Do you know who Zelda is? My co-worker introduced me to Zelda last week. She is a wild turkey that roams freely in the Battery Park, Battery Park City area. She has been living here in southern Manhattan since 2003 and get this... she walked all the down from the Bronx to get here.
This famous turkey's name, Zelda, is after Zelda Fitzgerald (F.Scott Fitzgerald's wife). Apparently then human Zelda had a nervous breakdown one night and ran several miles away to Battery Park where she was later found.
Once in a while, the turkey Zelda wanders up to Tribeca or Greenwich Village, but someone eventually returns her to Battery Park. This turkey, famous for her ability to roam freely on one of the world's most expensive real estate - Manhattan, even has her own fan club, Wiki page, and postcard.
She was found next to my work last week in the Ritz Carlton courtyard and a few months prior in the basket of my boss's bicycle. (she's still convinced it was a peacock, not a turkey). If you happen to see Zelda, please tell her, "Joanna says hello".
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