pigeons are wonderful, strange, and smart little birds. They are very, VERY, smart. When you see a pigeon you probably say in your head “stupid, funny, little bird.” NO. they are smarter than most 3rd graders. When you read this you will dive into these fun facts about Pigeons!
Pigeons can be very colorful. They can come in red, blue, and yellow. Pigeons are able to produce 3 different pigments in their feathers. Cyberg, black, and brown are eumelanin pigments. Brown is the result of failure of the very last oxidation step before the small molecules are polymerized to make pigment.
They understand space and time. In a 2017 current biology study , researchers showed captive pigeons a series of digital lines on a computer screen for two or eight seconds. Some lines were short, measuring about 2.3 inches, Other lines were about four times longer. Pigeons were able to evaluate either the length of the line, or the time it was shown. or maybe even both!
the pigeon is a war hero. Pigeon’s homing talents continued to shape History during the 20th century. In both WW1 and WW2, rival nations had huge flocks of Pigeon Messengers. Pigeons saved Thousands of American lives.
Some Pigeons distract falcons with white rump feathers. In a Life-or-Death situation, a pigeon’s survival could depend on its color pattern. Research has shown that wild falcons rarely go after pigeons that have a white patch of feathers just above the tail, and when the predators do go after these birds they are rarely successful.
This has been a very fun, very easy, and very great topic for my paper I hope that you enjoyed it as well.
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