sky rats sewer eagles gutter falcons millions of them each one packing up to
millions of them each one packing up to
millions of them each one packing up to sixteen thousand times a day defecating
sixteen thousand times a day defecating
sixteen thousand times a day defecating up to 25 pounds a year decorating our
up to 25 pounds a year decorating our
up to 25 pounds a year decorating our cars our statues even us
it seems they’re always getting in the
it seems they’re always getting in the way but take another look
pigeons are one of nature’s most
pigeons are one of nature’s most successful creatures thriving in almost
successful creatures thriving in almost
successful creatures thriving in almost every city in town wherever we are and
every city in town wherever we are and
every city in town wherever we are and pigeons are exceptional navigators
pigeons are exceptional navigators
pigeons are exceptional navigators always finding their nests across the
always finding their nests across the
always finding their nests across the city or the continent it’s an internal
city or the continent it’s an internal
city or the continent it’s an internal Drive scientists call homing drop a
Drive scientists call homing drop a
Drive scientists call homing drop a pigeon almost anywhere even thousands of
pigeon almost anywhere even thousands of
pigeon almost anywhere even thousands of miles away and they’ll successfully find
miles away and they’ll successfully find
miles away and they’ll successfully find their way home in ancient times when
their way home in ancient times when
their way home in ancient times when something absolutely positively had to
something absolutely positively had to
something absolutely positively had to get there tie it to a pigeon in wartime
get there tie it to a pigeon in wartime
get there tie it to a pigeon in wartime pigeon messengers were fast dependable
pigeon messengers were fast dependable
pigeon messengers were fast dependable and nearly impossible to intercept 95%
and nearly impossible to intercept 95%
and nearly impossible to intercept 95% of pigeons used in combat successfully
of pigeons used in combat successfully
of pigeons used in combat successfully delivered their message more reliable
delivered their message more reliable
delivered their message more reliable than radios on the battlefield a world
than radios on the battlefield a world
than radios on the battlefield a world war one pigeon named Jeremy took enemy
war one pigeon named Jeremy took enemy
war one pigeon named Jeremy took enemy fire in his chest and lost a leg
fire in his chest and lost a leg
fire in his chest and lost a leg he still flew to headquarters saving
he still flew to headquarters saving
he still flew to headquarters saving soldiers trapped behind enemy lines
soldiers trapped behind enemy lines
soldiers trapped behind enemy lines joining the ranks of over 30 pigeons
joining the ranks of over 30 pigeons
joining the ranks of over 30 pigeons awarded medals of valor during wartime
one key to a pigeon messengers success
one key to a pigeon messengers success speed to send a message 50 miles a
speed to send a message 50 miles a
speed to send a message 50 miles a world-class runner needs almost five
world-class runner needs almost five
world-class runner needs almost five hours and a horse almost two hours
hours and a horse almost two hours
hours and a horse almost two hours but a pigeon less than 60 minutes
sorting accessing the vast amounts of
sorting accessing the vast amounts of data they’re bombarded with demands
data they’re bombarded with demands
data they’re bombarded with demands another hidden power memory research at
another hidden power memory research at
another hidden power memory research at Tufts University in Massachusetts aims
Tufts University in Massachusetts aims
Tufts University in Massachusetts aims to discover just how good pidgin memory
to discover just how good pidgin memory
to discover just how good pidgin memory is psychologist bob cook’s been working
is psychologist bob cook’s been working
is psychologist bob cook’s been working with one special pidgin for eight years
with one special pidgin for eight years
with one special pidgin for eight years this is Linus the master of memory the
this is Linus the master of memory the
this is Linus the master of memory the pidgin of particulars knows up to a
pidgin of particulars knows up to a
pidgin of particulars knows up to a thousand images so this is the testing
thousand images so this is the testing
thousand images so this is the testing chamber that we use to study the
chamber that we use to study the
chamber that we use to study the intelligence of pigeons that inside the
intelligence of pigeons that inside the
intelligence of pigeons that inside the chamber is a touch screen that the
chamber is a touch screen that the
chamber is a touch screen that the pigeon pecks out to let us know what
pigeon pecks out to let us know what
pigeon pecks out to let us know what he’s doing two food trays flank a
he’s doing two food trays flank a
he’s doing two food trays flank a touchscreen video display each picture
touchscreen video display each picture
touchscreen video display each picture releases food into one of the trays
releases food into one of the trays
releases food into one of the trays both will illuminate but Linus must
both will illuminate but Linus must
both will illuminate but Linus must remember which tray is assigned to which
remember which tray is assigned to which
remember which tray is assigned to which picture and he reliably does for over a
picture and he reliably does for over a
picture and he reliably does for over a thousand images remembering to turn
thousand images remembering to turn
thousand images remembering to turn right or left depending on the picture
right or left depending on the picture
right or left depending on the picture their remarkable vision machines their
their remarkable vision machines their
their remarkable vision machines their remarkable memory machines they do this
remarkable memory machines they do this
remarkable memory machines they do this all with a brain that’s really not much
all with a brain that’s really not much
all with a brain that’s really not much bigger than a thumb
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