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@-redacted_by_youtube

27 күн бұрын

We all just failed a field sobriety test.

@17Liberty76

27 күн бұрын

Need me some true facts about the sarcastic fringe head fish

@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269

27 күн бұрын

After the end of this video I'm kinda surprised we didn't get an 80's Pop style "Bees Just Wanna Have Fun" song for the last video. 😄👍

@AquaFox155

27 күн бұрын

I believe our ours do move smoothly in one circumstance: following a moving target. All other eye movements are partial. This is the basis behind the "follow the pen with your eyes not your head" field sobriety test. When incapacitated, the smooth movement is impacted.

@ruditapper4225

27 күн бұрын

Very nice video ! If you do another on pigeons please explain the odd shape of Wood Pigeon eyes and also explain Roller Pigeons (got excited when saw the Falcon thought you may mention them !)

“And that’s not all. Pigeons can make children cry, with science!” Well I’m sold

@eloerch7

27 күн бұрын

I hope for your sake this means you have a lot of True Facts to watch. Makes me a lil jealous 😉

@MossyMozart

26 күн бұрын

@@eloerch7 - I am jealous, too. I've been caught up for ages.

@user-oz9jq5ss4s

26 күн бұрын

This guy killed a popular translation voiceover channel in 2022; copyrighthole, don't watch him.

@m0-m0597

25 күн бұрын

when i was a kid i thought pigeons have a clockwork and gears inside them and that's why their heads bob

@tashagimera

24 күн бұрын

@@user-oz9jq5ss4syou are mad bro, just let it go jeez

I live in a major US city in a place where it tends to be very hot 'round the clock in summertime. Like many city-dwellers, I did not have a very positive impression of pigeons, what with all of the pooping and half-ass nest building mess. One night, though, during a nasty heat wave (we're talking over 100F even at midnight), I went through an area at my workplace where there was a pigeon nest on top of a block wall, under the edge of a roof. Both parents were present, but one of them was perched on the roof edge while the other was hanging onto the edge of the block wall, vigorously flapping its wings. After a good five minutes, they traded places, and the flapping started up again from the one now hanging on the block wall. I suddenly realized that they were taking turns fanning the chicks, trying to keep them cool despite temperatures that can, and have, killed adult humans. I went inside, got a cup of water, and left it near the wall for them; after I walked a few feet away, the resting parent flew down to drink, then took up fan position while the other went to drink. (A few hours later, I found that one of my coworkers--an older lady who rarely had much of a kind word or gentle demeanor for anybody--had brought out the little battery-powered fan from her desk and clamped it to the roof edge a short distance from the nest, and both parents were taking a break and preening each other.) I've had a different view of pigeons ever since that incident. That kind of parental devotion deserves some recognition.

@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy

25 күн бұрын

Plus their eggs taste good

@jii.

25 күн бұрын

Damn. XD ​@@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy

@notrobert8284

23 күн бұрын

they shit absolutely everywhere. If not for that I wouldn't have dashed their nest drom my 8th storey apartment.

@ecurewitz

23 күн бұрын

Pigeons are supposed to make very good pets

@judithsixkiller5586

22 күн бұрын

​​@@ecurewitzI was 8 when I found a pigeon that couldn't fly but was very friendly. I kept him as a pet for several weeks .He was a nice,gentle and affectionate pet who liked to play until an older kid stole him from his cardboard nest in our front hallway.

I'm so glad more people are appreciating pigeons now. They've been domesticated and owned as pets for so long that they're really more like stray dogs or stray cats than any other 'pest.' We brought them to our cities and then abandoned them, and I'm glad they're getting recognition for how sweet and smart they are!

@TasteOfButterflies

24 күн бұрын

Pigeons have been in every role. Heraldic animal, animal raised for meat, service animal, pet, military animal (and simultaneously peace symbol 🕊️), and now I guess we've decided they're vermin and got collective amnesia about their intelligence, but seriously, name a more iconic creature.

@francesca5295

20 күн бұрын

I alwayws loved them... apparantly when I was little I was so obessed that I took a feather from the road and start hugging and call it my child... I do not remember XD But did always found way cuter animals like pidgeon, rats, possum and raccoons....

@durere

18 күн бұрын

If you like pigeons so much, here's a whole rap song about them: *Aesop Rock - Pigeonometry*

@shroomyk

14 күн бұрын

I grew up in rural areas where there weren't just tons of pigeons hanging out. But whenever I visited "the big city" I loved seeing all the pigeons and I love the cooing sounds they make. Everyone else who is more used to seeing them in a more urban area thought it was so weird because they hated them. Even when visiting a foreign country, the pigeons were there and I tried to speak their cooing language and make friends.

@MajorJakas

13 күн бұрын

​@@TasteOfButterfliesmost people today treat pigeons like muhammed treated dogs.

6:30 "Have you ever been in a box with a banana? Might be kind of overwhelming, going through the life choices you made that led you to that moment." LMAOOOO

@gregoryvn3

21 күн бұрын

Too accurate! 😮

"Pigeon Love" -- the B side to "Stuffin' Puffin Muffin"

@chrisbarry9345

27 күн бұрын

Ostrich mating dance is the best of them all

@jcdisci

27 күн бұрын

I LOVE IT!

@Vohlfied

27 күн бұрын

I mean it's no _Cricket (Cricket) That (That) Don't (Don't) Giva (Giva) F***_ but still, _MFin' Sexy Ostrich_ is dope.

