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The Giant Runt is a breed of pigeon developed by selective breeding primarily as a utility and exhibition breed. [1] American Giant Runts, along with other varieties of the domestic pigeon, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columbia livia). [2] The breed is known for its large size and suitability for squab production.
Utility pigeons are domesticated pigeons bred to be a source of meat called squab. Squabs have been used as a food in many nations for centuries. [ 1 ] They were bred to breed and grow quickly. [ 2 ]
A comparison of the heart mitochondria in rats (7-year maximum life span) and pigeons (35-year maximum life span) showed that pigeon mitochondria leak fewer free-radicals than rat mitochondria, despite the fact that both animals have similar metabolic rate and cardiac output [69]
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Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.
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The pigeon could eat and digest 100 g (3.5 oz) of acorns per day. [79] At the historic population of three billion passenger pigeons, this amounted to 210,000,000 L (55,000,000 US gal) of food a day. [54] The pigeon could regurgitate food from its crop when more desirable food became available. [43]
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