Fancy Pigeon
Fancy pigeons are domesticated varieties of the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). They are bred by pigeon fanciers for various traits relating to size, shape, color, and behavior. The breeders of these fancy varieties exhibit their birds at pigeon shows, fairs and other livestock exhibits.
There are over 300 breeds of Fancy Pigeons.
Read more about Fancy Pigeon: Pigeon Showing, Major Breed Families of Fancy Pigeon
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“We take a fancy to something: and scarcely have we thoroughly taken a fancy to it when that tyrant in us calls out: “Give me that in sacrifice”—and we give it.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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—Noam Chomsky (b. 1928)