Quantcast
Channel: wild turkey – Natural History
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 23

Toms and jakes

$
0
0

The sun was not cooperating, but look at the beards on those toms!

Source.

Outside of the mating season, male and female turkeys form sex-segregated groups.

Oh, and a word about the terminology:

In the UK, the term for a male turkey is a “stag.”

In North America, it is a “tom” for a mature male and a “jake” for a younger one.



Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 23

Trending Articles



<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>