Just as blood rushing to the wattle can indicate arousal, blood rushing away from the wattle can indicate the opposite. If a turkey spots a predator nearby, fear can cause blood to drain from the ...

They have a red bit that sticks out from the top of their heads—the comb—and another that dangles beneath their chin—the wattle. And then they perform this little dance called "tidbitting ...

Hood raises Red Wattle pigs, a heritage breed that the Livestock Conservancy, a nonprofit working to protect breeds and poultry from extinction, says is threatened. In 1999, there were fewer than ...