“ We almost had him ,” the mayor says . “ He was sleeping and the animal control officer pulled up on him quietly , but as soon as he saw the truck , he helicoptered straight up and flew about five feet off the ground across the road . I don ’ t want to see the turkey get hurt or flying into someone ’ s windshield . People say turkeys are dumb . I had to get the one that ’ s like Einstein over here .”
The third turkey ’ s cunning inspired some admirers to create a Facebook page to document the taunting appearances of Turk Key . Within three weeks , Turk Key had 4,000 friends , but page authors Richard Marchetti and Laura-Jean Ferranti were forced to delete the account in September after Facebook asked for Turk Key ’ s identification .
Turk Key wasn ’ t the first bird with a social media account . Hatfield says turkeys are frequently anthropomorphized .
“ They name them and once they do that it becomes a difficult situation to manage the emotions ,” he says .
There ’ s something we just like about turkeys , with their kaleidoscopic plumage and devil-may-care strut . Maybe it ’ s their iconic status as the centerpiece of our most American holiday , even though historians believe the Pilgrims feasted on venison . And contrary to popular belief , Benjamin Franklin did not advocate for the turkey to become the official symbol of his fledgling nation . However , he did vouch for its character over that of the bald eagle in a letter to his daughter , calling the turkey : “ a Bird of Courage , and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on .” �
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