On Thanksgiving Day, about 88 percent Americans will eat turkey. But one l turkey not only will not be eaten but also will become famous! Every year, turkey farmers p a turkey to the US president. But i of eating this turkey, the president gives it a “pardon”. The turkey is flown to Florida for a Thanksgiving Parade(游行). Then it lives on a farm for the r of its life.
Turkeys come from America and have been part of American culture for c. Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey to be America's national b.
Turkeys that are kept on farms are large, awkward birds that can not fly. But w turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s of 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run at 40 kilometers per hour.
Turkeys don't have ears. They h by using a growth above their beaks(尖喙). But their hearing is five times b than human hearing.
Turkeys are such interesting birds—no wonder Benjamin Franklin wanted them to be America's national birds!