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Animal Fix: Turkey Tom-Foolery!

By Aline Doering
Created Nov 15 2007 - 6:18pm

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Thanksgiving may be just days away, but that didn't stop one wild turkey from strutting his stuff down a suburban St. Louis street.

The turkey was spotted Tuesday (11-13) in Clayton, Missouri.

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At first the pheasant seems a little camera shy hiding behind cars. But moments later, this big guy gets some courage and heads into the street to show neighbors what he's got.

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There are few moments during this time of the year that our turkey friends are safe. But that wasn't the case Wednesday (11/14) when Alabama's Governor Bob Riley pardoned "Clyde" the turkey.

More than 80 school age kids were on hand to watch an Executive Branch tradition that date backs to the 1940's.

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Every Alabama governor who's held office since then has been given a bird, but First Lady Patsy Riley has used these events as a way to promote social causes.

Over the past four years Mrs. Riley has collected blankets for the needy for the coming cold season.

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