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Turkeys were first exported to Europe via Spain around 1519, where they gained immediate popularity among the aristocratic classes. [23] Turkeys arrived in England in 1541. From there, English settlers brought turkeys to North America during the 17th century.
The domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) is a large fowl, one of the two species in the genus Meleagris and the same species as the wild turkey.Although turkey domestication was thought to have occurred in central Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago, [1] recent research suggests a possible second domestication event in the area that is now the southwestern United States between ...
The Norfolk Black, also known as the Black Spanish or Black Turkey, is a British breed of domestic turkey. It is thought to derive from birds taken to Britain from Spain, where they had arrived with Spanish explorers returning from the New World. [3]: 358 [7]: 345 [8] [9] [10] It is generally considered the oldest turkey breed in the UK.
Turkeys are delicious, but there’s much more to these highly social and infinitely interesting animals. Here's a chance to bone up on your turkey trivia. 13 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Turkeys
European settlers wiped out Michigan's native wild turkey population by 1900. But now the birds are back and thriving in every Michigan county.
In 1947, the National Turkey Federation took over as the official turkey supplier, delivering a 47-pound bird in time for Christmas to President Harry S. Truman, but he reportedly ate the bird.
William Strickland (died 8 December 1598) was an English landowner who sailed on early voyages of exploration to the Americas and is credited with introducing the turkey into England. [1] [2] In later life he was a prominent Puritan Member of Parliament. Boynton Hall today - seat of the Strickland baronets
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