From: 69jpil69@gmail.com   
      
   On Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:35:43 -0600, RonO    
   wrote:   
      
   >https://abcnews.go.com/   
   >   
   >"Why some people are adopting turkeys instead of eating them" is a    
   >video.  It is currently the top of the list, but it goes down as more    
   >are added.   
   >   
   >It gets to some people that turkeys are likely smarter than your dog or    
   >cat.  They have a bird's brain, and it is more efficient (in terms of    
   >what it can do relative to it's size) than a mammlian brain.  I've known    
   >people who treat their turkey like they would their dog.  It can follow    
   >you around the yard and seems to want attention just like any other pet.    
   >  We have likely selected them to be less mentally atuned than their    
   >wild counterparts just like we selected dogs to have around 30% smaller    
   >brains by body weight than wolves.  Dogs were the major protein source    
   >before turkeys were domesticated for Mexico and South America.    
   >Basically you need a food animal to stick around long enough to be eaten.   
   >   
   >Ron Okimoto   
      
      
   I have read that domestic turkeys are dumber than rocks, but wild   
   turkeys are quite alert.  OTOH I also read that wild toms can be   
   territorial and aggressive even with their owners, attacking the back   
   of a person's neck.   
      
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