How Humanity Gave This Animal the Middle Finger

I have finally confronted my demons, Ima go take a nap now

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Don't Starve Main Theme
Nebula- Myuu
World Map- Pikmin 2 (Smash Ultimate)
Book of Spells- Runescape
New Donk City- Super Mario Odyssey
Daisy Circuit- Mario Kart Wii
Under Cover- Wayne Jones

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[onyxstewart]

Smartest pigeon I ever saw was one who faked an injury to get food. When it saw someone eating it would droop it's wings and limp towards them, looking as pathetic as possible. The people it approached seemed to feel sorry for it and threw it some food. Once it finished the food it stood up as normal and strutted away perfectly fine to find it's next victim. I saw it use the same trick successfully on multiple people!

[iamdarky]

Fun fact: pigeons purr when they are happy. This is most commonly seen with pet pigeons. They also love being petted and will take being petted over treats when they are pets.

[vahlak]

That Cher Ami, despite its injuries, half dead, still flew to where he was supposed to go, instead of literally anywhere else in its pain and panic, is more proof than anything else in this video, that these birds are loyal and intelligent.

[loganwolverine]

Pigeons- **survived bullets**

Also pigeon- **Gets folded by a blind fish**

[anthonyoliver]

Man I hate how humanity goes from respecting the potential of an animal, to blaming them for stuff they are not even related to, like imagine how much could’ve got done if we didn’t give up on using them and showed their abilities respect

[Dekubud]

Pidgeons are honestly the only bird I could keep as a pet without going insane. I also never understood the hate, especially since I grew up in a town with way too many seagulls and those WILL aidrop you and steal your food.

[Blue_Shamu_Gaming]

Another fun fact: Mike Tyson also loved pidgeon since he was 9 years old, he claimed that they were an escape from the bullying he endured as a child. He still loves them to this day, and his pidgeon coupe is quite luxurious, in fact he only gives them Fiji water to drink.

[collinmclaren]

Seriously, who was the absolute BRAINLET of a rich person to go _"Y'know what a pigeon needs? Swollen pepperoni eyelids and a broken beak! Let's make an entire breed to look like that!"_

[teddiiursula]

The fact that they named the pigeon "my dear friend" made me tear up

[Dirtnap]

I spent some time working at a wildlife rescue and we had one 'failure' wood pigeon who never left the sight after rehabilitation and release.
Anyone who stepped outside was at risk of being the unwitting perch for a very friendly bird demanding cuddles.

[warbossgegguz]

Anyone who says pigeons are the rats with wings has never dealt with seagulls.
Like everything in this video people think pigeons are, seagulls _actually_ are.

[leminu]

i think it's ironic that pidgeons only appear as dirty and diseased when they live in human spaces. The ones in the wild look healthier than most people i know

[leirumf]

Lesser known fact about pigeons, they are incredibly affectionate. I once found a 5 days old one in the street and picked it up to care for it, as soon as it could fly it decided to do the cuddles with me and no barrier could stop it.

[Rocklobster]

In the early 1940s, the british government launched a program (Operation Columba) to gather intelligence from occupied territories by air-dropping pigeons over civilian areas in France and Belgium. This was actually moderately successful, and caused enough of a problem for the germans that they made it illegal to possess pigeons in France. This killed the pigeon-keeping hobby and is a major factor in why there are so many feral pigeons. The book "Secret Pigeon Service" by Gordon Corera provides some very interesting information on the subject and talks about how the british were *this* close to having a full map of the german defenses on the northern french coastline.

[murphychurch]

Once my boyfriend and I were standing at a quai wall at the riverside, holding hands and looking at the sunset when I noticed a pigeon couple about 20 metres away from us, sitting on the railing. It was not mating season, they were just a couple sitting close to each other, enjoying the view at the riverside, exchanging kisses and snuggles and showing each other true affection.
Just like us.
It had a lasting impact on how I think of them (though I never hated them to begin with).

[marsb]

My earliest memories involve pigeons. There was a park across the street from my grandma’s church, and she would take me there after mass every Sunday.
She would let me chase the pigeons, and even would bring bird seed with her so I could feed them.
It was her way of getting me to run myself tired so I’d take a nap when we got home.

I always thought they were so pretty with their oil slick iridescent colors, and it wasn’t until I was a teenager that I realized how OTHER people viewed pigeons.

I promised myself that when I grew up, if I had enough land and money, I would make a pigeon sanctuary. I still want to do it. But turns out getting enough space to have an animal sanctuary is very expensive. And I’m disabled so I can’t even get a job currently.
But I’m hoping someday I’ll still be able to help the funny little birds that hold so many happy childhood memories for me.

[kentuckyfriedfarfetchd]

As a kid, we had this brown and white pigeon that hung around our house. We named him Rupert, and he would occasionally just walk inside for a snack or hang out. I can fully attest that they're smarter than people give them credit for.

[Legacy-swbv]

I'm so glad to see this. Pidgeons are crapped on by media left and right, fiction and non, but I never knew where it all started. As shared here, they have such a rich history of companionship and symbiosis with humans. People bred and trained them like dogs, but pigeons don't get to be man's dear friend anymore. Man rejected his dear friend. Hopefully we don't see even more rejection of his best friend.


What's worse is that doves are seen as symbols of purity, goodness, life, and peace... but they're just pigeons with pretty privilege.

[usulu]

Other things to note: They produce crop milk, and males also roost and get broody when they have an egg. They're good fathers and mothers.

[legacyhill]

Fun fact I was staying with my dad in Toronto and on his balcony there was a basket that was left out, so the pigeons had decided to make a nest inside the basket. I ended up getting to watch the eggs hatch and watch them grow up. I never realized how fast they really do grow