• NusmOPEnglish
      111·
      22 hours ago

      Short distances yes, but not when thrown from a helicopter! 🚁

      • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
        5·
        20 hours ago

        I think they’d be okay. Most of the way down would be gliding, which they’re good at, and they’d really only have to flap a bit near the ground, which is how they normally fly.

        Turkeys get up into trees; they won’t be migrating by wing, but they’re not land-bound.

        What really surprised me was learning that peacocks fly, too.

        • 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
          3·
          19 hours ago

          The zoo where I grew up has roaming peacocks since they escaped decades ago and have since just been kinda chilling around the zoo and surrounding neighborhood since.

          Edit: should add that the lore of their escape is the original enclosure was built on the assumption that they didn’t fly, might not be true but makes for a story at least.

            • Sergio@slrpnk.netEnglish
              4·
              18 hours ago

              Those are some impressive looking birds! I’ve crossed the street to avoid one on the sidewalk, I can’t imagine being attacked by one swooping from a tree.