With a world population of hundreds of millions, feral pigeons are our most familiar neighbors. They have been an ever-present companion to people for millennia, yet despite such familiarity, there’s still so much we don’t know about the remarkable, resilient pigeon.
Follow in the footsteps of London and New York’s pigeon flocks to uncover their secret world. Witness the challenges of city life and how the humble pigeon has overcome them! Narrated by Bobby Moynihan.
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BOBBY MOYNIHAN
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Support for Nature: The Pigeon Hustle is provided in part by the Perpetual Kindness Foundation and Sun Hill Renewal Fund. Series funding for Nature is made possible in part by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, The Fairweather Foundation, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao, Sarah and Sandra Lyu in memory of Seung and Dorothy Lyu, Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, Dr. George Stanley and Sandra Caruso, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Seton J. Melvin, Sandra Atlas Bass, and public television viewers.
- [Narrator] Every city has its share of savvy hustlers.
And it turns out pigeons are the epitome of street smart.
Social, intelligent, agile, and tough.
How did the humble pigeon master the urban hustle?
