The Secret Life of Pigeons

[@AyeZimbra]

It's not weird that pigeons can tell humans apart. What's weird is that humans expect every non-human to be stupid.

[@tudorgjdarkov3118]

society moment

[@kensanity178]

Wild animals are not stupid, but they use their intelligence mostly to concentrate on survival skills. When domesticated, they begin to focus on other things.

[@jerryschwinn7234]

I had a wild pet pigeon when I was a kid that I acquired by feeding it and it would follow me no matter where I went but it would follow me by flying miles directly above my head. After biking around I'd run into other kids and point up to the little tiny dot in the sky and try and tell them that it was my pet bird, I was roughly 8. They didn't believe me until I'd drive to an open field and within 10 minutes the bird would be there right next to me. My friends thought I was amazing, I knew I was. The funniest part is 20 years later I told me mom about it and she had no idea. I had the bird for awhile, it would sleep on my garage roof at night waiting for me to feed him in the morning.

[@stromance2019]

I had 1 pigeon, around 6 weeks old, male. Today, my dad and I caught a female 3 week old pigeon and they are so cute. The older (male) started to clean the younger (female) and showed her the food! I'm so happy with my pets!

[@ThePeoplesMayor]

Badass

[@rickyantaredjo]

amazing, you are so lucky to have that memories as a child, i love your story and im also had many pigeons as my pets

[@pilotmike7569]

Beautiful story!😊🐦

[@oliviastephens9457]

I used to be a pigeon

[@mudassarhussain9420]

I love pigeons mr than every thing

[@Rocky-qw4kb]

In September 2021 we rescued an injured pigeon and brought it back to health. We named him Lucky. He visited us everyday, once a day, for two months. We left food and water for him. Sadly, he didn’t return and we’re hoping he flew off to his family.

[@conchilopez8597]

I enjoyed watching this program. I wished more people were made aware of how lovely pigeons are are. I rescued a woodpigeon in August 17 (he was 5 days old), and recently a feral pigeon (about 3 weeks old). It is hard work, but very rewarding to rescue a bird. Pigeons are docile, sweet and very clever.

[@pilotmike7569]

Thank you for saving those pigeons!🐦💓☺

[@philmartin7474]

I love pigeons, they are incredible sweet little babies, so smart, so much personality.

[@kabira.3323]

Pigeons was favourite bird of prophets ❤️

[@SarahBecker]

I have always loved Pigeons. They are amazing.

[@eniyaenuzz2946]

True ❤️

[@oliviastephens9457]

I hate pigeons all they do is shit all over my nice sweater

[@HelenaMikas]

A very interesting video .I really like pigeons but am opposed to all this testing etc etc .Pigeons are terrific no matter what .Humans need sorting much more and are so uninformed hence lack of respect ...Long live the pigeon 👍

[@pilotmike7569]

Absolutely amazing documentary!👍 However unfortunately pigeons DO get hit and run over by cars. I've seen this happen, I've seen pigeons hit or run over by cars and they had looked healthy and energetic before the accidents😞 So even though they have extraordinary perception, this does not always prevent them from being killed. All depends on us - drivers - if we keep our eyes open for birds on the road and if we drive carefully.

[@muhammadsyrian9186]

I have been breeding pigeons for 15 years and can't do without them.

[@annak.9272]

Pigeons are amazing creatures. They are SUPERIOR and much better than any human being.

[@bellopantera4905]

Roosters Are Cooler Js Lol

[@pollythehedgie1211]

Anna K. I totally agree

[@emillianatalluva2704]

Pigeon are wonderful animals I love pigeon so so much

[@JR-kn4xd]

Thanks for sharing the video on secret life of pigeons, it's interesting....... Cheers!

[@jamesholbrook7785]

Wow! Proves to me that we will never completely understand these magnificent animals.

[@andreameyers4274]

I always loved pigeons and want to start spending time with them..to get to know them if possible!

[@ronbeeckman3627]

To conclude that smell is a contributor to the sense of homing based on a sample of one is a real stretch. Should switch the same 3 birds with the controls, take them in a different direction and repeat the experiment.

