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2025-08-07 Africa Subsaharan

Nigeria seizes 1,600 birds in 'largest' wildlife-trafficking bust

[BBC] Ring-necked parrots are highly social birds, often living in flocks in the wild and forming strong bonds with their human companions when kept as pets.

They are known for their chatty and sometimes loud vocalizations, with some individuals learning over 200 words and phrases.

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#1 War pigeon

During World War I and World War II, carrier pigeons were used by the Australian, French, German, American, and UK forces, to transport messages back to their home coop behind the lines. When they landed, wires in the coop would sound a bell or buzzer and a soldier of the Signal Corps would know a message had arrived. The soldier would go to the coop, remove the message from the canister, and send it to its destination by telegraph, field phone, or personal messenger.

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