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Pigeons
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are 280-295 species the whole world over. Most of them live in
Asia, Australia- there are some beautiful species. Some grow to
the size of a sparrow, the other to the size of a turkey. They
have thick and fat feathering, proportional small head. They have
rare phenomenon that is related to reproduction. Their head
substitutes crop milk, with which parents feed their children in
the very first days of life. This liquid has high protein and fat
content and smells like cheese. Lots of pigeons spend almost whole
of their life on the trees and eat seed, fruit and buds. |
| Pigeons
have a distinctive sense of orientation, which was
recognised and people made use of |
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