Footless Urban Pigeons Suffer Untold Trials and Tribulations — Tetrapod Zoology

Foot deformities are ubiquitous in urban pigeons – why?

Tetrapod Zoology

"This Common wood pigeon's lack of rectrices show that it had undergone ‘terror moulting’ prior to death"

undergone *WHAT* ?!!

omg it's real
Word of the day: Fright moult.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rTYdXzTBvzk #motdujour #wordoftheday

Did you know? Fright molt! 👻

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