@ascellaplays

27 күн бұрын

im still waiting for all of them to be released on spotify

@mythreepants

27 күн бұрын

​@@ascellaplays Full album

I've got to be honest, it sounds to me like pigeons make better pets than parrots! They're smart, clean, relatively quiet, and they can't rattle off swear words when your 5-year-old nephew visits.

@judahmac1799

27 күн бұрын

Why else would you own a parrot if not to swear at your 5 year old nephew.

@MX-oz5rx

27 күн бұрын

@@judahmac1799 Good point.

@lob19

27 күн бұрын

they are not clean, they shit in their nests.

@squatchjosh1131

27 күн бұрын

​@@judahmac1799And those things live to like over a hundred years old. They can literally corrupt generations.

@littlehizzle

27 күн бұрын

Also when a pigeon gets pissed off at you there’s a virtually zero percent chance that the pigeon will be able to break your finger.

A bonus people don't talk about is that Pigeons must be perched in order to defecate due to how tucked in their feet are during flight, So they cannot hit and run you after doing a fly-by. Seagulls on the other hand.......

@oneoranota

18 күн бұрын

That's false. My car is always parked 3 meters away from any wall or tree and I guarantee you they still manage to shit on it. Or maybe they go directly on it to shit ? But seems more likely to me that they fly over to our building windows. I have never seen a pigeon on a car where I live.

@Shiorevi

18 күн бұрын

@@oneoranota Pidgeon and seagull shit are extremely similar so perhaps...... regardless, even if you aren't in a more seaside location, probably happens when they take off.

@Wargasmo

7 күн бұрын

They always wait until I run right by them to take off and fly over me and I'm always worried they're gonna shit on me. Good to know!

@terranovarubacha5473

Күн бұрын

​@@ShioreviSeagulls beat pigeons in terms of quantity, by a large margin!

10:40 I'm a driver for a racing pigeon club. Our longest race is 500 miles. I drive the pigeons 500 miles away, and they fly home. We fly 100, 200, 300, and 500 mile races. They always beat me home 😂

@samhiatt

15 күн бұрын

So freaking rad. Birds are the best.

@a.randomjack6661

15 күн бұрын

@@samhiatt I totally sgree

@burakoshimazaki

13 күн бұрын

That's probably because they take the shortest path, "as the bird flies" 😂 ba-dum dish

@Greentrees60

11 күн бұрын

That is honestly really impressive

@a.randomjack6661

11 күн бұрын

@@Greentrees60 Not as much as your selfishness and narcissism. did you chose where when yo be born? Did you choose your set of genes? Did you choose,,, oh, I don't know, not have a work accident, not been born blind or autistic? Or not to get overly intoxicated by lead from drinking water which impair cognition and alter behaviors. You've been exceptionally lucky, but believe you are better than others. So yeah, stuff it you know where.

"Remember, this was the '80s. Everyone was on cocaine." True facts, indeed.

@chemicalwonderland2492

26 күн бұрын

It's 2024 and we are still on cocaine 🤣

@absalomdraconis

26 күн бұрын

​@@chemicalwonderland2492: Ah, but it's different, because there was so much going around in the 80s that you have to suspect that meaningful volumes even drifted to the top of Everest on the wind. The 80s was a time all it's own, which is why part of the 90s was just a giant hangover.

@mayhemmacy1566

26 күн бұрын

yea they were. and guess what? movies and music made back then was AWESOME

@carlosfranciscocardoso

26 күн бұрын

@@absalomdraconis facsn't

@geminidefect

26 күн бұрын

cocaine turns hair white. that's how you spot the users ;) t's a fact

6:31 If you think that pigeon with the banana is dumb, remember the pigeon figured that out faster than a game journalist figured out how to jump over a pillar in the Cuphead tutorial.

@goldfencer

27 күн бұрын

“Cleverer than a game journalist” isn’t a high bar to clear.

@FidgetThePepperTheGhost

27 күн бұрын

It's also hard to launch yourself into flight when you're in a box barely larger than your wingspan

@W4iteFlame

27 күн бұрын

Come on. You have to compare the pigeon with someone at least of the similar intellectual level

@Lyze

27 күн бұрын

We should train pigeons to be gaming journalist.

@alecLogan

27 күн бұрын

@@goldfencer But it does clear, so they’re officially smarter than some paid actors.

Wilbur, our rescue pigeon, was quite a character. He LOVED playing in the tub like he was a duck. He would stand on the toilet seat while you got into the tub, then jump to the edge of the tub while you brought your knee over to the edge. He would hop onto your knee and wait until you slowly lowered the knee into the tub. Then he would spread his wings and float away. If you happened to walk into the bird room with a towel. he would just have a fit because he thought he was going to take a dip! He lived 15 years after he came to us. We still miss him every day. ❤

I really love seeing the citations. A lot of channels don't show the studies they reference or rush through them really fast.

I’m loving the internet’s new wave of pigeon appreciation and debunking misconceptions. At least the side of the internet I spend my time on.

@adidasfan360

27 күн бұрын

Heather, I want to give a giant female pigeon, which has your soul, my special worm.

@adidasfan360

27 күн бұрын

Heather, I would want you to become my mate if you were a pigeon.

@GodheadNee

27 күн бұрын

as a long-time pigeon defender I'm so happy. They deserve our love and respect! It's like if we collectively abandoned the chihuahua after breeding them for a specific purpose for hundreds of years and decided they were just stupid wild animals.

@adidasfan360

27 күн бұрын

@@GodheadNee I have a crush on pigeons.

@Mikakarot23

27 күн бұрын

Disgusting rats with wings.

