Doves find their way back not by training

The fact that the pigeons find themselves exactly where and how long has left many researchers confused, has now been answered.

Scientists from the University of Oxford said, maybe the pigeons can find their way and return to the fence. While everywhere grows with thousands of high-rise buildings, the same restaurants are sprouting up, the fences become a landmark for this bird to determine its direction.

Uneducated pigeons can also take on the role of 'courier'.

The researchers did experiments with 31 pigeons with an average of 20 flights per day from four locations around Oxford.

Dr. Richard Mann at Uppsala University in Sweden said: 'The pigeon has the ability to quickly remember different routes by their sight'.

This bird can come to the right place or not depending on the complexity of the scenery below.

However, the ability to remember the road is only a part. For strange places, they sniff and use the sun-oriented positioning.

Tim Guilford, professor of animal behavior studies at Oxford University, said: 'Maybe pigeons have certain rules in their flight. They create a map in mind by refactoring information '.

"We study this possibility of pigeons because we believe they will provide useful data for the design of future GPS devices," he added.