[@hughbarned7660]

Ron Beeckman, totally agree. All i say from the analysis of his experiment on the effect of odours is the flight path of a drugged bird similar to drunken intoxicated man trying to find his way home from a stranger's s house 10 miles away Lidocaine spray for a baby far exceeds the safety dose for that pigeons olfactory area. After absorption, what else would have been affected (partially anesthetized), its frontal lobe, or may be one or both optic nerve or motor input to muscles controlling eye movement and its ability to focus. I was led to do one thing, hit the pause on his image and have a good long look some how hoping that for whatever reason, he would do the same. SMH

[@jfphotography69]

My pigeons come every day for their breakfast. I have one that has been eating from my hand for over two years now. Sometimes I will be in the house, and he would perch against my patio door and do some loud cooing hopping I will show up with a few snacks. Same for the mourning doves.

[@hayden1188]

Homing pigeons saved thousands of lives during the war. One bird alone, called William of Orange, saved two thousand lives.. There is a brilliant film called "War of the Birds" on the internet. There was a special branch called M14, which was the Secret Pigeon Service in the military.As for this programme it was very interesting, but the experiment of numbing the pigeon's nostrils with an anaesthetic makes no sense. No wonder it took time to re-orientate - because the anaesthetic would affect its brain and consequently its ability to navigate. Thanks for the programme.

[@anonymousprivate6814]

Thanks for sharing. I watched the film, brilliant. They are war heroes. Respect pigeons, beautiful, intelligent creatures.

[@oliviastephens9457]

Duncan and Denis really enjoyed this

[@oliviastephens9457]

woops sorry we meant Deneis

[@oliviastephens9457]

you know dementia and all

[@EmperorPigeon]

Pigeons are cute! The well fed ones in the city are so puffy and adorable.

[@oliviastephens9457]

the new city?

[@4NG3L1QU3]

I looove pigeons so much! When I lived in Montreal they were everywhere, and I never left the house without a bag of bird food for those I would cross paths with. :)

[@jeanarianeevangelista6599]

I love you too

[@liliaaaaaaaa]

I do that too now, I started a delivery job feeding people taking food to their homes, now I always take bread with me and feed the swans and pigeons wherever I go when I see them if they look hungry. I see them all as out of work homing messenger pigeons, they have been part of our lives and messengers since the dawn of civilisation living with humans, caring for them helps you to understand the natural world we are part of, we got lost from, we need to remember and connect again too. 😊🕊✌

[@pilotmike7569]

You are sooo kind, My Friend!😊 Only the pigeons will be even more grateful to you if you give them seeds instead of bread😛 Bread is great for humans but not really for birds😉 They'll be much healthier and have netter lives!😀 But anyway - thank you for supporting them with all your heart, the world would be a much better place if people were like you!🐦💓👍

[@alexandrapatricio2727]

I do that too.

[@alexandrapatricio2727]

​@@liliaaaaaaaayou are absolutly right my friend. Thanks you.

[@IlaFox]

Rock Pigeons rock! X-D

[@johnwepingcopigeontv82]

Nice documentary, racing pigeon is one of hobby

[@Ricosyard]

Thanks for sharing this

[@KhyberGirlMx]

I love pigeons ❤️

[@richgg2]

How can you not love them?

[@jeanarianeevangelista6599]

I love tou too!

[@thomaskeene9697]

I love pigeons

[@HelenaMikas]

me too .. :)

[@n1thu284]

@@bettyswollocks7683 and your a rat walking on 2 legs

[@gersnakehughes8119]

Excellent upload! Being a lifetime fancier found it very interesting. As regard homing,they still are and will always be one of nature's biggest secret! The sense of smell? navigation by sun position? magnetic field? In the past when I was racing my birds, navigate in all weathers too, no sun,flying in rain no chance of sniffing for home! Obviously in these situations the weather changed on route, they were liberated in ideal conditions at racepoints,but here were I live it can change in matter of few hours. The humble pigeon, still to this day gives me enjoyment!

[@apotato6278]

They're such enjoyable birds. I own 2 turtle doves and with some training i've taught them a few tricks. They're potty trained but they can, on command, land on my arm, they can fly through hoops and they can even fetch things! I keep a spare pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener and even a teaspoon near their nest in case i lose my own. I've done a lot of fun things in my life but nothing's ever put quite the same kind of smile on my face as having a pencil delivered by a pigeon!

