
Fascinating Nature

Gobble-Lee-Ga
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Misunderstood and discounted The turkey is derided and shunned Yet, so many traits go uncounted That you'll likely be properly stunned The ten or so eggs the hen lays Into hollows right there in the ground Hatch out poults in 28 days Provided they haven't been found Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-goo Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-ga Praise the bird known as "turkey" Despite its regrettable name Confused traders in Europe Are the morons to blame A month later, only one in four's still kickin' With luck it might see its tenth year And at 25 pounds, it's no chicken Sharing guard duty with white-tail deer An opportunistic omnivore That roosts each night in the trees Its vision is color with a field of more Than two hundred and sixty degrees Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-goo Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-ga Their six thousand feathers of keratin Allow light to pass easily through So reflections off globules of melanin Iridesce in copper-green hues Flat out on the ground they attain Twenty-five miles per hour What's more, they can easily maintain Even double that under wing power Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-goo Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-ga Strong social bonds define each group Their personalities are uniquely their own Hens squeeze out corkscrew-shaped poop And their whole lives they're never alone Any animal with spurs and a beard With caruncles, a wattle or snood Should be respected or even feared Rather than thought of as food Hail the noble creature called "turkey" That once was nearly extinct Today, they number seven million And are in U.S. culture distinct Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-goo Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-ga Remember the regal "turkey" Forget its nonsensical name Native to America only The source of its enduring fame Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-goo Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-ga Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-goo Gob, gob gob, gobble-lee-ga
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