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Every Little Thing

Why Pigeons Took Over Cities

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.64.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Caller Lindsay wants to know: Why the flock do pigeons seem to prefer grimy city streets over picture-perfect pastures and wide open spaces? Urban wildlife researcher and pigeon stalker Elizabeth Carlen helps us get to the bottom of this perplexing paradox. Turns out, we’re partly to blame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, Flora. This is Lindsay.

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Why do pigeons mostly live in cities?

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Is that a weird question, probably?

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But I was having this conversation with a friend the other day

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and I couldn't figure out what is it about cities that seem to attract pigeons.

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Hello.

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