[@rajashahid8812]

Wonderful and very informative piece of work. I think Quantum Physics is the answer of Pigeons navigational abilities.

[@bane2976]

Ohh man, this is so much better then learning for exam, except this guy's voice

[@bananabuttons6637]

I had a racing pigeon live with me for four months he must’ve got lost along the way but he stayed with me for four months and I didn’t want to report him as I heard they would kill them if you sent them back as they were no use as racing pigeons they try to say that they live have them back but generally they will kill as they got lost on the way and won’t make any money. He brought me so much joy brought very much happiness to me. I hope he is free somewhere and is happy.

[@anonnymous4684]

Lovely experience. :-)

[@JR-kn4xd]

Hi, i got 3 queries:- 1) What is the best time to feed the pigeons? 2) What food best to feed pigeons? 3) What time pigeons sleep? I chanced upon 1 pigeon behind my house and thought it is hungry so I fed it with some bread.... Thereafter more and more pigeons will wait behind my house everyday and I started feeding all of them... they were so adorable! Curious to know their habitats, characteristics and more....

[@recorderlearning9374]

I love pigeons !

[@oliviastephens9457]

female dog

[@garywateridge]

I feed the pigeons in my garden and make sure they have water, it gets on my neighbours nerves, but then again my neighbour gets on my nerves so we are equal.

[@Kaspatron1]

Brilliant watch amazing knowledge

[@emillianatalluva2704]

Hope people realize the important of pigeon pigeon

[@pigeontales_rajamadhi]

This is an Excellent Video..... to value a being that had been & still existing among us.

[@brokespoke5424]

Thanks for sharing

[@camilabertolini5050]

"You will never see a pigeon on the side of the road." Me, who has seen several pigeons on the side of the road: *Are you sure about that?*

[@alexandrapatricio2727]

😮i AM sorry but after being bullied for 6 years,life threatened to the point that i found it Impossible to continue feeding a group of city piegeons which i fed for those 6 years, finding myself heartbroken worried that the piegeons that were with me Will have a lot of dificulty going back to live off of what they can find i can only say that people are cruel and mean and very stupid. Piegeons are curious an Smart, they do know who is friend and who is not and they are definately not the rats of the sky people say they are. I love them, it is easy to fall in love with such cute creatures. I only wish i knew if they will survive this winter. PS: here in Portugal we frequently find piegeons in the streets Runned Over by automobiles , i had to pick some of my dead piegeons at least half a dozen times.

[@tinaurbina-ks8cl]

I simply love Rockdoves, its amazing how they fly together without ever crashing into each other.😮

[@alagiebaldeh479]

I love piegeon so much and i was having them at my house

[@marlenedembin585]

Pigeon Power!

[@GoldenGateNum9]

They are badasses

[@barbarahalkyard1901]

Been around pigeons all my life .My grandfather and uncles raced them . Seeing a bird drop after a 14 hour flight in a head wind is an amazing sight and feeling.

[@greaterrome]

I'll take a good healthy pigeon anyway over a parrot. I love pigeons

[@jabmd2nd]

Pinoys love pigeons.

[@Sigridovski]

I don't like they track pigeons with radio equipment. It is unhealthy and they can get stuck. They want to be home with their spouse and babies, not be taken far away.

[@CuriousMix]

Wow that's great video, I learn more about them

[@franklarosa2606]

Lots of information, well DONE.

[@sophiamerecedis8339]

i love pigions

[@deeppurple883]

I feed my wild bird's at least three times a day pigions mainly but all bird's. Best fed bird's in Dublin mostly on porridge it's cheep and cheerfully and they love it. They have a long life that they wouldn't have only I feed them, my way of staying connected. What I also noticed was this I feed them on my window ledge and they don't foul it. I think this is because they feed of the ledge and food mixed with shit is not cool even for pigions ☘️😮

[@pyro2274]

They see slow like quicksilver.

[@rypieuwu]

Pigeons rule

[@Dragon34th]

What's the sensation about pigeons all about? All animals can find their way back home - big cats do, dogs do, fish do, whales, camels, crows etc.

[@damianlugocantu9623]

Me facinan. Los palomos!!!!

