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December 29, 2025
The hill I will die on: Pigeons are working-class heroes and deserve some respect
These unfairly maligned animals were nuggets for our ancestors and served for the UK during the second world war
TL;DR
- Pigeons are presented as a working-class bird deserving respect.
- Humans domesticated pigeons for food starting around 4,500 BC.
- Pigeons possess excellent homing abilities, able to return from distances of up to 1,000km.
- Throughout history, various civilizations used pigeons as messengers to communicate across vast territories.
- Pigeons served in World War II, with the National Pigeon Service having over 200,000 pigeons.
- Some pigeons performed heroic acts during the war, carrying messages despite injuries and saving lives.
- The author encourages people to observe pigeons and appreciate them as fellow commuters.
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