One more important note about the pigeon nests: a lot of the time when you see a photo of a pigeon with like, five sticks? That's actually a "stress nest". That's a female pigeon who needed to lay, but was kicked off of her nest by another pigeon (or had it destroyed in some other way). That's like making fun of someone for using the bathroom in the bushes, then realizing their house caught fire while they were headed to pee- yeah, it's not the most dignified, but the body's gotta do what the body's gotta do and we're just doing our best!

@MossyMozart

26 күн бұрын

@debayeuxchats5607 - Awww! I feel like crying now..... B^(

@kyosokutai

25 күн бұрын

Heart-rending, but complete bullshit. That's a "nest" by rock pigeon standards. A nests only function is to keep the eggs from rolling out. In a tree, you need a rather elaborate nest setup. In a rock-face, full of nooks, crannies and other uneven surfaces, you probably just need a few sticks. - When humans began building "mountains" of their own. Rock pigeons moved in and are still trying to figure out where the nooks and crannies are in our bizarre perfectly smooth concrete crags. Leading to, yes, nests that look kinda pathetic. - But it still works because there's plenty of flat surfaces and few natural predators. Considering they're considered "sky-rats", they have no problem surviving and breeding in cities.

@raraavis7782

24 күн бұрын

​@@kyosokutai I had no idea, pidgeons are descendants of cliff dwelling birds. How interesting.

@kregy7509

24 күн бұрын

​@@raraavis7782isnt it literally said in the video?

@bari2883

23 күн бұрын

So true. I had a pair of mating pigeons build in our shed and they made a beautiful perfect nest with lots of straw and soft filling.

This is the best episode you have ever made…. “It’s bullshit. It’s VARN!” This is THE ABSOLUTE EPITOME of humor!!!!!!!

I started humming "you don't puke in my mouth no more" in public, and I blame you for this!

@danickale8469

3 күн бұрын

It’s surprisingly catchy! 😂🐦🎵

“I almost died of nerd.”😂

@lolabunnie85

27 күн бұрын

I just got to that lol

@patriciadilday447

27 күн бұрын

I am sooo stealing that line

@tammylaronde8593

26 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@blackcotton2288

8 күн бұрын

i loled. And I never lol.

Once I witnessed a pigeon trying to mate a fake owl on top of a gas station. That fake owl wasn't focused on her job.

@feuerling

27 күн бұрын

That one was definitely at the leg-humping-chihuahua level of horny

@jamesgeschwender1024

27 күн бұрын

The fake owl is probably for scaring hawks not pigeons

@newfreenayshaun6651

27 күн бұрын

We usually just went behind it, but to each their own, I guess.😅

@Liz-kj2jj

26 күн бұрын

Wow, way to victim blame. The fake owl couldn’t physically move from her job station and you’re blaming her for getting harassed

@shadydaemon4178

26 күн бұрын

Okay, so Pigeons know the difference between a real or fake bird, maybe?

"Do a little dance, make a little DOVE!" Come on Ze, it was right there!

I have about a dozen or so pigeons who nest and congregate around my apartment, which they nestle in a closed off alley between my place and the next building. I’ve lived here for almost a year and have noticed some “regulars” who frequently stop by my window every day, the same time each day. Initially I thought they were unintelligent and dirty, but they are in fact sentimental and observant little fellas. I adore them. Thank you for sharing things I didn’t know about them before!

Last month we found a baby pigeon, fallen from the nest. With several visits to a vet (who initially gave it very little chance of survival), and few weeks of syringe feeding it - it made full recovery, became quite social, and yesterday we gave it to a wild animals rescue center, so it can properly integrate with other pigeons. Both my wife and I got really attached to the little rascal, we both miss it, and this video hit the bull's eye!

@springheeledjackofthegurdi2117

27 күн бұрын

had a similar story about a year ago, a bit older, but couldn't fly so we've had them ever since, it rules the house with an iron wing

@schnetzelschwester

27 күн бұрын

Baby pigeons are not fed by their parents by putting the food into their beaks like other birds do, they don't open their beak voluntarily. The babies reach into the throat of their parents and eat from there. At the first time both parents produce some kind of milk in their throats to feed the chicks, later they give them predigested grains. Pigeon experts feed baby pidgeons with feeding bottles like in this (German language) video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fYqM27duprvAZdI.html Alternatively you can hold the food between your finger tips and the baby gets its food out of there. Only feed them grain or grain flakes, never any kind of insects, worms or cat food. Their diet is strictly vegan.

@katiekane5247

27 күн бұрын

Nice! Thanks for being a good human ☺️

@petar.stoyanov

27 күн бұрын

@@springheeledjackofthegurdi2117 I didn't realize how social these birds are. The little rascal would escape his cardboard box, go next to my feet, peck at my socks for a bit and then proceed to snooze next to me. It would go looking for us if we leave the room...

@LouseGrouse

27 күн бұрын

@@petar.stoyanov ​​⁠​⁠​⁠That’s so adorable. As domesticated animals I wouldn’t be surprised if they are genetically predisposed to be less averse to human company. They are some of our oldest friends:’)

"You don't puke in my mouth no more." Brilliant. Heart-warming.

@balckfire344

16 күн бұрын

Here some pigoen ❤

Would be nice to see a video about horses, they are seen as just the common farm animal that pulls plows and runs fast but there is a lot of pretty incredible stuff going on their bodies, their senses, their intelligence, and well the obvious their athletic performance. Learning about horses taught me that pigeons are some very underappreciated and incredible animals, i think horses are in some way in that position.

