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News Breakdown: Turkeys

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News Breakdown: Turkeys

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'Turkeys Take Over Campus'

"They are lounging next to bike racks and outside dorms. They are strutting across Harvard Yard. And, yes, they are occasionally fanning their feathers and charging at innocent students. Across the nation wild turkeys have gone to college. And they seem to like it. Maybe too much."

“College campuses are just ideal habitat,” said David Drake, a professor at the University ofWisconsin, where a sizable flock likes to hang out. “You’ve got that intermixing of forested patches with open grassy areas and things like that. Nobody’s hunting.”

"At many colleges, the turkeys have become minor celebrities. Instagram accounts celebrating the birds have loyal followings. Coexisting with collegiate poultry is not always easy. Even for fans of the turkeys, getting chased can be fearsome."

"At the University of Michigan, a state wildlife officer killed a well-known turkey two years ago that was said to be harassing bikers and joggers. And at Wisconsin, Dr. Drake said at least a couple of aggressive toms were culled after repeatedly frightening students."

"There is little formal study of college turkeys, but on campus after campus, there is widespread agreement that their numbers have exploded in the last decade or so. Now they are everywhere, sometimes in groups of dozens: outside dining halls, on the branches of redwood trees and, quite often, in streets blocking traffic."

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And, yes, they are occasionally fanning their feathers and CHARGING at innocent students.

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In this example, CHARGING means ___

And, yes, they are occasionally fanning their feathers and CHARGING at innocent students.

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In this example, CHARGING means ___

"The plan is to charge headlong at the enemy."

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What is the story about?

College campuses are just IDEAL HABITAT.

HABITAT: the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

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What do you think 'ideal habitat' means for the turkeys?

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What is the tone of the news story?

...there is WIDESPREAD agreement that their numbers have exploded in the last decade or so.

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widespread means ___

...there is WIDESPREAD agreement that their numbers have exploded in the last decade or so.

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widespread means ___

"The political campaign has received widespread support."

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widespread means ___

"The political campaign has received widespread support."

At many colleges, the turkeys have become minor CELEBRITIES.

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A celebrity is ___

"Taylor Swift has been a celebrity since she was a teenager."

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'Turkeys Take Over Campus'

"They are lounging next to bike racks and outside dorms. They are strutting across Harvard Yard. And, yes, they are occasionally fanning their feathers and charging at innocent students. Across the nation wild turkeys have gone to college. And they seem to like it. Maybe too much."

“College campuses are just ideal habitat,” said David Drake, a professor at the University ofWisconsin, where a sizable flock likes to hang out. “You’ve got that intermixing of forested patches with open grassy areas and things like that. Nobody’s hunting.”

"At many colleges, the turkeys have become minor celebrities. Instagram accounts celebrating the birds have loyal followings. Coexisting with collegiate poultry is not always easy. Even for fans of the turkeys, getting chased can be fearsome."

"At the University of Michigan, a state wildlife officer killed a well-known turkey two years ago that was said to be harassing bikers and joggers. And at Wisconsin, Dr. Drake said at least a couple of aggressive toms were culled after repeatedly frightening students."

And, yes, they are occasionally fanning their feathers and CHARGING at innocent students.

And, yes, they are occasionally fanning their feathers and CHARGING at innocent students.

"The plan is to charge headlong at the enemy."

College campuses are just IDEAL HABITAT.

HABITAT: the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

...there is WIDESPREAD agreement that their numbers have exploded in the last decade or so.

...there is WIDESPREAD agreement that their numbers have exploded in the last decade or so.

"The political campaign has received widespread support."

"The political campaign has received widespread support."

At many colleges, the turkeys have become minor CELEBRITIES.

"Taylor Swift has been a celebrity since she was a teenager."

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