RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina is hosting two special guests this Thanksgiving: Gobble, the 2025 National Thanksgiving Turkey, and his alternate, Waddle.

After receiving a Presidential pardon , the two birds will retire at NC State University, marking the second time the university has provided a home for the National Thanksgiving Turkeys, following Chocolate and Chip in 2022.

Gobble and Waddle, both North Carolina natives, were raised on a farm in Wayne County.

"It's amazing for the state of North Carolina," said Garey Fox, the university's dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. "We are a major poultry producer within the nation. And it's just awesome to have these turkeys at NC State and to be entrusted with these wonderful birds."

The two birds will also se

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