Turkey Poop Traditional Cache
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A nanno way out here in the middle of nowhere. Should be quick and
easy. Nice place to go for a bike ride.
Wild Turkey (Meleagris Gallopavo) For those of
you that have been out and about on cache hikes or just
driving around in some of the rural areas of this part of
California, here are some facts about the wild turkeys you
probably are seeing more and more of. HISTORY Some say
Christopher Columbus named turkeys "tuka," the Tamil word for
peacock. Considering Columbus thought he was in India at the
time of the alleged naming, not in the New World where he
actually was, this definition seems fairly plausible. Another
suggestion is that Luis de Torres, a physician who served
under Columbus, named the bird "tukki," which translates to
"big bird" in Hebrew. Some say the North American Indians
called the bird "firkee." If so, it's a word everyone else has
mispronounced the past 508 years. One way or another we ended
up with Turkey. On July 4 1776, the First Continental Congress
selected a committee to design the Great Seal of the United
States of America. It was the task of three founding fathers:
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson to select
a political icon that best reflected the new country. While
John Adams nominated the Bald Eagle, Benjamin Franklin
nominated the turkey, not the eagle, as a fitting emblem for
the Great Seal. To his dismay, Franklin's turkey was outvoted
by a large margin. With the turkey’s ability to change the
color of its head to red, white and blue by controlling blood
flow to his head, maybe it would have been a good
choice.
MISC. California’s wild turkeys now occupy about 18 percent of our
state. Adult wild turkeys, can weigh upwards of 20 pounds. Turkeys
can become aggressive during the breeding season, occasionally even
charging, threatening, and acting aggressively toward people. If
confronted by a wild turkey that has lost its fear of humans, an
open umbrella may help steer it out of your path. (which of course
I always carry with me when I go on hikes). The sex of a wild
turkey or a flock can be determined by sign. Gobblers have a large
track with a middle toe at least 4 inches in length; a hen has a
middle toe less than 3 inches long. Turkey Poop Hen droppings are
spiral shaped, but gobblers typically leave an elongated J-shaped
dropping. (What an interesting study that must have been)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Znxr fher lbh cbfg lbhe svaq bapr lbh trg gb gur gbc.