Happy Thanksgiving!

So,tomorrow is Thanksgiving! I am so excited are you?

Since it's Thanksgiving tomorrow,I am going to give you five facts about turkeys!

Fact 1:  The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!

Fact 2: The turkey's popularity comes from the American people's love of eating the bird for special occasions like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Fact 3: The wild turkey we usually see in photos or pictures is not the same as the domestic turkey that we serve at Thanksgiving.

Fact 4: Peacocks aren't the only birds who use their fancy tails to attract a mate. Each spring male turkeys try to befriend as many females as possible. Male turkeys, also called "Tom Turkeys" or "Gobblers" puff up their bodies and spread their tail feathers (just like a peacock). 

Fact 5: Have you ever wondered what Turkey (the country in the Middle East) and the American bird have in common? A case of mistaken identity resulted in the American Turkey being named after the country. When the Spanish first found the bird in the Americas more than 400 years ago they brought it back to Europe. The English mistakenly thought it was a bird they called a "turkey" so they gave it the same name. This other bird was actually from Africa, but came to England by way of the Turkey (lots of shipping went through Turkey at the time). The name stuck even when they realized the birds weren't the same.

Hope you enjoyed the facts!

What are you doing on Thanksgiving?

How will you celebrate?

Tell me in comments.