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Pigeons
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There's no scientific difference between pigeons and the much more beloved doves. While the term "pigeon" tends to be [blank] to larger species and "doves" to smaller ones, the scientist notes in her illustrated field guide that there is no scientific or evolutionary [blank] to either group. What's more, the ubiquitous pigeon found in cities worldwide [blank] from a bird known as the rock dove, which people long ago domesticated.
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There's no scientific difference between pigeons and the much more beloved doves. While the term "pigeon" tends to be applied to larger species and "doves" to smaller ones, the scientist notes in her illustrated field guide that there is no scientific or evolutionary distinction to either group. What's more, the ubiquitous pigeon found in cities worldwide descends from a bird known as the rock dove, which people long ago domesticated.
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