The California turkey, Meleagris californica, arose approximately 11 million years ago in North America, and turkey bones in the La Brea tar pits in California indicate that California turkeys were ...

But how well do you really know Meleagris gallopavo, the wild turkey from which the domesticated version, the one likely to be on your plate, was derived? 1 ) Turkeys are more than just big ...

The Aztecs and other native cultures also relied on Meleagris ocellata—a different breed from our North American Meleagris gallopavo—for meat and eggs. And the United Kingdom has long ...

"The bird is called a turkey because of some confusions. The turkey that we eat at Thanksgiving, genus meleagris, is a domesticated form of a wild bird which is still found widely in North America ...

The soiling of bedding on modern turkey farms combined with turkeys’ reduced ability and opportunity to perch and roost at elevation, forces them to spend most, if not all, of their time in contact ...