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Not on My Patch! Plucky Turkey Charges Deer

A plucky turkey showed that determination trumps size when it took on some deer that grazed too close in Bolivar, West Tennessee. Anthony Landreth captured this video while out hunting deer in October. The turkey can be seen strutting, flapping its wings and charging after deer that come close to it. Landreth posted the video to https://www.facebook.com/anthony.landreth.54/videos/2641926422531151/ Facebook with the caption: "This turkey doesn't like to play reindeer games, lol!!" According to the https://www.mass.gov/service-details/learn-about-turkeys Massachusetts state website , wild turkey aggression can be linked to establishing dominance in their flock: "Wild turkeys live in flocks organized by "pecking order." Each bird is dominant over or "pecks on" birds of lesser social status." https://wildlifehelp.org/solution/massachusetts/wild-turkey/how-deal-aggressive-wild-turkeys/94 Wildlifehelp.org said such behavior can extend to humans and other animals. (Footage By Anthony Landreth/Storyful via Getty Images)
A plucky turkey showed that determination trumps size when it took on some deer that grazed too close in Bolivar, West Tennessee. Anthony Landreth captured this video while out hunting deer in October. The turkey can be seen strutting, flapping its wings and charging after deer that come close to it. Landreth posted the video to https://www.facebook.com/anthony.landreth.54/videos/2641926422531151/ Facebook with the caption: "This turkey doesn't like to play reindeer games, lol!!" According to the https://www.mass.gov/service-details/learn-about-turkeys Massachusetts state website , wild turkey aggression can be linked to establishing dominance in their flock: "Wild turkeys live in flocks organized by "pecking order." Each bird is dominant over or "pecks on" birds of lesser social status." https://wildlifehelp.org/solution/massachusetts/wild-turkey/how-deal-aggressive-wild-turkeys/94 Wildlifehelp.org said such behavior can extend to humans and other animals. (Footage By Anthony Landreth/Storyful via Getty Images)
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Credit:
Storyful
Editorial #:
1328878053
Collection:
Storyful
Date created:
October 27, 2019
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Clip length:
00:02:10:17
Location:
Bolivar, Tennessee, United States
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MPEG-4 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 30p
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Storyful
Object name:
227144