[@rogerlittle5421]

thanks for posting,very interesting

[@bryanchaisson8582]

enjoyed this great video

[@BudiCorner]

iam pigeon lovers ❤️

[@davidspahr4020]

You are assuming that the xylocaine in the nose is disrupting olfaction and not some other sensing mechanism built into an obvious place.

[@findkip]

Domestic. That has been my conclusion as well. They only live near humans, cause they know us.

[@dia.6213]

Pigeons are popular .

[@CaliforniaSpinners]

Pigeons actually lay 2 eggs every 10 days of you remove the eggs and I have a 14 year old that hatched 3 babies this year.. #OhYouGoLearnSomethingToday..

[@RudolphFurtado]

In the time of "CORONAVIRUS WORLD WAR - 3" in 2020 when your own life is at the hands of a invisible pandemic it's cinema and documentaries that breaks all barriers and provides solace and entertainment in the confines of home. As a lifelong sports enthusiast and a silver jubilee pathological gambler on horse racing decided to understand the sport of pigeon racing.Picked the right documentary on understanding pigeons and found this video extremely educating to a novice from Mumbai in India where pigeons are considered sacred.Over 2 decades in the 1980's/90's our tiny gallery in Mumbai had a pair of ordinary wild rock pigeons roosting on the top of a cupboard kept in the gallery.I presume that numerous pigeons in the vicinity of our building in Mumbai can trace their ancestry to the first pair of wild pigeons that roosted and bred in our house gallery.Thanks to this scientific documentary got to understand the pigeon better which is otherwise considered a nuisance in some locales.In India especially in Mumbai there are a few locations in the city called "Kabootar Khana's" where wild rock pigeons are regularly fed. If living in the open countryside in India would have definitely bred fancy pigeons as a hobby. Ahoy !

[@homingpigeonraces]

Not exactly odors! the bird breathes thru its nose.. and it has a super fast heart beat.. yes.. its "something" in there.. but exactly what does not exactly indicate odors as clearly as sniffing glue might mess you up who knows what effect that medicine had on the birds brain, and also physically. its a great experiment.. but how the conclusions were drawn is NOT definitive of a particular thing.

[@findkip]

homing pigeon races agreed spray its nose .... Yep they smell home done. It's an all in one deal. They fly and know what they are doing better than we do.

[@jcbirdman74]

They do get hit by cars and they do eat more when fed more.

[@liliaaaaaaaa]

I was wondering actually if you feed them too much, you need to be careful they don't get too fat lol..

[@jcbirdman74]

@@liliaaaaaaaa They are flying, walking around and sometimes feeding young babies, they won't get as fat as a bird in captivity.

[@adrienjose2266]

Pigeons do get killed by cars. Specifically, race cars and F1 cars that can reach speeds of 360mph.

[@user-yf1mv5ji3e]

Coo. Coo.

[@Urmom-qh3ih]

I’m here for a school project-

[@tiagolima5057]

I love this documentary, thank you so much.

[@jm6764]

Pigeons do get hit by cars here pretty frequently in Chicago.

[@MrCarlos10965]

Amazing

[@flutterin4595]

I dont think we can judge a lot by the odor test made in the documentary, he might've overdosed it with xylocaine and bird became confused and it bothered a bird much more than the placement of home (I think)

[@cloverpijee3114]

14:44 Yes, they do. I scooped up a fresh one, and buried it. :'(

[@blahblah40694]

amazing video. I loved it

[@happeningsintheobservableu8784]

"Pigeons can see for 42 kilometers" is a bit confusing. They can see what? Can they distinguish something of what size at that distance? Measuring eyesight by distance alone is not a good metric, in my opinion. For example how far can humans see? 10 km, 50, 1000, a million, 150 million kilometers or more? The sun is about 150 million km away and we can see it, no problem. The Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.5 million light years away from Earth (that's 23 quadrillion km away) and we can see it with the naked eye. I'm sure a lot of eyes in the animal kingdom can see the moon and the sun, even if not in focus or how we humans see them.

[@richgg2]

Mr. Miyagis brother.

