Orphaned birds being taught to sing.
 

Apparently birds learn to sing by listening to their parents, but by being reared in captivity they don't know how to.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4144452.ece

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Are the birds British? If not then I object to money being spent on birds from other countries. Charity begins at home. If they don't like it they can go back to where they came from.

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Yeah! We should be able to eat the foreign ones! Coming over here, tasting a bit gamey but lovely with a nice gravy and maybe some mashed potatoes!

I was going to say that I hope they're not teaching baby pigeons to start cooing at 5am, but.. I don't think baby pigeons exist. Has anyone ever seen one? :confused:

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Actually, at the risk of making a proper post, you do see them, you just don't know you are seeing them.
Pigeons are actually really good parents (as much as any disease ridden, flying rat can be) - and feed their offspring very well - as a result they get big very quickly, and you'll probably mistake them for slightly smaller adults.

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I already have a problem with a rather annoying pigeon :(

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Me too - keeps calling me up on the phone and telling me bad 'knock knock' jokes

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Ah, I was under the impression they'd look more like baby birds.

I read about your daily wakeup coos. :( I'm sure I know that pigeon, he used to wake me up at our old flat before the landlord cut down the tree!

Up here, I usually hear crows in the morning. I like crows, but I wish they would shush until later in the day.

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They're also masters of disguise, so it's possible that they've disguised themselves to look like a lamp post.

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Did you know Pigeons produce milk when they are rearing young? Google it ;)

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Have you ever tried Pigeon milk cheese? - lovely!

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Thats why they make great spies ;)

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They can cook as well????