'Intelligent' London pigeons learn to use the Tube and 'commute' alongside humans

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animals, migrating hundreds of miles every year and even using twigs as simple tools.But commuters on London’s Underground have noticed that the capital’s pigeons have started using technology created by humans to make their little migrations a bit easier.And the wily birds seem to have been doing it for a while, apparently passing on the knowledge to new pigeon generations, making the fare-dodging antic part of their culture, reports MyLondon.In 1995, New Scientist magazine received what was described as “a flurry of correspondence” about pigeons travelling on the Tube.It would be to say they just wandered on in search of food, and that’s certainly the conclusion drawn by the BBC Two show, The Unnatural History of London.In this clip, the.