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today’s pigeon fact will shock and amaze you
Most of us don’t respect the pigeon as we should. For example, did you know that the pigeon you see pecking at scraps of leftover bread in Rittenhouse Square is at that very moment listening a thunderstorm sweeping through the Colorado Rockies? I shit you not.
Pigeons perceive sound 11 octaves below middle C. Soundwaves produced at that level- or infrasound - are created by large disruptions like the ocean, or mountain storms. These waves travel thousands of miles. Pigeons are capable of perceiving them. Consider that next time one shits on you or your car.
That’s all for now.
4 Comments
1. Phillybits replies at 25th July 2007, 6:55 pm :
One night a few years ago while drinking SkullCrusher beer (very high alc. content) in Rittenhouse with a few friends, we had an interesting discussion about pigeons.
Basically, we wondered why you never see baby pigeons. We surmised that they must not exist and that pigeons are actually little robots at the command of the CIA to monitor human activity.
Ever notice they’re in every major city by the dozen, they’re always around, always watching from rooftops and tree branches?
It’s a conspiracy, I tell you. They’re government spies.
2. albert replies at 25th July 2007, 7:08 pm :
i actually once saw two baby pigeons. they were in a nest by 11/south in a parking garage. i heard a birdy noise different from a pigeon’s normal sound. i looked up and there they were, two pigeon chicks in a ratty ass nest. crazy. in my 27+ years, i’ve seen 2 pigeon chicks and probably a few million adult pigeons.
i hate ‘em.
3. Phillybits replies at 6th August 2007, 6:10 pm :
Lol.
4. Jessica replies at 12th August 2007, 11:01 am :
Interesting. I guess they can fly when they hear back weather rolling in. ;-)
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