Turkeys

Turkeys are the cultural concept of a bird based on Meleagris gallopavo domesticus. In the United States they are celebrated in holiday special decorations (especially those meant for children) as they are traditionally served as the main part of the Thanksgiving feast. They share a name with a Eurasian country, of which they are not found natively. This is likely due to them being seen as similar to Guineafowls, which were raised in Africa but imported from Turkeyhttps://wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgiving/why-is-a-turkey-called-a-turkey/. Funnily enough, it seems that the Turkish have rebelled against calling turkeys turkeys and instead call them hindi, as in Hindi, from India, as the Turkish get their turkeys from Indiahttps://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=hindi&oldid=69671529#Turkish. They are stereotyped as being dumb due to their goofy looks, gobble sounds, habits, and rumored habits (such as staring at the sky with their mouth agape when it rains, causing them to drown). Benjamin Franklin is said to have wished for them to become the national animal, a designation that went to the Bald Eagle instead.https://onekindplanet.org/animal/turkey/
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