On October 6, in the C.B. Smith Park, known as Paradise Bay, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA, people were playing around in groups of three or three. A pink bird suddenly fell on a wooden bench. When you look closely, it turned out to be exactly the same as a pigeon, and the more you look, it became more and more similar.
People were shocked, but soon another pink pigeon flew over and wandered leisurely on the grass with other pigeons for food, attracting the attention of many people, and everyone picked up their mobile phones and cameras to take pictures.
Someone else tried to catch them, but the pink pigeon flew away alertly. Why does this pink pigeon appear in
? Could it be that the gene mutation?
In fact, in June this year, a British woman, Looney, saw a pink pigeon in the park. In addition to her beautiful pink feathers, her feet were also pink. At that time, bird experts claimed that this may be the extremely rare pink pigeon , a type of pigeon unique to the Maskerlin Islands in Mauritius, East Africa. In 1991, there were only 10 left and were critically endangered. Later, it gradually developed under protection, and now there are only 500 pigeons.
I checked the information. The so-called Mauritius pink pigeon is indeed a unique variety, but it is not completely pink. It is just a little pink in the white gray. The wings are dark brown and the tail is reddish-brown. It basically has nothing to do with pink, especially this beautiful pink. Mauritius pink pigeons are difficult to forage and nest and therefore the risk of extinction is very high due to the destruction of their habitats, the introduction of predators such as cynomolgus monkeys, Javanese mongooses, and the invasive plants strawberry guava and privet .
Florida These two pigeons are obviously not Mauritius pink pigeons from the outside. They are almost pink all over their bodies, and they are very bright pink, completely like they come from the fairy tale world. So some experts speculate that this may be formed by long-term consumption of foods containing β-carotene and asthenia . For example, the famous flamingo , which is a bright color from pink to red from foods such as blue-green algae and cholepods.
But the pink of these two pigeons is still not formed by this reason, because their pink is too bright and it feels very unnatural! So some people speculate that they may have fallen into pink pigments, or even be artificially dyed by pranks! Experts from the Bird Rescue Group said that if this is true, this behavior is very irresponsible. Although the dye may be harmless, these dyed birds should not be placed in the wild because they are likely to be unable to survive alone in the wild.
Many people like to dye their pets. They look cute, but you must pay attention to using safe dyes, otherwise it may cause harm to the animals, including skin ulcers, or even death from illness. In addition, staining may also affect the pet's psychology and may even suffer from depression, so be careful.
And dyeing pigeons like this should not cause much risk. Look at their leisurely appearance, it is really a beautiful scenery.
