Domestic pigeon
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domestic-pigeon-178-18036260
title:
Domestic pigeon
text:
The domestic pigeon is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove or rock pigeon. The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets mention the domestication of pigeons more than 5,000 years ago, as do Egyptian hieroglyphics. Pigeons were most likely domesticated in the Mediterranean at least 2000–5000 years ago, and may have been domesticated earlier as a food source. Research suggests that domestication of pigeons occurred as early as 10,000 y
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Small domesticated bird
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_pigeon
date created:
2005-12-28T08:59:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T19:39:17Z
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