In Mexico, the turkey was considered a sacrificial bird. Wild turkeys can fly for short distances at up to 55 miles per hour. Wild turkeys are also fast on the ground, running at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour. The gobble is a seasonal call during the spring and fall. Hens are attracted for mating when a tom gobbles.
Wild toms love to gobble when they hear loud sounds or settle in for the night.
Mature turkeys have 3,500 or so feathers. The Apache Indians considered the turkey timid and wouldn't eat it or use its feathers on their arrows. More than 45 million turkeys are cooked and 525 million pounds of turkey are eaten during Thanksgiving. Ninety percent of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Fifty percent eat turkey on Christmas.