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Pigeon Fun facts for kids
Columba livia
The pigeon lives in cities all over the world and eats seeds, grains and bread crumbs.
- Where it lives
- in cities all over the world
- What it eats
- seeds, grains and bread crumbs
- How big it is
- much smaller than a cat
Fun facts about the pigeon
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A pigeon drinks by sucking up water like a straw, while most birds must tip their heads back.
Pigeons can recognise themselves in a mirror and can learn to tell Picasso's paintings from Monet's.
Both pigeon mum and dad make a cheesy milk in their throats to feed their babies.
Homing pigeons can find their way home from very far away, using the sun, smells and landmarks.
A pigeon bobs its head while walking to keep the world looking steady, like a camera that stops shaking.
Pigeons can see colours we can't and hear deep rumbles from faraway storms that people never notice.
Trained pigeons once spotted illness in hospital pictures almost as well as expert doctors.
When a pigeon takes off, its wings can clap loudly to warn the rest of the flock.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in a big flock, and we fly around together during the day.
To feed our babies, both mum and dad make a cheesy milk in our throats.
I drink by sucking up water like a straw, while most birds must tip their heads back.
I can find my way home from very far away, so people once sent letters with me.
I bob my head as I walk around city squares, looking for bread crumbs.
Sammy might be thinking of a pigeon.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the pigeon in the Farm adventure. It's free to play.
Play the FarmComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
