Turkeys are the only breed of poultry native to the Western Hemisphere. Turkeys have great hearing, but no external ears. Domesticated turkeys cannot fly. Wild turkeys, however, can fly for short distances at speeds up to 55 miles per hour. They can also reach speeds of 25 miles per hour on the ground.
Turkeys sometimes spend the night in trees.
Turkeys can drown if they look up when it is raining. The ballroom dance known as the Turkey Trot was named for the short, jerky steps a turkey makes.