Since many people eat an unusually large, multi-coursed meal at holiday time, they often associate the drowsiness they feel afterwards with turkey. The resulting feeling of lethargy is largely due to the blood rushing from the brain to the stomach to aid in the task of digesting a huge meal. Wild turkeys, however, 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. Hens are attracted for mating when a tom gobbles.
Wild toms love to gobble when they hear loud sounds.
A gobbling turkey can be heard a mile away on a still day. At the time the Pilgrims first celebrated Thanksgiving, turkey was a major source of food for the settlers so much so that eating turkey on the first Thanksgiving Day was no treat for the Pilgrims. Turkey meat from wild or domesticated birds was a staple in the diet of many Indian tribes. As a matter of fact, yes. In it, dancers imitate turkeys by circling the floor in short, jerky steps.