The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
There are a lot of other large Galliforme birds around the world, and before the Spanish were busy conquering the New World, one of these, from Central Asia most likely, was already being imported as a food product and as live birds into Europe. Which would be weird. I find that a little surprising since it is our national bird.
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