Turkeys are a family of bird in the genus Meleagris, consisted of two species, namely, Wild Turkey and Ocellated Turkey. They are like a chicken but much bigger. Wild turkeys live in forests in North America and Central America. This bird was domesticated in Mexico by Mesoamericans and brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century. When people from Europe first saw turkeys in the Americas they thought the birds were a type of Guinea Fowl. This bird had been brought to central Europe from the country of Turkey. The name of that country stuck as the name of the bird. In the United States, people traditionally eat turkey on the holiday of Thanksgiving.
