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Some things for me: marmite + jam on toast together, and name etymology

  • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    9·
    3 days ago

    Pigeons.

    We domesticated them and then just discarded them once they were no longer “useful” to us. Now people see them as “sky rats” and are generally pretty shit towards them.

    I think they are one of the best birds!

    • Gentryfried@feddit.ukOP
      3·
      3 days ago

      Have you seen that youtuber/tiktoker who has the pet pigeon? flatwavelength

      Fun content.

      When i hear about how usefuo they were in the past i’m always trying to re-domesticste them.

      Fun pigeon fact: they can be trained to distinguish MRI scans of people with cancer from ones that don’t have cancer.

      • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        2·
        3 days ago

        I haven’t but will check it out, thanks for the recommendation. I also didn’t know that about the MRI scans.

        I will feed them at any opportunity and always have fresh water in my garden available for them (and the other birds).