@ScapegoatAngel

5 күн бұрын

common farm animal? sounds like the US. my horse marauder people know horses are the best animals. they're not just intelligent, they're also very empathetic. for example just think about how nervous they get if you approach them nervously, that's empathy. and Lassie has nothing on horses, they're much better companions and are better at helping their humans when they're in trouble. that being said, i love dogs but horses are just amazing, they're something else

"They can see 340 degrees with their field of vision. As opposed to the 0 degrees that a dead pigeon covers. Regards, ZF. It truly puts everything in perspective.

@nathangamble125

22 күн бұрын

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First Casual Geographic, and now Ze Frank. It's so great to see pigeons starting to get the appreciation they deserve. Also, "Pigeons can make children cry, with science!" is Ze Frank's best out of context quote yet.

@mmmadame

26 күн бұрын

absolutely! humans did these poor babies so dirty. thank you for spreading pidgeon awareness, frank♥️🐦

@anabee8310

26 күн бұрын

One step closer to cross over episode, yes.

@dzuchun

26 күн бұрын

"Pigeons can make children cry" is a well-hidden Casual Geographic reference

@rabbithomesteading3797

26 күн бұрын

I love pigeons mainly because as a kid, dad had all white tumblers/rollers. So beautiful flying in blue sky. I have had fan tail and some mix breed that I hand fed after mother and dad got eaten. Yea with a syringe to mimic pigeon milk. Took lots of time. Look it up if you dont know pigeon milk but basically regurgitated food to feed chicks. Spent lots of time with them to end up as more cat food. Stupid stray cats ruined that for me! Got them all!

@Windmelodie

25 күн бұрын

Agreed! I work voluntarily for a local pigeon rescue, where we not only help injured birds, but also swap their eggs with fake eggs to help slow down population growth (which sounds barbaric at first, but considering pigeons lay up to 9 clutches, each containing 2 eggs, PER YEAR, it's sadly the only form of population control that doesn't involve killing birds) and we also help educate on pigeons, such as their literal urge to lay so many eggs, even when starving, since humans have bred them to do so. Or how pigeons can't just be relocated, since they are loyal to where they live and always try to return. OR how they don't actually transmit diseases (unless you basically eat their poop directly)... at least not unto humans or other mammals, but instead onto other pigeons. There is so much misinformation on pigeons out there. Calling them rats of the sky when we humans are the ones who made them into what they were once they lost their use for us is just... unwarranted and unfair. Pigeons do not enjoy eating fries and human vomit. They are super clean animals, so they don't enjoy being covered in dirt. They are really intelligent and don't deserve to be chased or kicked around. Even to those humans who don't like them regardless, please t least don't abuse our local city chickens. They are nothing more than former pets who have to survive on the streets, like street cats or street dogs would.

OMG…the closing song..”You don’t puke in my mouth no more…getting shit on from above…I think this pigeon love is gone..” I am rolling! Thank you Ze…I needed this so badly today..❤️❤️❤️

@WadeAlma

26 күн бұрын

I want the pigeon song.

@travisguillory4380

25 күн бұрын

@@WadeAlma I can't find it but if you do please let me know.

8:00 "Remember this is the 80s, everyone's on cocaine." Truer words have never been spoken!🏆😂

I had a pet pidgeon. My little son with autism was growing up a bit with her and she was most caring, sweet and fun animal I ever had in my life. They were chasing around the house, she insisted to see him in the morning drinking his milk and she was whole time on my shoulder lightly pecking my ear 😂 He is now 7y old and he still try to pet any pidgeon he sees thinking it's her. ❤

"And they have a field of vision that covers 340 degrees. Compare that to the 0 degrees covered by a dead pigeon" Thank you ZF. That really puts things into perspective 😂

@auricstorm

27 күн бұрын

Here's a question I'm suddenly wondering... If 360 is the 2D complete field (a circle), What's the 3D version (a sphere)? Is it just 360*2, or is it 360*360?

@Burevix

27 күн бұрын

Which, coincidentally, is more perspective than a dead pigeon has.

@HiddenWindshield

27 күн бұрын

@@auricstorm If you draw a square that's one meter on a side on a flat surface, that's one square meter. If you draw a square that's one degree on a side on the surface of a sphere, that's a square degree. Just like you need square feet/meters to measure a flat surface, you need square degrees/radians to measure the surface of a sphere. A whole sphere has a surface area of 4π square radians, which is just over 41,000 square degrees.

@rotciv1492

27 күн бұрын

@@Burevix Dunno about that. The dead pigeon already knows the answer to the Big Question, so its perspective is nothing to scoff at.

@boudewijnb

27 күн бұрын

@@auricstorm You are probably thinking about the steradian en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steradian

Imagine getting cat-fished by an abstract art taxidermy. But for the park lady’s stale bread, i think itd be worth it

Massive new appreciation for the intelligence and complexity of pigeons. Birds are all so amazing and have evolved a lot since their dino ancestors. Thanks for helping me continue to appreciate the natural world even when I didn't think I could be in awe of it any more.

What an incredible experience! It's amazing how witnessing moments of animal care and devotion can completely shift our perspective. Those pigeons showed such remarkable parental dedication, going to great lengths to protect their chicks from the scorching heat. It's heartwarming to hear how your coworker also pitched in to help with a little fan. Moments like these remind us of the profound bonds and instincts that exist in the animal kingdom, and they definitely deserve recognition. Thanks for sharing such a touching story! 🕊💕

Wait until ZeFrank or a science hippy gets footage of rock pigeons going onto docks, pulling pieces of bark up, then waiting for a forklift or person to come by and snap them off for them without realizing it’s the pigeons making someone else make their nest materials We really need a wildlife music album from you, your music is amazing

@user-lf3kr1nq2d

24 күн бұрын

Or music on any topic

Ze, my cat sat through the WHOLE EPISODE. He's still staring at the screen. I think you hit one out of the park with this episode.

