving drawings from previous years. To get to the printable versions of the drawings just click on the button labeled "Holidays.' Then scroll to the bottom of the list of drawings for this new drawing of the Wild Turkeys.
Wampanoag Man and Woman
(This is the tribe of Native Americans that celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.)
Pilgrim with Native American Friend
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