The film Free Birds is available TODAY (February 4, 2014) on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download.
Free Birds is about a pair of turkeys determined to change the course of history and make sure that a turkey doesn’t grace a Thanksgiving table ever again.
From the Academy Award®-Winning producer of Shrek* comes a hilarious animated adventure about two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks who travel back in time in order to keep their species off the Thanksgiving menu. Featuring an all-star voice cast, including Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler, Free Birds is loaded with laughs and stuffed with fun for the whole family.
In honor of the film’s release I thought it would be fun to share some facts about our fine feathered friends, compliments of Fox Home Entertainment.
Turkeys need to be trained to eat. In order for turkeys to reach their biggest size, they must be taught to eat small meals throughout the day, instead of their natural routine of consistently gorging themselves on food.
A turkey’s snood (red thing attached to the beak) serves no functional purpose.
A turkey’s gobble can be heard from a mile away. Talk about a loud mouth.
Young turkeys are called “poults.”
Turkeys were domesticated by Native Americans in pre-Columbian Mexico,more than 500 years ago. They arrived in Spain in 1519 and quickly spread to the rest of Europe.
Turkeys prefer to sleep in trees. They do this as a way of avoiding predators in the wild.
Female turkeys (hens) do not gobble. Instead, they communicate through low-chirps and clicking noises.
Wild turkeys can fly. They are actually quite fast, reaching speeds as fast as 55mph.
Turkeys can blush. This usually takes place when they are frightened, agitated, excited, or ill. And here we thought they were just bashful.
A turkey’s stomach has a container called the gizzard. It contains small stones the turkey has swallowed which help aid with breaking down food for digestion, since the birds do not have teeth.
Look for Free Birds where ever movies are sold.
Kimberly
*As a member of Fox Home Entertainment Insiders I will be receiving a free copy of this film. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own unless otherwise noted. The information/images were provided to me by Fox Home Entertainment.
Karina says
I just had to into this post when I read the title!! I had NO IDEA turkeys can Blush! Great stuff! ha!