The features of a turkey head are as funny sounding as they are funny looking. There are wart-like caruncles, flabby wattles, and — perhaps the king of turkey anatomy weirdness — the droopy, ...

Article continues below Males of the species have dark blue, iridescent feathers, a short white crest and distinctive red caruncles (fleshy patches) around their eyes, while females have rich ...

Let's start with color. A turkey can change its head color quickly. Pay close attention to the caruncles at the base of the neck. These large, bumpy, fleshy growths, along with the top of the head ...

Procedures: A skin incision was placed in the medial canthal region. A subcutaneous tunnel was created between the lacrimal fossa and the lacrimal caruncle (figure 2A). The reconstructed complex of ...

He raises his body feathers, fans his tail, and drops his wings alongside to the ground. Blood rushes to the gobbler's head, his snood elongates and his caruncles turn a bright red. A single mating is ...