For more general information on robbery, see Robbery and Differences Between Theft, Burglary and Robbery. What Defines Robbery? What sets robbery apart from mere stealing (theft) is that the robber: takes something from the victimâs âperson or presence,â and; uses, or threatens to use, force or violence. Person or presence.
The turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, which is native to the Americas. One species, Meleagris gallopavo (commonly known as the wild turkey or domestic turkey), is native to the forests of North America, mainly Mexico and the United States.The other living species is Meleagris ocellata or the ocellated turkey, native to the forests of the Yucatan YucatÃ¡n. peninsula turkey fossil not assignable to genus but similar to Meleagris is known from the Late Miocene of Westmoreland County, Virginia. In the modern genus Meleagris, a considerable number of species have been described, as turkey fossils are robust and fairly often found, and turkeys show great variation among individuals.
Benjamin Franklin, 1784. The Turkey in America. The turkey (Meleagris gallapavo) is a native game bird of North America, originally found in abundance. from Maine to Central America and from the Atlantic to present-day Colorado. The turkey was first domesticated by the Aztecs of Mexico.The Spanish took the domesticated turkey from Mexico to Europe about 1519.n the 1600s, the wild turkey was a very common bird through the eastern two-thirds of the United States. By 1900, however, hunting and the destruction of their natural woodland habitat had pushed the wild turkey to the brink of extinction.