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A pigeon looks in the photographer's camera in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on November 17, 2016. / AFP / dpa / Frank Rumpenhorst / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read FRANK RUMPENHORST/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known facts will prove why

They were loved by Charles Darwin, they build brilliantly bad nests and they even produce a kind of “milk”. Surely, these facts are more than enough to foster a love for the urban pigeon

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ITALY. Venice. A tourist takes a picture while pigeons surround her. 2005.

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The amazing talents of pigeons – and why we should learn to love them

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Robotic pigeon reveals how birds fly without a vertical tail fin

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Exquisite bird fossil provides clues to the evolution of avian brains

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Migratory birds can use Earth's magnetic field like a GPS

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Red kite

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Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons

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Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground

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A selection of elaborate birds' nests from around the world

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A selection of elaborate birds' nests from around the world

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We now know how kestrels stay perfectly still while hovering

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Bird deaths from building strikes may be double past estimates

An estimate of annual bird fatalities due to building collisions in the US brings the figure to more than 1 billion – it is the first to include deaths from injuries after the strike

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The inside story of heroic efforts to save three bird species

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Environment

Photos of an island paradise reveal plastic threat for bird population

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Ancient geese stood 3 metres tall and weighed as much as a cow

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Chicks link shapes with 'bouba' and 'kiki' sounds just like humans

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