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I for one welcome our new Turkey Overlords - pRICE cUBE - 03-03-2017
http://gizmodo.com/why-are-these-turkeys-doing-this-1792903503
If you’re interested in attending a Thanksgiving seance, one Twitter user has filmed the creepiest bird video you’ll see today: a gang of turkeys circling clockwise around a seemingly dead cat.
It’s definitely not the first time someone’s filmed a turkey circling something: Someone caught this turkey circling a headstone in Cape Cod, Massachusetts back in 2013. But this situation certainly looks sinister.
So why the hell are they doing this?
“I can’t say I’ve heard of something like this before,” Debra Kriensky, a conservation biologist at NYC Audubon, told Gizmodo. “They’re omnivores but pretty much eat nuts and seeds and fruits, so certainly they wouldn’t be interested in eating
Another biologist agreed. “They’re just making sure that it’s no longer a threat,” Mark Hatfield, wildlife biologist at the National Wild Turkey Federation told Gizmodo. “It’s more of a curiosity type of thing. Turkeys are very basic.”
Re: I for one welcome our new turkey overlords - Speedy - 03-03-2017
Well, if they killed the cat, perhaps they are ritually celebrating.
Re: I for one welcome our new Turkey Overlords - vision63 - 03-03-2017
Get up kitty!
I encounter them from time to time. I used to be afraid of them a bit, but then I took a moment to assess their weapons. They just have that tiny little beak. Unless they fly into me, I can kick all of those Turkey's asses.
Re: I for one welcome our new Turkey Overlords - Drew - 03-03-2017
One night with a Wild Turkey long ago taught me to never again trust a turkey.
Re: I for one welcome our new Turkey Overlords - NewtonMP2100 - 03-03-2017
.....Turks & Caicos.....??
Re: I for one welcome our new Turkey Overlords - Racer X - 03-03-2017
"As God is my witness, I thought they could fly!"
Re: I for one welcome our new Turkey Overlords - michaelb - 03-03-2017
That is a cool video, very weird.
quote="Racer X"]
"As God is my witness, I thought they could fly!"
they can fly, badly, I guess it depends on what fly means. A flock of turkeys has moved into our woods, and so I see them fairly regularly. They sleep in trees, sometimes high, and that means they fly to get up there. If startled, they may take off. Walking at night, and having a flock of turkeys take off flying from the branches above your head can be surprising.
Re: I for one welcome our new Turkey Overlords - cbelt3 - 03-03-2017
Racer X wrote:
"As God is my witness, I thought they could fly!"
One of the best bit of acting on WKRP.. the look of absolute horror...
Re: I for one welcome our new Turkey Overlords - mrlynn - 03-03-2017
A pair of turkeys has taken up residence somewhere across the street. They like hanging out in neighboring yards, including ours, and in the street, blocking traffic. The male seems to think cars and their drivers are a problem, and gobbles at them aggressively. The postman fears to get out of his truck, thinking he will be attacked. When I stopped to pick up my mail the other day, the turkey wouldn't let me get to the mailbox. Here he is patrolling around my car, which was parked:
The grandkids were here that day and chased him off yelling and waving sticks. But he was back shortly.
Very bizarre. Wonder what's going on in those tiny brains.
My wife has named him 'Lurkey'.
/Mr Lynn
Re: I for one welcome our new Turkey Overlords - max - 03-03-2017
First the turkeys eliminate your forward defences,
next thing you know the crows go after your young.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplpQt424Ls