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Humans domesticated pigeons and kept them as pets for thousands of years.

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Is it true that humans domesticated pigeons and kept them as pets for thousands of years?

Yes. Reference works state that pigeons were domesticated thousands of years ago and have long been kept as pets and companions, with one source citing domestication possibly going back 10,000 years. A peer-reviewed review also describes the pigeon as a domesticated bird species.

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Domestic pigeon - Wikipedia
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Domestic pigeon - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_pigeon

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Domestic pigeons -
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Domestic pigeons - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.01.063

Pigeons Were Domesticated and Abandoned by Humans, Leaving Them with No Survival Instincts? | Snopes.com
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Pigeons Were Domesticated and Abandoned by Humans, Leaving Them with No Survival Instincts? | Snopes.com. (n.d.). snopes.com. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pigeons-domesticated-instincts/

A global review of Cryptosporidium spp. in pigeons in the context of the One-Health concept
2025
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A global review of Cryptosporidium spp. in pigeons in the context of the One-Health concept. (2025). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.37637

Not bird-brained: Chickens use prior experience to solve novel timing problems
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Not bird-brained: Chickens use prior experience to solve novel timing problems. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282667

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