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What is the long fleshy thing that grows under a turkey's throat?
The fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly red colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of turkeys is called a wattle. It is used for sexual display and is larger in males than females. In life it can be engorged with blood to make it larger and more brightly colored.
What are the correct words for male and female turkeys?
Male and female turkeys are properly called cocks and hens, although many people incorrectly refer to the male as a tom turkey.
What is the soft flesh hanging from the throat of many fowls called?
The soft flesh hanging from the throat of many fowls is called a wattle. It is a fleshy, wrinkled skin that hangs from the neck and is commonly found on chickens and turkeys. The wattle is often brightly colored and can play a role in attracting mates or regulating body temperature.
How are male turkeys different for female turkeys?
Male turkeys, known as toms or gobblers, are typically larger with brighter plumage and a more prominent snood. They also have a beard, which is a cluster of feathers on their chest. Female turkeys, known as hens, are generally smaller and have duller plumage without the beard.
How does a wattle get pollinated?
by wind
What is the name of the skin that hangs from the turkeys neck?
The term that you are looking for is "wattle." It is the fold of skin that is at the front of the turkey's neck underneath the beak.
Why don't some turkeys have wattles?
To attract female turkeys. Believe it or not Tom Turkeys look the way they do because of evolution, manipulated by the sexual preferences of female turkeys. They prefer the really ugly Toms so by sexual selection the Toms just kept getting uglier and uglier.
What is on top of a turkeys head?
A comb or wattle .
What is another name for a turkeys wattle?
dewlap or caruncle
What is the bright red appendage on the turkeys neck called?
The red fleshy appendage you see on a turkey's neck is their wattle.
Where is a turkeys wattle located?
The turkey's waddle is located under its beak.
What do you call the fleshy growth on the front of a turkeys head?
Comb or wattle .
What is the fleshly growth under a turkeys throat called?
Wattle is the term for it.
What is the thing hanging over turkeys nose called?
Gobble It's called a Wattle and it is only on the boy turkeys!!
Why does a turkeys wattle change color?
Because he .is trying to attract a female, often accompanied by lengthening the snood, fluffing the feathers, and gobbling. He changes the colors by making blood go to the face area.
What is the name of the flap of skin over a turkeys beak?
The skin flaps are call wattles.
What is the name of the skin that hangs form a turkey neck?
The fleshy part that hangs from a turkey's neck is called a wattle.
