A young turkey is called a poult. A male turkey is a stag and a female is a hen.
The domestic turkey originates in Mexico and was brought over by explorers in the 1500s.
Domesticated turkeys can’t fly, but wild turkeys can fly at speeds of up to 55 miles per hour.
The fleshy growth on a turkey’s neck is called a wattle.
Male turkeys also have a fleshy appendage which hangs down from the nose called a snood. When a stag is feeling amorous, his wattle and snood become bright red.
Roast turkey was the first meal eaten on the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
