Turkey Rescued From Slaughterhouse Is in Awe After Seeing Sunlight for the First Time

If you're looking for something to brighten your day, this is it! Kevin the turkey was rescued from a slaughterhouse by Pennsylvania-based nonprofit J and J Farms Animal Sanctuary recently. After his rescue, J and J took him out to see the sun for the first time in his life, and he couldn't believe what he was seeing!

Good Morning America was so moved by the video that they shared it at the end of April. Kevin was so overwhelmed by the world around him that he didn't want to leave the stoop. Watch as he checks out a world he never knew existed and soaks up all of the new sensations! Imagine touching grass for the first time!

If this video of Kevin feeling the warmth of the sun at the start of his new life doesn't warm your heart, I don't know what would! It really made me appreciate things that we all take for granted. Good Morning America's video gave people all of the feels and they left more than a thousand comments about it, full of well wishes and appreciation to J and J for saving him and the other animals that live at the animal sanctuary.

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Cool Facts About Turkeys

Many people think that turkeys aren't very smart and that they're just dumb birds. Nothing could be further from the truth! They are actually highly intelligent creatures and rank right up there with cats and dogs. Turkeys are playful animals and have unique personalities. They get along well with other animals, and believe it or not, they are affectionate and love to cuddle with their humans!

Turkeys have excellent hearing and vision. They don't have external ears but can detect high and low sounds that humans cannot hear. They don't have ears that we can see and instead have holes in their heads behind their eyes where sounds go into. Once they process it, they can pinpoint the exact location where the sound is coming from. Turkeys also have incredible vision and see in color. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees, and they can see movement up to 300 feet away.

Turkeys have strong social bonds with each other and can recognize each bird's voice. More than 20 unique vocalizations have been recognized in turkeys. The distinctive gobble is only done by male turkeys, similar to a rooster's crow. Males gobble to get the attention of females, to respond to other males in the group, or to lead a group of others in call. Friends of ours had a turkey, and if you gobbled at him, he'd gobble back at you!

While the gobble that we all know and love is most well-known, turkeys make other noises too. They cackle, they whistle, and make a distinctive humming sound while strutting around the roost.

I really didn't know a whole lot about turkeys before writing this, and it was fun to learn more about them. I had no idea they were such cool birds!

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