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Pigeon
Members of the pigeon family have a reputation for spreading disease, which is why we don't like them. But we hasten to dissuade you: pigeons are not as simple as they seem. As proof - facts about pigeons as a challenge to stereotypes.
As a rule, pigeons are perceived as very dirty birds, which makes us very worried when they are around. However, they are actually not as dirty as we think. We can say that pigeons, on the contrary, are quite clean than other creatures. They take care of themselves, and very carefully, cleaning parasites and dirt from their feathers. Of course, no one denies that they are carriers of diseases and parasites. For example, they can carry candidiasis, psittacosis, histoplasmosis. People can become infected with psittacosis just by inhaling air with bacteria; dust and food transmission of the pathogen is also possible. But exactly the same diseases are transmitted to other wild or urban birds, animals, and also through droppings. But we all only talk about the fact that they are the culprits; in reality, as you understand, everything is not as we see.
Wild pigeons have a good memory - only, unlike homing pigeons, they remember not the way home, but their offenders. Another feature of pigeons is that they can distinguish people’s faces well. This can make them dangerous and vindictive vigilantes. To come to this conclusion, scientists conducted an experiment.
Another experiment studying the memory of pigeons was conducted by scientists at the Mediterranean Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. Pigeons were shown a series of cards in pairs. As a result, their average ranges from 800 to 1200 combinations, demonstrating excellent memorization ability.
We can talk endlessly about carrier pigeons.
The first mention of a dove is found on clay tablets of Mesopotamia, created almost 5 thousand years ago. The remains of pigeons were found along with the burials of ancient Egyptians. And if today people tend to treat pigeons with disdain, then in many ancient cultures the dove was considered a religious symbol.
Pigeon
Members of the pigeon family have a reputation for spreading disease, which is why we don't like them. But we hasten to dissuade you: pigeons are not as simple as they seem. As proof - facts about pigeons as a challenge to stereotypes.
As a rule, pigeons are perceived as very dirty birds, which makes us very worried when they are around. However, they are actually not as dirty as we think. We can say that pigeons, on the contrary, are quite clean than other creatures. They take care of themselves, and very carefully, cleaning parasites and dirt from their feathers. Of course, no one denies that they are carriers of diseases and parasites. For example, they can carry candidiasis, psittacosis, histoplasmosis. People can become infected with psittacosis just by inhaling air with bacteria; dust and food transmission of the pathogen is also possible. But exactly the same diseases are transmitted to other wild or urban birds, animals, and also through droppings. But we all only talk about the fact that they are the culprits; in reality, as you understand, everything is not as we see.
Wild pigeons have a good memory - only, unlike homing pigeons, they remember not the way home, but their offenders. Another feature of pigeons is that they can distinguish people’s faces well. This can make them dangerous and vindictive vigilantes. To come to this conclusion, scientists conducted an experiment.
Another experiment studying the memory of pigeons was conducted by scientists at the Mediterranean Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. Pigeons were shown a series of cards in pairs. As a result, their average ranges from 800 to 1200 combinations, demonstrating excellent memorization ability.
We can talk endlessly about carrier pigeons.
The first mention of a dove is found on clay tablets of Mesopotamia, created almost 5 thousand years ago. The remains of pigeons were found along with the burials of ancient Egyptians. And if today people tend to treat pigeons with disdain, then in many ancient cultures the dove was considered a religious symbol.