Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), male, detail of the pendulous, bristly ’beard’ that possibly guides a male to position himself when mating as his r

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Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), male, detail of the pendulous, bristly ’beard’ that possibly guides a male to position himself when mating as his round breast stops him from seeing his mate. About ten percent of females also have the beard. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA

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Keywords: america, animal, animals, aves, bird, birds, fauna, females, galliformes, gamebird, ground-dwelling, joe, mcdonald, melagrididae, meleagris, north, polygymous, smaller, turkey, turkeys, wildlife