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Secret of Homing Pigeons Revealed

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Thursday, February 5, 2004 7:27 PM

It's something we've all wondered about, right?

Secret of Homing Pigeons Revealed

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040205/od_nm/life_
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The secret of carrier pigeons' uncanny ability to find their way home has been discovered by British scientists: the feathered navigators follow the roads just like we do.

"It really has knocked our research team sideways," Professor Tim Guilford said in the Daily Telegraph.

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Friday, February 6, 2004 3:32 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

That is very interesting. I would never have guessed they followed roads.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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Friday, February 6, 2004 3:33 PM

FLAMETREE

you have to admire them

Shows you should not under estimate anyone

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Friday, February 6, 2004 3:44 PM

JASONZZZ

I believe, in the article, the scientists states that following roads is a learned behaviour. i.e., the pigeons followed roads when there are roads and they are over familiar terrain, but they still use the internal compass when it's otherwise: over the ocean, etc.

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Friday, February 6, 2004 3:44 PM

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Friday, February 6, 2004 3:53 PM

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