@jean-bastienjoly5962

25 күн бұрын

"What's the cat doin'?"

@jackielinde7568

25 күн бұрын

@@jean-bastienjoly5962 At the time, he was hanging out on the corner of the bed and staring intently at the screen. No chittering or anything.

@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws

25 күн бұрын

My cat loved videos like that too, I bet your cat is thinking "how can I use that cleverness against them?" Or other cat-world domination thoughts!

@slwrabbits

17 күн бұрын

truly, this is the best and most objective measure of a video's greatness. I bow down to your cat's wisdom.

@jackielinde7568

17 күн бұрын

@@slwrabbits Can I stop you in mid bow for a moment to point out this is the same fluffy arse who has costed me almost $4,000.00 USD between two sets of vet visits for eating foam rubber stuff... He did this TWICE. You'd think he'd learn his lesson the first time he was cut open. And it was almost exactly a year apart, too. He's not that smart. And I used to say he was the smarter of my two cats. Don't know about that anymore.

Apparently pigeons were so effective at making their homes on the ledges of buildings because they originally nested on cliff edges.

8:40 “Pigeons can make children cry… with SCIENCE!” XD lol, that line is funny 🐦

Mr Frank, it just so happens that a pigeon has been nesting underneath my back patio chair the past couple weeks, guarding 2 eggs, and AS OF THIS MORNING, the bébes hatched! Your timing could not be more perfect, sir. Well done.

@MsLeenite

26 күн бұрын

Mazel tov!

@rhov-anion

25 күн бұрын

Pigeon bebes!

@quitlife9279

23 күн бұрын

get ready for some serious puking action. There was a pigeon baby outside my window that was getting puked on so much by its parents trying to feed it that it can't even eat it all, and the ledge was just covered in puddles of pigeon puke. And shit.

You know, I never have seen a pigeon baby before. They're much more yellow than I'd have expected. Thanks Ze Frank. Also, "Do a little dance, make a little love, get down or a stick for the nest" was brilliant.

@anonymoose2474

24 күн бұрын

They are commonly eaten in fancy restaurants. "Squab"

@suzettedavidson7062

22 күн бұрын

sadly, my roommates and I had to (ahem) rid our balcony of pigeon babies. the entire place was covered in, well, pigeon poop and they had decided it was their place. no. it is not their place. we have to keep chasing them out. "go to the neighbors! they can afford to keep the poop off." Oy.

I think I might absolutely need that pigeon love song on Spotify lol

We need a longer version of "pigeon love", please

Fun fact. The pigeon pattern recognition is so good that during WW2 US experimented with pigeon guided anti ship bombs. The pigeons would be put into a box and trained to peck at ship silhouettes. The placement of the pecks onto the screen membrane would then be translated by the bomb into guidance adjustments. This worked very well in testing but in the end US didn't adopt it.

@elizaalmabuena

27 күн бұрын

There was also an attempt to train pigeons to detect people lost at sea not too long ago. They were more accurate than the computers, but it was also not implemented.

@Perri_Redder

27 күн бұрын

Animal rights people would have had a field day with the torpedoes. I remember reading about that somewhere. With finding people at sea, the ship would have to stop, release, and wait. Otherwise they wouldn't find their way back. They would lose LoS but remember the position from geomagnetism.

@peppermintgal4302

27 күн бұрын

AI generated comment. Downvote it.

@Mr_Bunk

27 күн бұрын

@@peppermintgal4302 How can you tell?

@thekoifishcoyote8762

27 күн бұрын

It wasn't adopted because pidgeons couldn't tell the difference between allied and enemy ships

I’ve had a relationship with the crows in my area for years, but recently I’ve become acquainted with a pigeon I call Gabriel and I’ve seen him build his nest under an awning next to my job. This is the second brood I’ve seen him sire and for the first time a few weeks ago I saw what looked to me like the parents teaching the new fledglings how to fly in a flock. I’ve gained a new respect for these birds, Gabe always comes to me and helps me clean up while I set up the patio 😂

@MystralThunder

25 күн бұрын

That's so awesome, how does Gabe (the presumed Pigeon) help you clean?

@wickedprophet2375

25 күн бұрын

@@MystralThunder Yes Gabe is the pigeon. I work at a restaurant, and he will pick up all the scraps and crumbs while I get the tables together 😂. A lot of people have seen him just follow me back and forth out front and think it’s cute. These pretty ladies stopped and asked his story once, so he’s a certified wingman too 😝 🐦 ♥️

I once had a professor who did a lot of studies involving pigeons and honest, he bobbed his head when he walked. We spent hours trying to listen, but it was difficult since.a great deal of mental effort went into stifling laughter.

"And that's not all. Pigeons can make children cry, with science!" Well, sign me up for that show! 🐦🔬

I love that you keep calling the people whom help making the episodes ‘science hippies’.

@llofdarkwater9152

27 күн бұрын

Well, that's what they are called. Now.

One thing's certain: If you want a pet bird get a pigeon instead of a parrot. Costs ya an hour's worth of work rather than a month's, It won't outlive you, you can playfight with it without losing flesh, it definitely wants to cuddle with your more, doesn't make any high-pitched sounds that annoy every family member, neighbour or discord friends, and if it flies away by accident in all likelihood it'll come back (well if you get them young, adults will also return, just not to you - from personal experience).

It turns out "it turns out the white tern turns out" turned out to be the best line in the video for me and now I'm wanting a full video on terns! 😄 The writing for this channel is endlessly brilliant- great work again, Ze Frank!

