Some people are crying "fowl" play, after a video of wild turkeys circling a dead cat in Massachusetts went viral last week.

Jonathan Davis recorded the bizarre scene of up to 17 turkeys trotting in a circle around the cat carcass in a parking lot. He posted the video on Twitter, where it quickly went viral.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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