{"id":7073548,"date":"2026-10-02T23:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7073548"},"modified":"2026-10-02T23:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:58:29","slug":"10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-turkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7073548","title":{"rendered":"10 Things You Probably Didn&#8217;t Know About Turkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birds are often depicted as symbols of freedom, soaring through the sky, but did you even know that turkeys can fly? In the wild, although they travel short distances, turkeys can fly at speeds of up to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scirp.org\/(S(351jmbntvnsjt1aadkposzje))\/reference\/referencespapers.aspx?referenceid=1290119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55 miles per hour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and spend nights <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmsanctuary.org\/turkeys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">roosting together<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> high in the treetops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But for commercially raised turkeys, the world is reduced to the crowded and barren sheds in which they spend most of their lives. Each year, over 200 million turkeys are raised and slaughtered in the United States, around 46 million for Thanksgiving alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Farm Sanctuary, where turkeys live in peace and safety, we see their unique personalities shine through and get to witness their intelligence and the depth of their emotional lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some fascinating facts about turkeys!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birds are often depicted as symbols of freedom, soaring through the sky, but did you even know that turkeys can fly? In the wild, although they travel short distances, turkeys can fly at speeds of up to 55 miles per hour and spend nights roosting together high in the treetops. 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