The pigeon family includes over 300 species worldwide, ranging from familiar city dwellers to rare tropical birds. Notable members include: Pigeons have compact bodies, short legs, and small heads ...

Feeding pigeons, once seen as harmless, carries significant health risks. Experts warn of severe lung diseases from inhaling pigeon droppings. A fungus, Cryptococcus neoformans, found in droppings can ...

In India, many people feed pigeons, especially in cities where these birds gather in parks and public areas. While some see this as a harmless activity, health experts warn about the serious risks of ...

On September 20, 2025, in Waterford, Ireland, a security camera captured a surprising moment. In the video, a woman is seen exiting a store when a flock of pigeons descends near a trash bin. The birds ...

Vlaardingen, the Netherlands — Tick tick tick tick tick. The sound of a creature’s nails on the laminate flooring approaches from the hallway. I look up from behind my laptop, where I’d been writing ...

ST. LOUIS – Pigeons are nearly four times more common in Madrid than in St. Louis, according to research from a former Washington University in St. Louis student. Daisy Lewis, a WashU grad and former ...

LIMBURG, Belgium — The Chinese businessmen arrived in the Belgian countryside driving luxury sports cars, ferrying translators and bags of cash. When they parked in front of Tom Van Gaver’s small ...

Everyday is Thanksgiving dinner for a growing flock of pigeons near an Upper West Side subway station. For people just passing through, it’s a curiosity. But for those who live in the neighborhood, ...

The city of Chandler is spending $350,000 to address a growing pigeon problem on about a dozen city properties. The contract, awarded to "The Pigeon Guy," will involve installing steel cables and ...

The bird has never gotten much credit for being intelligent. But the reinforcement learning powering the world’s most advanced AI systems is far more pigeon than human. In 1943, while the world’s ...

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The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins. By Ben Crair If familiarity breeds contempt, then no wild animal has made itself more loathsome to humanity than the city ...