[extropy-chat] pigeons

[Mike Lorrey]

--- David Lubkin <extropy at unreasonable.com> wrote:

> 
> The tests would, I suppose, to take homing pigeons to wilderness and
> see how they navigate and to look at migratory birds and see if they
> ever rely on man-made or natural landmarks.

I would suppose that they evolved an ability to follow river and stream
systems, and from this, road tracking abilities were a natural development.

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