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Benjamin Franklin was disappointed that the congress chose the bald eagle as the national bird, and said in a letter to his daughter that he would have preferred the wild turkey. The letter was passed on to congress, and has become and interesting part of the history of the United States.
There is a link below to an article on the wild turkey, where Franklin's comments are quoted.
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