A humorous Thanksgiving news item
Submitted by Sonagi92 on Thu, 2006-11-23 02:59. :: Random Thoughts
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RAMSEY, N.J. - Some wild turkeys, it appears, were trying to get out of New Jersey before Thanksgiving Day.
A spokesman for the NJ Transit said train officials reported a dozen or so wild turkeys waiting on a station platform in Ramsey, about 20 miles northwest of New York City, on Wednesday afternoon. The line travels to Suffern, N.Y.
"For a moment, it looked like the turkeys were waiting for the next outbound train," said Dan Stessel, a spokesman for NJ Transit. "Clearly, they're trying to catch a train and escape their fate."
Read the rest and see a photo here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061122/ap_on_fe_st/turkeys_train_4
What amazes me is that such large wild birds can be found in a densely populated area. While I was living in Korea and China, I never saw an wild animal larger than a squirrel in any of the parks I visited, nevermind urban areas. Back here in the States, I have to be on the lookout for deer while I'm driving along country roads.