Why do pigeons not go nuts when a cat is about (unllike most other birds)?

SpacePace@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 4 points –
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I can only assume it's because they are stupid...

The only live bird my cat has managed to bring home has been a pigeon, all other birds were dead and mostly chicks.

I came home to find the pigeon wondering around my living room and the cat outside.... Thanks cat...

Well the cat probably noticed you hadn't killed any birds yet, so it was trying to help you learn how. It brought home the dumbest, easiest to catch bird it could find.

Pigeons are desensitized to human activity due to their generations of living in cities and around people.