Turkeys have been following and intimidating people in Dedham, Massachusetts, including a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, police say.
Turkeys have been following and intimidating people in Dedham, Massachusetts, including a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, police said Tuesday.U.S. mail carrier had to have his hip replaced after being attacked by turkeys in CambridgeTurkeys breed between March and May, a season when male turkeys try to establish dominance through aggressive behavior, Dedham police said.
Lydia McMahon told NBC10 Boston at the time she figured the turkey was just trying to protect the baby turkeys she was with —"something I can relate to, so I respect the move, but it was still scary for us," she said. "They started to gobble gobble," he told NBC10 Boston."I was like, let me get back to my truck. I turned my bag to defend myself. I walked back to my truck and that's when they started making noises. Then they flew right in my face and knocked me over."
A letter carrier is recovering from a hip replacement after being attacked by two turkeys in Cambridge.
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