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A pigeon fancier. Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years [1] and in almost every part of the world.
Most researchers believe that homing ability is based on a "map and compass" model, with the compass feature allowing birds to orient and the map feature allowing birds to determine their location relative to a goal site (home loft). [28] While the compass mechanism appears to rely on the sun, the map mechanism has been highly debated. [29]
Pigeon is a generalized term for a variety of breeds and even species of birds, but the urban pests most people use the word for are technically “rock doves.” The wild version of the animals ...
The Earth's magnetic field is a potential map cue as the field varies in both strength and direction over the Earth's surface [17] Manipulations of the ambient magnetic field are rather difficult, although Keeton (1971) [18] and Ioalé (1984) [19] [3] did report that magnets caused disorientation in pigeons when they were released under total ...
Rock pigeons are thought to be one of the first domesticated birds, raised for both their meat and their message-carrying ability. Rock pigeons should not be overlooked. Here's why: Nature News
This ability of a pigeon to return home from a foreign location necessitates two sorts of information. The first, called "map sense" is their geographic location. The second, "compass sense" is the bearing they need to fly from their new location to reach their home.
People started falsely claiming that pigeons spread disease at a higher rates than other animals. Which is obviously a far cry from the days that we used to eat pigeons for food. Today pigeons ...
Its closest living relatives are the Chilean pigeon and the ring-tailed pigeon, which form a clade of Patagioenas with a terminal tail band and iridescent plumage on their necks. [4] There are at least 8 sub-species, and some authorities split this species into the northern band-tailed pigeon ( Patagioenas fasciata ) [ 5 ] and the southern band ...