Doves are often the target of human discrimination or distrust. However, we should not get ahead of ourselves…. Because there is a lot to appreciate about these “mice with wings”.
As pombascommonly known as “mice with wings”generally, surprise those who take the time to get to know them better.
Despite their negative reputation in our society, these urban birds have incredible characteristics, such as intelligence, social skills and even a rich cultural history.
your adventure with the doves. It all started on a casual walk in the park, when he was taken by surprise by a friend who described the doves as “my favorite bird”.
Initially skeptical, the author dedicated himself to observing and researching these birds, sharing in the magazine an experience that combined practical observation and scientific research.
Howgego discovered and described lots of surprising things about the doves.
Among which:
From the outset, these birds stand out for their orientation abilitybeing, for example, able to and remember positive or negative interactions with different people.
A recent study demonstrated the ability of these birds to learn basic spelling, recognizing up to 43 four-letter words in laboratory experiments.
Furthermore, these birds exhibit unique social behaviors, e.g. give kissesproduce a kind of “milk” to breastfeed the young, and flap their wings in celebration after mating.
A recent one revealed that doves even are able to dream.
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, scientists have identified brain activity during sleep, similar to the rapid eye movement (REM) phase in humans. Interestingly, some brain regions activated during flight also light up during dreams, suggesting that pigeons They dream of the act of flying (so similar to us…).
Studies have also shown that doves are capable of making the call cumulative cultural evolution – which is the way in which innovations develop over generations, increasing the collective knowledge and skills of a group, to produce more complex technologies and learning.
This trait that was, until then, considered exclusive to humans.
When studying flight paths, researchers even though groups of doves learn and improve paths over generationsdemonstrating collective intelligence.
However, the undervaluation of doves leads to widespread mistreatment of these animals. Experts advocate greater respect for these birds, remembering that the fact that they “bother us” does not justify mistreatment.
