I suppose I should have expected this.
I thought it might be fun to see what the databases had to say about turkeys.
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So, I queried the NCBI databases, found a taxonomy reference, and started clicking related links to see pictures of the different species.
Why?
Because it would be great to see what the different species of turkies look like and compare them.
Here's a species of wild turkey that I didn't expect to find.

Wild turkey, humph!
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