Pigeons might be smarter than your kids


	Pigeons might be smarter than your kids

Kelika

6-21-2008 8:36 PM

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Kelika says:

I know they're smarter than me!

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6-22-2008 5:23 AM

righthand

Ah, no. Homing pigeons are brilliant. At what they do, only.

The wild pigeons around here have real bird brains compared with all others that feed with me. I'm always expecting a neighbours' cat to get them.

6-22-2008 1:11 PM

carrerinyes

Caw caw

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