They ' re called Turkeys because they look a little bit like Guinea fowl . Guinea fowl came to Europe by trade through Turkey , and were sometimes referred to as Turkey birds . So the early American settlers saw the birds , saw they looked a bit like Guinea fowlwild fowl from Africa that were called Turkey birds , and extended the name to the newly discovered bird in the Americas . <| sep |> I didn ' t know that , thanks for the info . <| sep |> Out of curiosity , what ' s your skillspeed ? I got scared when my monk hit like 830 SS and started changing up my gear . <| sep |> Yeah mate play is still going <| sep |> That ' s an interesting way of looking at it , thanks for sharing your thoughts ! For me I see it as a symbol of continuity . Things existed before I did and will exist after I ' m gone . It puts be back into focusing in the moment and reminds me that although I will cease to exist at some point all of the matter that makes me up never will . It will only transform into new forms of energy to support further beings . So yeah it seems like we see I from slightly different angles but similar result