00:00 Turkeys are native to North America and are a traditional meal served at Thanksgiving and Christmas in North America, but this tradition is almost nonexistent elsewhere in the world.

02:21 Turkeys are native to North America and were the only bird species domesticated prior to the Columbian Exchange in the Americas.

04:15 The Wild Turkey has five subspecies, was important to native peoples, declined in population but has made a comeback, and is easy to domesticate.

06:19 Turkeys were brought to Spain by the Spanish and were successfully bred, leading to the development of new breeds, and they were later brought to England and North America by settlers.

08:16 Turkeys became popular in the American colonies because they could be raised domestically and hunted, and the tradition of cooking a turkey for a holiday meal came from the English.

10:15 Turkey became popular in the United States because it was a native bird, and it became the primary meal for Thanksgiving dinner in New England by 1857; the tradition of pardoning a turkey by the President of the United States started in 1946 and has been done ever since; cooking turkey has always been challenging, but the invention of the turkey baster helped solve the problem of dryness, and deep-frying turkey has become a popular method despite its difficulty and danger.

12:16 Turkey has become more popular throughout the year as sliced turkey and ground turkey meat have been marketed as a low-fat alternative to other meats, although it can be difficult to find whole turkeys in many countries.