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Creature traits:
*'''Delicacy meat''': When butchered, this creature's meat is considered to be a [[Hunting#High-value meat|delicacy]], worth double the value of regular game meat.
*'''Drops items on death''': Upon being defeated, this creature will drop the following items:
** 1d2-1 [[Hunting#Eggs|Raw turkey eggs]]
= Overview =
{{Lore}}
A large flightless bird, sometimes used as a farm animal, but more commonly hunted for its meat, due to its hostile disposition.
Male turkeys are sometimes referred to as '''toms''', whereas females are simply known as '''hens'''. Both can reach up to 4 feet tall, though toms are noticeably larger and heavier than hens; the former can reach weights ranging between 10 and 25 pounds, while the latter are usually only half as heavy.
Much like [[chicken]], toms are easy to differentiate from the females. Besides their size, toms possess a more colorful plumage, as well as a recognizable fleshy appendage hanging from the head, which is known as a snood.
Turkeys are famous for their hostility and relentlessness. They are fiercely aggressive and territorial animals that have evolved to understand the concept of doors, to the point that they became capable of jumping on door handles and opening them, differentiating them from the smaller and more docile chicken. Combined with the fact that turkeys will attack anything they perceive as an enemy, and you get an animal that is more often hunted than it is raised. Turkeys are so aggressive, in fact, that they are not scared of any creature, no matter how big or dangerous; they will relentlessly peck at threats while whilst making noisy gobbling noises. If the intruder hasn't fled, this usually results in a fight to the death.
Despite their hostility, turkeys can, in fact, be domesticated, with appropriate care and precautions. As such, some farms have chosen to keep and raise a population of turkeys, either in complement, or in replacement of to replace the traditional chicken population. The biggest motivation for this choice is their ability to produce more meat and eggs on average than chicken. In fact, it It is even possible to find [[Food|canned turkey]] for sale in the Mazes.
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