Tom Turkey In The Field
by Mitch Spence
Title
Tom Turkey In The Field
Artist
Mitch Spence
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Photograph
Description
The colors of a domestic tom turkey (Meleagris gallopav) in his prime are spectacular, as are those of this fellow's reds and blues. Although the view is a closeup one of head and shoulders, the golden grasses of the field can be seen behind him. The bumpy protrusions on the top and back of the head are called caruncles. The long appendage hanging down over the beak is called a snood, while under the beak area is the dewlap (or wattle). Tom looks extraordinarily composed and self-confident, as he would be given his size and rule over his harem, for which he spends a great deal of time displaying his regal self.
Turkey domestication is thought to have taken place over 2000 years ago in central Mesoamerica. The commercial domestic turkeys of today all descended from those of Mexico in the sixteenth century, which were imported to Europe by the Spanish.
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March 15th, 2017
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