# Turkeys Drowning in the Rain
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-drowning-in-the-rain/554950
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
**Created:** [September 25, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-drowning-in-the-rain/554950 "2010-09-25T00:59:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Kai\_Reddtail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kai_Reddtail)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-drowning-in-the-rain/554950/1 "2010-09-25T00:59:25Z")
I’ve seen this one a lot, and I’d like to help put it to rest once and for all with this fact added:
Turkeys are prey animals. Their eyes are positioned on the sides of their heads to give them a wider range of vision to spot predators coming. In order to look up, they must turn their head sideways. Which means their beaks would not be facing upwards.
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### Author:  [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-drowning-in-the-rain/554950/2 "2010-09-25T04:21:06Z")
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Hello Kai!
It’s customary here to add a link to the column you’re referring to. That’s as easy as pasting the URL into your comment and letting the software do the rest. I’ll help you out here, next time you’ll know.
> **[Are turkeys so stupid they will look up in the sky when it rains and drown?](https://www.straightdope.com/21341549/are-turkeys-so-stupid-they-will-look-up-in-the-sky-when-it-rains-and-drown)**
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