My Life as a Turkey: Recreating a Life with Turkeys
Wildlife photographer and actor Palmer discusses his involvement with the production, the filming process, and being mom to his own rafter of turkeys.

Wildlife photographer and actor Palmer discusses his involvement with the production, the filming process, and being mom to his own rafter of turkeys.
The long and complicated history of breeding a new kind of bird: the domesticated turkey.
What's the difference between domesticated and wild turkeys? Plenty. Here's a graphic listing a few of their distinguishing characteristics.
The science of imprinting, the building of bonds, and the making of a turkey mom.
Turkey heads that change color when excited, the art of strutting, and other facts and stats about Meleagris gallopavo.
Illustrations by naturalist and writer Joe Hutto from his book Illuminations in the Flatwoods, the story that inspired My Life as a Turkey.
The harpy eagle comes equipped with an arsenal of physical features that make it a skilled and accomplished predator.
"Wiser filmmakers would choose subjects which are better studied. I get a thrill from knowing that what we have recorded is new to science." An interview with Jungle Eagle filmmaker Fergus Beeley.
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