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Eight incredible turkey facts
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Amaze your family and friends this Christmas, with our eight incredible turkey facts!
- Turkeys are known to exhibit over 20 distinct vocalisations.
- Each turkey has a unique voice.
- Wild turkeys form strong and complex social structures, communicating by means of calling, touching and visual displays.
- Turkeys roost in trees at night for protection from predators.
- Wild turkeys can fly in short bursts.
- A young turkey is called a poult.
- Turkeys have unusual looking flaps of skin covering their beak (the ‘snood’), below their chin (the ‘wattle’) and on the neck (‘caruncles’).
- Wild turkeys can live up to 10 years in the wild.
If you are looking for something different for Christmas lunch or dinner this, there are some fantastic, festive plant-based alternatives to the traditional turkey.