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MontanaMama

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3. That's called a snood.

Reply to Doreen (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2020, 05:14 PM

Nov 2020

The snood functions in both intersexual and intrasexual selection. Captive female wild turkeys prefer to mate with long-snooded males, and during dyadic interactions, male turkeys defer to males with relatively longer snoods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_(bird)

the bigger the better in turkey world, I guess.

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Odd question but I know there must be someone here who knows. [View all] Doreen Nov 2020 OP

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That's called a snood. MontanaMama Nov 2020 #3

Turkey chicks find it very attractive. Laelth Nov 2020 #4

A wattle. Helps turkeys cool in hot weather unc70 Nov 2020 #5

Info here,... magicarpet Nov 2020 #6

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