What Humans Have Wrought upon the innocent, unsuspecting Rock Dove, Columba livia, (aka has the domestic pigeon gone Too Far? Yes.):
This is the Holle Cropper. I had to check google to make sure the first photo I saw wasn't just a weird pose. Nope, turns out they're ALL like this.
look into those eyes and tell me aachen lacquer shield owl pigeon is not just waiting to avenge itself on its creators. seriously, why do we keep making perfectly good animals brachycephalic?
are we like... totally sure there's a bird still in the Jacobin???? are we positive?
the Königsberg Colour-head Tumbler was a mistake
okay, ALL fancy pigeons, especially the English Magpie, are going to kill god, and we are god
the Zitterhall: it got worse
just to prove they can squish as WELL as stretch: the Modena.
the Reverse-Wing Pouter: that's.... that's not where wings go 😰
the Scandaroon, designed by Salvador Dalí
and finally, this poorly-assembled fucker is called the Pygmy Pouter.
I think our selective breeding privileges ought to be revoked, collectively, as a species. We've done enough.
