Ben Franklin thought the turkey would better represent the country as its official bird than the bald eagle. But Joel Brandenberger disagrees.

本·富兰克林认为，与秃鹰相比，火鸡更能代表美国来作为国鸟。但 Joel Brandenberger 并不认同。

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The bird spoke very softly: "May I ask what the turkey did?"

鸟儿轻声地说：“我能问问火鸡做了什么吗？”

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Franklin wanted the Turkey as the country's national bird.

富兰克林想把火鸡作为美国的国鸟。

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Earlier, the commission slapped a ban on all imports of live birds and untreated feathers from both Turkey and Romania, where bird flu was also detected.

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And for that, our winning turkey can thank his stellar campaign team led by Steve Willardsen, who is the Chairman of the National Turkey Foundation and raised this beautiful bird at Miller Farm in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Ash and Goldstein also caution that carving a wild turkey is different from carving a domestic bird.

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