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Spazito

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Mon Jul 31, 2023, 02:08 PM Jul 2023

Meet Franklin, the wild turkey gobbling up attention in a Kitchener, Ont., neighbourhood

A wild turkey that has taken up residence in a Kitchener, Ont., neighbourhood is gaining popularity on social media.

The turkey has been lovingly nicknamed Frank, Frankie or Franklin, and is notorious for crossing the road without a care in the world in the Franklin and Weber area.

Quinn Dosch, who lives along Franklin Street, said she has some theories about the turkey's traffic obsession.

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"We've actually noticed that it goes after light cars or white cars more than dark cars.... Like if there's like a white car pulled over to the side of the road, it'll go after that one instead of the traffic. But if it's a dark car that's pulled over the side of the road, it'll just go after the traffic."

Nearby resident Sharmila Shanmugasundaram said she was inspired to make a Facebook fan page for the turkey when she started seeing all the posts about Franklin blocking traffic on social media.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/franklin-the-turkey-kitchener-weber-spotted-1.6921039

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