Return of the native

• Autores: Lesley Evans Ogden
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3049, 2015, págs. 44-45
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Turkeys are native to North and Central America, with six regional subspecies. Although domesticated by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica some 2000 years ago, the wild variety was an important resource for many Native American peoples, not just for its meat and eggs, but also for feathers, bones and spurs, which were used to make clothing. Ogden discusses turkey's ability to outsmart people at first hand and tackles hunting for wild turkeys and efforts to conserve them.