Distance Learning

Animal Adaptations

Let’s Talk Turkey

TEKS: K (1B, 2A, 2D, 2E, 9B, 10B, 10D) 1 (1B, 2A, 2D, 2E, 10A, 10C, 10D) 2 (1B, 2A, 2D, 2E, 9A, 9C, 10A, 10C) 3 (1B, 2F, 3A, 9A, 10A, 10B) 4 (1B, 2F, 3A, 9A, 10A, 10C) 5 (1B, 2F, 3A, 9A, 10A) 6 (1B, 2E, 3A) 7 (1B, 2E, 3A, 10A, 12A) 8 (1B, 2E, 3A)

Explore wild turkey anatomy, adaptations, life cycle, diet, and habitat as well as the various calls and vocalizations that turkeys make to communicate.

100 years ago, there were only 30,000 wild turkeys left in the United States due to intense market hunting and lack of regulations. Today, there are over 7 million wild turkeys in our country. Hunters, individual landowners, and land stewards are partially responsible for this increase in numbers as they have supported hunting regulations, conservation efforts, and habitat restoration.