There’s an old joke that goes: “Why did the turkey go to the dentist’s? To get its cavity filled…”
Well, one particular Californian wild turkey went for real last Wednesday with no plans for getting stuffed, nor for having a laugh. The remarkably large and — as the Sacramento Bee journalist ventures — “very confused” bird crashed through the window of the waiting room at an oral surgeon’s office in Fair Oaks, just east of Sacramento, and proceeded to destroy much of the premises.
Fortunately there were no patients inside at the time, and the only member of staff on site promptly reported fowl play to the local animal control officers, who were able to subdue the bird, which has since been released back into the wild.
As for why the turkey actually did crash the dentist’s, a wildlife rescue worker told the Sacramento Bee that the “turkey may have seen its own reflection in the window and attacked it, confusing it for a romantic rival amid the mating season for the birds.” Yet another reason to chicken out and postpone your dentist’s visit a little longer.
