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The passenger pigeon played a religious role for some northern Native American tribes. The Wyandot people (or Huron) believed that every twelve years during the Feast of the Dead, the souls of the dead changed into passenger pigeons, which were then hunted and eaten. [96]
[4]: 211 Doves are considered kosher, though are not as common in the Jewish diet as they were in ancient times. Texts about methods of raising pigeons for their meat date as far back as AD 60 in Spain. [10] Such birds were hunted for their meat because it was a cheap and readily available source of protein. [4]
The passenger pigeon was a flocking species that was once a species widespread in North America. Before the arrival of colonial Europeans to North America, the passenger pigeon was thought to account for up to 40% of all individual birds on the continent. [24] The main drivers of the species' extinction were habitat destruction and
We think of pigeons as a nuisance today, but for almost the whole of human history, they were a vital source of food, sport, and even communication. Related: Pigeon Builds a Nest in NYC Apartment ...
Passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius (eastern North America, 1914) The passenger pigeon was once among the most abundant wild bird species in the world, with a single flock numbering up to 2.2 billion birds. It was hunted close to extinction for food and sport in the late 19th century.
A vulture and other birds fly over the piles of garbage at Middle Point Landfill in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Aug. 13, 2024.
While we aren't sure if turkeys made an appearance on the first Thanksgiving table, they deservedly found a spot in our modern holiday buffets.
† Passenger pigeon [110] [111] † Ectopistes migratorius: Six fossils belonging to at least three individuals Although initially thought to have been an exclusively northern and eastern species, bones found in La Brea and New Mexico eventually showed that the passenger pigeon was found on both coasts during the Pleistocene.