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Meleagris gallopavo
The domesticated turkey is a large poultry bird. The modern domesticated form descends from the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), one of the two species of turkey (genus Meleagris); in the past, the ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) was also domesticated. The turkey is raised throughout temperate parts of the world and is a popular form of poultry, partially because industrialized farming has made it very cheap for the amount of meat it produces. The female domesticated turkey is referred to as a hen and the chick as a poult or turkeyling.
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Spotted on Apr 8, 2012
Submitted on Aug 7, 2012
4 Comments
So regal-looking...
nice bird.
Thank you Sachin :)
Spectacular,, thanks for lovely sharing,