2:00 "And Pigeon on a Treadmills the name of your next album...you're welcome."😂🤣💀

I'm gonna need a full length version of the end credit song

@benparker2522

27 күн бұрын

Me too

@tfishart

27 күн бұрын

Commenting to beg for this to make it to Spotify.

@SizzleMoonSong

27 күн бұрын

Same - maybe it will make it to his zefrank channel on sound cloud.

27 күн бұрын

I'd be surprised if Ze makes a full length song to then only play a small bit in the outro. Well... not that surprised.

@felixjones9198

27 күн бұрын

Agreed.

so wild to imagine now common animals in their natural habitat. now it looks so weird to see a pigeon on a cliff, as if they were trying to find a city-adjecent habitat. same with chickens being jungle birds. just looks so funny to see in such a different context then youre used to

@84rinne_moo

26 күн бұрын

Have you seen mourning doves before? They are very similar kind of bird. Pigeons are actually domesticated from wild rock doves

The head-bobbing portion is so reminiscent of the ‘My Pupils’ episode of ‘A Show’. Since watching that I have remembered the word ‘sycades’ all these years later. Love seeing the callbacks to the old ZeFrank episodes in these videos.

Pigeon love forever!! 11:47

I watched this with my mom and now she’s wandering around the house singing “he don’t puke in my mouth no more…” … THANK YOU ZEFRANK! More people need to appreciate pigeons. Just the other day I went to a volunteer group to learn how to catch them when their feet get tangled and safely free them. They’re the most wonderful little things and the way they’re generally treated is so unfair.

@9xqspx6

22 күн бұрын

They are just so filthy and disgusting when they get so dirty in the city; and they supposedly spread disease as well (f.e. people are not allowed to clean up their feces without a full on hazmat suit). Why/how do they get so dirty and unwell-looking anyway?

@catevaimagini

19 күн бұрын

I did it once by instinct in Barcelona...people were feeding some feral parrots in a park, of course there were pigeons around but mainly ignored and gathering left overs from parrots. we were feeding the pigeons and noticed one with feet tangled...both of them horribly...I know their eye sight, which is amazing, went to small blind spot, got him..there was a guy feeding parrots that helped me untangle the poor guy..rewarding experience and amazing that there are this kind of workshops...

9:09 Oh my god, I'm stupider than a pigeon, I kept forgetting it's star if it's a made-up word.

@DMTrance87

27 күн бұрын

They're ALL made up

@gl15col

27 күн бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one...

@EvilFi

26 күн бұрын

to be fair, no one was reinforcing you with little snacks.

This is my very favorite channel!! Thanks Ze❤

09:42 - Oh look! A pigeon remembering the pattern: *Person - Woman - Man - Camera - TV.*

@apocalypseyah7870

23 күн бұрын

Well now you're making me doubt Ze Frank when he says their brains are as large as a walnut :-)

One thing I'll always love about Zefrank is that he constantly gives off the energy that some of these videos just come from him perusing Jstor and going, "wait, this research paper is about them training a pigeon to do WHAT?" and boom, video content.

Being stuck in a box with a banana sounds like an upgrade to me, the furthest I got was being stuck in a box with someone asking me annoying questions and telling me how much I suck. That pigeon is going places I tell you.

I have a pigeon visiting multiple times a day on my balcony, watching me work on my computer in the office. No doubt it's a government owned robot.

My sister’s second husband is into pigeon racing - it’s a fascinating sport. Pigeons are so affectionate. They are great at recognizing individual humans. Fascinating birds.

Pigeon: have a GPS level of navigation in their brain and can be as smart as crows for problem solving Also pigeon: will built their nest in the dumbest places and will not see the danger of a predator.

@adidasfan360

27 күн бұрын

If I was a pigeon then I would enjoy having you as my "predator."

@tyrongkojy

27 күн бұрын

It's like a scientist. Smart people can be the dumbest morons ever.

@scrappydoo7887

27 күн бұрын

Lol that's so true

@BlooCollaGal

27 күн бұрын

Absolute truth

@darknesshas1

27 күн бұрын

All the brain power went to the gps

And here I was thinking pigeons were just government drones but turns out there IS evidence of a baby pigeon

@michaelcarter3149

27 күн бұрын

Don't fall for the gov propaganda, they are spies! Lol

@DJstarrfish

27 күн бұрын

That's exactly what the government _wants_ you to think

@SlaaneshChampionMako

27 күн бұрын

they DID train pigeons to guide missiles and torpedos back in the day, so they are kinda like drones in a way

@seattlegrrlie

26 күн бұрын

Birds aren't real

@drchicken2477

26 күн бұрын

*baby drone.

The ending song is really good. Right up there with the puffin song.

Just when I’ve given up on mankind, this spectacular genius gives me hope - once again. Comical, educational and just plain fun. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us! I adore you ❤

We need an album with all your music, so we can all enjoy Puffin' Muffin' and Pigeon Love.

@Vohlfied

27 күн бұрын

I mean it's no _Cricket (Cricket) That (That) Don't (Don't) Giva (Giva) F***_ but still

@johndemeritt3460

27 күн бұрын

Don't forget the blue footed boobies!

These are exhilaratingly fun Ze! Thanks!

