A professor of comparative neuroscience tells us what Chocolate and Chip might have felt during the ceremony.
the annual tradition of pardoning a pair of turkeys. The two birds, Chocolate and Chip were raised by the National Turkey Federation’s Chairman, Ronnie Parker, in North Carolina. As part of his presidential duty, Biden chose Chocolate as the official National Thanksgiving turkey. Both broad-breasted white turkeys will return to live in their home state.’s administration, and it’s been followed done by all presidents since then.
avian behavior, including how they experience fear. He responded to my questions via email; our exchange has been lightly edited for clarity.Niranjana Rajalakshmi: President Biden pardoned two turkeys yesterday, with the National Thanksgiving turkey Chocolate on a decorated table, and Chip, the other pardoned turkey walking around the president as he was addressing the crowd.
Fear seems to be a universal emotion among vertebrates, present already in fish. Everything indicates that birds have the capacity to behave in a way consistent with this emotion.
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