2007-12-09 10:14:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
because they are lazy!
2007-12-13 03:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by Nasren7585 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wild Turkeys are capable of flying. They roost in Oak Trees. It is the domesticated Turkey that doesn't fly. It doesn't have the need to escape predators and therefore has lost the ability.
2007-12-09 10:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by kriend 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Domesticated / farm grown turkeys, the ‘couch potatoes’ of turkeys, are too fat and weak to fly.
Wild turkeys, however, can run up to speeds of 20 MPH and fly for short distances at over 50 MPH.
2007-12-12 05:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by Volusian 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Same reason some politicians have brains but don't think (sorry, I couldn't resist that--reading too much of our local papers). Seriously, wildlive has it right. Domesticated turkeys are bred to have large breasts, and therefore they are too heavy, and because of being domesticated, too lazy to fly. At least that's what a farmer told me.
2007-12-09 10:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by Starfall 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is a turkey a bird? lots of birds have wings but dont fly. Imagine it used to be a dinosaur and is evolving.
2007-12-09 10:20:19 · answer #5 · answered by fuck off 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have a large flock of wild turkeys on our property. They fly just fine!
2007-12-09 10:23:54 · answer #6 · answered by nonoelmo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if you were ever out in the woods and saw wild turkeys, you'd see them fly. they roost in tree tops at night.
2007-12-09 10:19:08 · answer #7 · answered by gen patton 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess there weight is whats keeping them from flying
2007-12-09 10:17:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
crap muscles and they've all been fed too much coming up to xmas
2007-12-09 11:07:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Evolution my friend, evolution.
2007-12-09 10:30:34 · answer #10 · answered by Veronica-is-not-my-name 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