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Posted: Friday, 14 April 2006 6:49AM

Freedom Day for Manhattan Wild Turkey



NEW YORK -- Hetta Gobbler will soon be roaming free in the wilds of Manhattan.

Hetta, a wild turkey, was found roaming the grounds of an apartment complex on East one-hundred-35th Street earlier this week.

Today, Hetta is set to be released at Morningside Park.

The turkey is named after Hedda Gabler, a character in a Henrik Ibsen play of the same name.

The release is scheduled to take place at one p-m.


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