Comments on: Pigeon baiting http://socialfabric.co.uk/2009/06/pigeon-baiting/ digital blog Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:12:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Leigh B http://socialfabric.co.uk/2009/06/pigeon-baiting/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Leigh B Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:07 +0000 http://socialfabric.co.uk/?p=420#comment-36 You’re giving the bird brains too much credit… living compactly in flocks as they do they are constantly anticipating the movement of the other birds around them – rather like 2 boxers sparing. When it comes to your observation that the pigeons appear to crane their necks and back up a little they are in fact instinctually anticipating the movement of the dead bird. As no movement occurs it breaks the fluidity of their anticipated response which results in the behavior you have witnessed. It is likely that this behavior would also be visible in many animals who often mass in tightly compacted spaces, perhaps even humans would react in such a way should the dead human be convincingly lifelike – I look forward to seeing that test! You’re giving the bird brains too much credit… living compactly in flocks as they do they are constantly anticipating the movement of the other birds around them – rather like 2 boxers sparing. When it comes to your observation that the pigeons appear to crane their necks and back up a little they are in fact instinctually anticipating the movement of the dead bird. As no movement occurs it breaks the fluidity of their anticipated response which results in the behavior you have witnessed. It is likely that this behavior would also be visible in many animals who often mass in tightly compacted spaces, perhaps even humans would react in such a way should the dead human be convincingly lifelike – I look forward to seeing that test!

]]> By: Julien http://socialfabric.co.uk/2009/06/pigeon-baiting/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Julien Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:32:38 +0000 http://socialfabric.co.uk/?p=420#comment-33 This is mad, very weird and really funny to see how much the dead pigeon is respected by the alive ones! This might not save pigeons from stupidity but at least they got spirit. Call it Pigeon mash-up 1.0! This is mad, very weird and really funny to see how much the dead pigeon is respected by the alive ones! This might not save pigeons from stupidity but at least they got spirit.

Call it Pigeon mash-up 1.0!

]]> By: Dan B http://socialfabric.co.uk/2009/06/pigeon-baiting/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Dan B Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:09:50 +0000 http://socialfabric.co.uk/?p=420#comment-31 Pige-God is indeed a regal bird. Yes, unfortunately he is dead. But at the same time, one could refer to Pige-God as a 'deadity'. Pige-God is indeed a regal bird. Yes, unfortunately he is dead. But at the same time, one could refer to Pige-God as a ‘deadity’.

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