[@stevenpiralis9889]

Is that Cornel Sanders..? Lol

[@TheRollthedice]

Yes Great Video`Another Pigeon Lover

[@curtevans2551]

We're witnessing 😮drugged up pigeons 🐦‍⬛ 😂wicked and nasty diabolical work

[@Nameme-bd9wh]

9:51 they only live 3 years whattt

[@quayuh]

3-5 years in the wild, but 10-15 years in captivity

[@dragonphantom5600]

"Pigeons see the world in slow motion. If they were to watch a movie, which is typically 24 frames per second, it would move as slowly to them as a slide presentation. Closer to 75 frames per second." What?

[@LionWithTheLamb]

I think what they mean is that pigeons can see at 75 frames per second whereas we see around 24. It was explained poorly.

[@sungodallah9542]

Could you prove that

[@starbouyaj6482]

The white girl with the most cakes

[@Tryinglittleleg]

Bull shit they live 3 years they can live up too 20!!!

[@julianholman7379]

i've read 30! in a book about evolution by Nick Lane that related species life-expectancy to oxygen demand

[@Xnand]

Referring to wild ones

[@Tryinglittleleg]

xNand nope nope nope ive had "pet" wild ones which i visit an ive still had one for 10 years

[@Xnand]

I guess it depends on the environment around them.

[@CaliforniaSpinners]

Tryinglittleleg maybe in the wild it’s 3 years I have a few 9 years and better.

[@stevhanhughes673]

Can the breeds of pigeons that are feather footed, actually fly? This thought crossed my mind as I was watching this documentary. Thank you.

[@jamesware5100]

the feathered feet are called "muffs" and yes they can fly just not well..like most Fancy or Show breeds.

[@chlebajatro]

🕊️🕊️🥰

[@maxmorgan2297]

A shame they made so many errors in this video it looked ok at start. here is just a few: pigeons do get hit by cars every day- and they do eat more, when given more- Age 3 years, i have 60 and them i send on pension after racing 5 years is still in fine shape at 10-16 years.

[@ProduktyZycia]

welcome

[@Sigridovski]

They look for food where there is none for too many hours a day. When they are properly fed, they eat twice a day and drink after. They starve. It is not OK that they are not taken care of and that lies are spread about them by the pest control comapnies unpunished.

[@marionshovlin2967]

What about people who are frightened of birds there petrified of these rats with wings

[@DavidBonDavid]

They are not "rats with wings" I can tell you are one of those idiots who just watched the first second of the video and decided they know enough

[@liamhoward2208]

Or it’s brain is numbed out

[@timfrye3586]

Pigeon Power NOW!

[@jessyaguilar2797]

They dont live just 3 years my has a racing pigeon and it lived more than 10years his name is silver

[@jorgecanales798]

jessy aguilar they was talking about feral rock pigeons

[@UsmanPalijo.007]

ThIs Is My HoMe with a PigEon

[@moosa7625]

Hey

[@UsmanPalijo.007]

@@moosa7625 yo MOOSA

[@RR-oh8ne]

The life span of pigeons mentioned in this video is false. They live up to 20 years, I have seen one which lived for 19 years

[@_girlwiththemostcake]

A few years is the average life span for a bird in the wild.

[@ronelberaquit4452]

i doubt it with regarda to olfactory, because the topical anesthesia may affect the pigeon mental status due to the stress caused by the anesthesia. think of it as an athlete injected by anesthesia ofcourse it will not perform well. at aside from the fact that it is so near the eyes, throat that may affect its breathing thats why it had a diffuculties finding its loft.

[@ronelberaquit4452]

and why not doing all test impeeding test to another bird. because the other has a magnet, and the other is with anesthesia why not doing it to a third bird.

[@tippullthemnow9839]

Hate those nasty birds!

[@paradisepipeco]

Since I am appreciative of your posting this video, I promise I shall not now or at any future time attempt to make a joke of your moniker that involves the line _"cut the cake"._ You have my solemn word on that. However, I unfortunately cannot offer any similar guarantee regarding the phrase _"cake walk"_ nor any refrence to frosting. Additionally, I find the fact that many urban residents refer to pigeons as _"flying rats"_ to be quite unfair. _(It is good to remember that to a rat, a bat is an angel; but I digress.)_

[@_girlwiththemostcake]

Lmfao, well it's actually reference to a song by Hole. Written by Courtney Love. The "cake" here is actually Kurt Cobain 🍰😆

[@paradisepipeco]

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[@kimromen1304]

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[@benmortan4528]

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