YES. Justice for the pigeon.
In fact, pigeon breeding was such a huge hobby for gentlemen at the time that his editor at first said hey maybe scrap this whole evolution bit and do a book on pigeons?
And this is where we learn that you do, sometimes, push back against your editor. 😂
Bethany Brookshire
Most people remember the "other" birds associated with Charles Darwin. You know, the Galapagos "finches" that are actually tanagers (but Chuck didn't know that).
The first chapter of "On the Origin of Species" was based on his work with PIGEON breeding. It started as research & ended as a hobby.
