Turkeys are related to pheasants. Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly. Turkeys have heart attacks. The United States Air Force was doing test runs and breaking the sound barrier. Nearby turkeys dropped dead with heart attacks.
Wild turkeys spend the night in trees.
They especially like oak trees. Wild turkeys were almost wiped out in the early 1900's. Today there are wild turkeys in every state except Alaska. They wore booties to protect their feet. Turkeys were also walked to market in the United States.