OMGosh"You don't puke in my mouth no more," goes the last tune.receiving abuse from aboveThis pigeon love, I believe, is over. I'm moving! I'm grateful, Ze.I really needed this today..

actually i can move my eyes smoothly, but only in one direction-straight from right to left. no idea why i can do it but i first discovered this ability while bored out of my mind at a psych ward

For a while, the building next to me had a roof problem so there was almost always a great deal of water. I thought of it as the roof lake. I would pull up a chair to watch the pigeons in that lake. There were the "I'm just here for a bath" as well as tons of courtship dancing. Little fights between pigeons and starlings. In the morning I would watch them and couldn't get the idea of club med out of my head. I was truly sorry when they fixed the roof.

@user-lf3kr1nq2d

24 күн бұрын

Haha! But if they didn't, it could have turned into a roof waterfall.

did you also know that columbidae are one of the few bird families that evolved the ability to use suction to drink? most birds have to hold the liquid in their beak and manually tilt their head back to swallow, pigeon’s beaks don’t even need to leave the water. could you imagine relying on gravity to drink?

Great job on the the humorus commentary. Life choices in a box with a banana and forgetting how to effin fly - was gold!

This is one of y’all’s best videos yet. Great writing, the examples comparing to human vision at the beginning were super engaging, and I really enjoyed all the different ways that scientists have tested their intelligence. Thanks for sharing!

When my grandfather passed, I helped clear out his book collection and found a book called The Featherhood. It's modern fiction based on real pigeon racing facts and details and it taught me more about pigeons than I ever believed. I'm actually surprised Ze Frank didn't talk more about the racing details but the book has given me considerably more respect for these little birds.

Pigeon fancier right here! Do you know that some pigeons breeds are known for specific acrobatics styles? Some dive and corkscrew like they have been shot in 1 wing and will spin so fast that they make figure skaters look lame. Some dive like a pencil closed wing for thousands of feet (15K+ feet) and only open their wings to pull out of terminal velocity at about 100 feet and they sound like a rocket ship passing with the roat of their wings? Some so forward flips over and over, some do back flips over and over, some do back flip roll to reverse then invert flip forward roll to forward direction on repeat over and over! They are pretty amazing acrobats. These breeds are not as good at homing as racing pigeons though.

@Firesgone

27 күн бұрын

Sounds like they do acrobatics for fun! I know some other species do too, but it's always cool to learn about!

@jeffery9543

27 күн бұрын

@@Firesgonethey don't do it for fun. They're bred to do that, but it comes from genetic fuckups, so its not good for the health of the pigeon. Their balance is fucked and some get so messed up by these breeders, that they just roll on the ground. Its abusive, but many people don't realise since they don't know why the animals are doing that.

@jameshatton4405

27 күн бұрын

@@Firesgone Donnick, Tumblers, Rollers, Wooders, Danzigers

@jameshatton4405

27 күн бұрын

@@jeffery9543 actually you are incorrect. This is something that they do for fun and it does NOT stuff up their balance and it's not caused by genetic stuff ups either? It's caused by selective breeding for the desired traits; but most have been caused by accident? Just something that the a some birds started doing? The birds are definitely not balance or impaired in any way, in fact most of the birds that are the best at performing are usually have heightened balance and eye sight because when they perform their "stunts" they also need to look out for predatory peregrine falcons. My pigeons would often do tricks in front of the falcon sometimes? Any bird that i owned that showed signs of genetic restriction or abnormalities never would be allowed to breed, I wouldn't allow it? The donnick breeds in particular have been known to have some birds so intense with their tricks that they don't pull out and may crash into trees; however this is because these birds haven't learnt to counter spin to prevent giddiness. I never had this problem with my birds because they were OCD and would do the exact number of spins 1 direction as they do the other 👍 I'm also an environmental scientist and know lots about genetics and breeding of animals. I can assure you that you've been misled if someone has told you this?

@jameshatton4405

25 күн бұрын

I misspellined the breed name donnick when it is meant to be Donek Here is an example of them performing, although I've seen thia breed do much tighter corkscrews? The birds i used to have would maintain more synchronicity (they would all dive together) and kept a much tighter pattern so as to avoid unintended collisions? There is also some benefit to individual bird performance when there is a smaller flock; they become more daring and wild so the performance is dialled up to 11....... Because they have all got more room between each other. Their movements are more fluid as they aren't trying to avoid each other as much? The result becomes more expressive performance (as if to compensate for having less birds needs to be more wow?) less jolty counter movements due to avoidance means a much more focused performance on their trick rather than crashing. It's more fluid and they feel more "on show" so there is more competitive behaviour to "out spin" each other. So in this clip keep in mind the guy is running a much bigger flock so it looks very chaotic and messy. Note: there is 1 bird that did a tighter spin than the rest, that would be medium grade in my flock i had growing up 😉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/gqiAu8uxc8Krn5c.html Try arguing that these pigeons aren't doing it for fun?

10:14 "...field of vision that covers 340° compare that with the 0° covered by a dead pigeon" 😂😂😂

There hasn't been a new song in a long time but "Pigeon love" is an instant classic.

As a bass guitarist, the bass line for Pigeon love is the shit, ya know, like how the pigeons do… From up above…

@TheDJGuVna

27 күн бұрын

I had to scroll too far down to find a comment on that masterpiece...There should be a full version made

@brianbrian1769

27 күн бұрын

@get2dachoppa249 As a guitarist I love the fact that pigeons are properly called Rock Doves. To science Hippies like me. Seach Rock Doves.

@get2dachoppa249

26 күн бұрын

@@brianbrian1769 As a New York City native, and a science nerd myself, AND as an individual who has been shat on from above just like in the song, I am familiar with the genealogy of these rats with wings.

'Do a little dance, make a little love'. 😂 Song at the end was best of course! 🤣

@felixjones9198

27 күн бұрын

Aren't those lines nicked from 'Get Down Tonight?'

