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Can wild turkeys swim?
I had an interesting encounter yesterday when paddling North Platte
River in Wyoming from Fort Laramie to Torrington: A story in four pictures: http://users.frii.com/uliasz/weblog/ Marek http://www.MarekUliasz |
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Seems you answered your own question. But in case it wasn't a
rhetorical question; Turkeys can swim. Like ducks, they use their feet for propulsion. "But unlike ducks, they do not have webbed feet," says wildlife scientist James Dickson of Louisiana Tech University. Without this flipperlike feature, swimming is more strenuous. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...61/ai_n9485305 "Marek "Wayfarer"" wrote in message ... |I had an interesting encounter yesterday when paddling North Platte | River in Wyoming from Fort Laramie to Torrington: | A story in four pictures: http://users.frii.com/uliasz/weblog/ | | Marek | http://www.MarekUliasz |
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"Mungo Bulge" wrote in message ... Turkeys can swim. Like ducks, they use their feet for propulsion. "But unlike ducks, they do not have webbed feet," says wildlife scientist James Dickson of Louisiana Tech University. Without this flipperlike feature, swimming is more strenuous. No wonder Scott Weiser is always so exhausted after swimming! |
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