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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

10,000 Birds

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. et al 2001. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version. Of Plymouth Plantation. Crawford, R.D. 41 (extra) 307–314. 11(4):643–57.

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Jochen’s 2014 Year List

10,000 Birds

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis : Camargue, Provence, France, 2 Jan. Feral Pigeon Columba livia f. Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon : Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Provence, France, 2 Jan - first since 2001. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea : Camargue, Provence, France, 1 Jan. domestica : Fournes, Provence, France, 1 Jan.

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