@UGNAvalon

27 күн бұрын

@felixjones9198 No no, it’s actually from the song “get down & sticks tonight”. 🙃

@moiragoldsmith7052

26 күн бұрын

@@felixjones9198 'KC and the Sunshine band' from 1975.😁.

@MossyMozart

26 күн бұрын

@@moiragoldsmith7052 - ZeFrank 2024.

Well done! I learned a great deal, and never expected that pigeons knew so much! We have no pigeons in our city, or don't in the widely strewn out city that once was much larger, contracted losing all it's factories and then people living in apartments, that became low cost rentals for the rich property owners who bought up thousands of units, hoping one day for a comeback! What they rent today for $400, they will try to rent for thousands! We used to be the tool capital of the world, making all kinds of tools for tools, until we didn't any more.

It's amazing how much research is put into your videos. Great job Ze.

Your unreasonable amount of creativity with the ending songs never fails to amuse me. ZeFrank1 End Song Album when?

there's something hilarious about pigeons pecking at screens to get rewards. It's like they're at work or something 😂

@woodypigeon

12 күн бұрын

Poor cubicle pidgies!

This is the best ad I've ever seen. I am actually interested in the product.

when i was a boy i kept pigeons and it was a great pastime, kept me out of trouble and gave me something to do but it wasn't until i was much older that i realised the real value of keeping pigeons, working with them and watching them cleared my head of all worries and thoughts and troubles. Some people say keeping fish in a tank is therapeutic, watching them swim and stuff, but for me it was pigeons. I also really enjoyed playing matchmaker and pairing up particular birds so their offspring would have a particular colouring or a striking pattern. Its a very cheap hobby ass well, they pretty much look after themselves. I keep meaning to build a loft and start over and one day i will. Hard to believe how much enjoyment such a simple thing gave me. Can't recommend it enough. Give it a try if you have the time and space, especially if you have kids. It's so nice to have birds around your house all the time, birds that you can call over with a whistle, you feel like Dr. Doolittle!

“It’s bullshit, it’s Varn.” 🤣

@ianmacfarlane1241

27 күн бұрын

Zefrank isn't varn though 😉

@MossyMozart

26 күн бұрын

@@ianmacfarlane1241 - Unvarned truth!

Definitely the best closing song since Koalas in the Rain.

@chupathingy6626

26 күн бұрын

No fucks given! KOALA KOALA!!! (I REGULARLY have that song stuck in my head, and totally rock out to it!!! 😂)

@chupathingy6626

26 күн бұрын

No fucks given! KOALA KOALA! I REGULARLY have this song stuck in my head & totally rock out to it! 😂

absolutely amazing episode!

I'm the 'crazy pigeon guy' in my town and honestly they're amazing little birds and they all have unique personalities, for instance there's a specific one who will just come and sit on my shoulder, no food needed, and they can pick out who is kind or unkind towards them and will avoid the latter.

I like the thing the coast guard has where they trained pigeons to peck at safety orange then put them in a little glass dome on rescue planes to search for lifeboats.

The clip of the pigeon walking on the treadmill is freaking me out! Why are you doing this to me!?

@kyoyaootori1104

27 күн бұрын

Mind 🤯

@katethegoat7507

27 күн бұрын

That's a 3d animation

😂😂😂 The credits music on this one is EPIC. They used to keep and breed pigeons on my college campus maybe about 50 years ago. When the program ceased, they released them all into the wild, so now we have a campus full of supremely odd-colored pigeons.

always look forward to your videos! you do amazing and enjoyable work.

The head move fact was neat

pigeons really are the nicest birds i've encountered. and pretty smart too. one learned who i was and that i'd share my lunch with it. in turn i got to watch a pigeon for an hour and be far more relaxed. wonder where that bird is right now *knocking sounds at the window*

Found these videos through my Biology teacher in my freshman year of high school (2013) glad to see uploads are still coming

I finished the video, and I'm still busy reckoning with the fact that pigeons don't *actually* bob their heads

Lyrics: "you don't puke in my mouth no more you don't drag its tail on the floor I think this pigeon love is gone I think this pigeon love is over Pigeon love, we're getting shit on from above Pigeon love, we're getting shit on from above you don't puke in my mouth no more you don't drag its tail on the floor I think this pigeon love is gone I think this pigeon love is over Pigeon love, we're getting shit on from above Pigeon love, we're getting shit on from above" (this is how i'm showing my support for a full length song)

Fun fact: during world war 1, there was a pidgeon named Cher Ami. He was a homing pidgeon. He delivered a crucial message for the American Expeditionary Forces despite being injured. He saved nearly 200 soldiers trapped behind enemy lines, enduring injury during his heroic flight. He received the French Croix de Guerre Medal, a recognition of her bravery and service during World War I.

@TheInquisitiveShark

27 күн бұрын

I remember hearing about that story!! 😁

@hlessiavedon

27 күн бұрын

First of all, HE, Cher Ami was a male homing pigeon. Secondly, he was an American soldier pigeon, not French. Thirdly, he was badly wounded when the germans targeted him with small arms and flack fire. He took shrapnel through the chest, had an eye taken out, and had one of his legs dangling by a tendon. He was a true badass bird.

@TheInquisitiveShark

27 күн бұрын

@@hlessiavedon a true hero birb 🫡 🐦

@CrazyGamer1541

27 күн бұрын

is this an ai generated comment

@SwagelokTaj

27 күн бұрын

Wing was almost detached, or it was a claw, can't remember, and still got the message through. Darn pigeon deserved a cigarette after that journey.🚬

Need full version of Pigeon Love right now