Green Your...
Ben Franklin called the turkey “a bird of courage” and “a true original native of America.”(1) He had tremendous respect for turkeys’ resourcefulness, agility, and beauty, and he thought that the turkey should be the national bird of the United States. Franklin was referring to wild turkeys, who can fly at speeds of up to 55 miles per hour, run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour, and live for around 10 years.(2,3)
