Turkey Found At Philly Playground On Thanksgiving Eve

PHILADELPHIA — A wild turkey was found wandering at a Philadelphia playground on Thanksgiving Eve, of all days.

According to Animal Care and Control Team Philadelphia, the turkey was found at the Paley Early Learning Center playground Wednesday.

The turkey appeared to have an injured foot and was taken to Schuylkill Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic, where it spent the holiday.

ACCT Philly said the bird will hopefully be released into the wild.

"For those wondering, wild turkeys are related to the domestic turkeys, but domestic turkeys have been considerably changed due to the breeding for meat, emphasizing meat over function," ACCT Philly said. "So, wild turkeys can still fly up to 60 miles an hour but their domestic counterparts are often too heavy and disproportioned to be able even walk far."