火鸡趣闻

杨舟

1. The color of a turkeys head and throat will change depending on his mood.

2. Turkeys form strong social bonds with their family and flock mates， sometimes traveling in the wild with groups of 200 or more.

3. Turkeys have great hearing. They have an amazing field of vision of about 270 degrees and are able to see in color. A wild turkeys gobble1 can be heard up to one mile away.

4. A wild turkeys home territory often exceeds 1，000 acres2， and they have an incredible knack3 for remembering locations.

5. Wild turkeys sleep in trees away from predators4—this is natural roosting5 behavior that even domesticated6 turkeys will try to do.

6. Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour and fly as fast as 55 miles per hour.

7. Ben Franklin wanted the turkey， rather than the bald eagle7， to be the national bird of the United States. In a letter to his daughter， Franklin wrote， “For the truth the turkey is in comparison a much more respectable bird， and withal8 a true original native of America...He is besides， though a little vain and silly， a bird of courage...”

1. 火鸡头部和喉咙的颜色会随着它的心情变化而改变。

2. 火鸡与家庭成员和群居伙伴之间形成了牢固的社会纽带，有时在野外成群活动的火鸡达两百只以上。

3. 火雞的听力很好。它们拥有约270度的令人惊叹的视野，并能够辨别颜色。一只野生火鸡的叫声在一英里以外都能被听到。

4. 一只野生火鸡的领地面积常超过1000英亩，它们有难以置信的记忆地点的本领。

5. 野生火鸡睡在远离捕食者的树上——这是自然栖息行为，甚至驯养的火鸡也会尝试这样做。

6. 野生火鸡的奔跑速度可以达到每小时25英里，飞行速度可以达到每小时55英里。

7. 本·富兰克林希望火鸡成为美国的国鸟，而不是白头海雕。富兰克林在给女儿的一封信中写道：“事实上，相比之下，火鸡是更令人敬佩的鸟类，而且是真正的美国原住民……此外，虽然有点虚荣和愚蠢，但它还是一种勇敢的鸟……”