Wikipedia/J. M. Garg
Drop some food on the ground in New York or Boston and you’ll soon have pigeons fighting for the scraps. It seems pigeons are everywhere in America’s urban parks. But have you ever wondered why you don’t see many dead pigeons lying around? John Metcalfe has an odd but fascinating piece on The Atlantic Cities that strives to answer this question. The article provides a mini-lesson on urban ecology and the many different animals that eat pigeon.
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