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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

10,000 Birds

The chance that this was a real Turkey are not great, and the chance that Columbus actually brought breeding stock from Honduras to Spain is not great, so maybe, maybe not. The one case that could have been an actual Turkey was a bird spotted in Honduras, where they may or may not have been, by our friend Christopher Columbus.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts. She illustrates her books and magazine articles with her own sketches and watercolor paintings. Julie’s article in 10,000 Birds, then sign the petition to ban hunting cranes nationwide. Bill Webb Mar 20th, 2011 at 6:54 pm Done!

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