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Pigeon Surprise

During Bird Week at school, we’re learning about different types of birds. Some of my classmates got to write about penguins, but I’m stuck with... pigeons!

At the moment, I’m observing pigeons in the park. They seem to just loiter around all morning, scattering droppings everywhere. I initially thought pigeons were both uninteresting and filthy!

I saw a girl feeding them, and suddenly, the birds swarmed around her in a frenzy. It was quite unnerving!

I decided to do some research online. It turns out pigeons can recognize themselves in mirrors, which is pretty surprising! They seem to be quite intelligent. I figured I should take another look...

Back at the park, I saw a pigeon staring at its reflection in a puddle. Maybe I had been too quick to judge pigeons.

In the library, I found out there are over 200 different species of pigeons. Some of them can fly thousands of kilometers without getting lost and reach speeds over 100 kilometers per hour—almost as fast as my dad’s car!

It turns out pigeons aren’t as dull or frightening as I thought. They are truly fascinating; I just needed to learn more about them!

鸽子惊喜

在学校的鸟类周，我们正在学习各种鸟类。我的一些同学有幸写关于企鹅的文章，而我则被分配了……鸽子！

现在，我正在公园里观察鸽子。它们整天只是在那儿闲逛，随处留下粪便。我最初认为鸽子既无聊又脏！

我看到一个女孩在喂它们，突然间，鸟儿们疯狂地扑向她。真是有点吓人！

于是我决定上网查了一下。结果发现鸽子能认出镜中的自己，这真是令人惊讶！它们似乎非常聪明。我觉得我应该再去观察一下……

回到公园，我看到一只鸽子盯着水洼中的倒影，也许我对鸽子的看法太过武断了。

在图书馆里，我发现有超过200种不同的鸽子。有些鸽子能飞行几千公里而不迷路，飞速甚至超过100公里每小时——几乎和我爸爸的车一样快！

原来鸽子并不如我想象的那样无聊或可怕。它们真的很迷人；我只是需要更多地了解它们！