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How many times have we been sitting in one place and we saw many people feeding hundreds of pigeons that swirl desperate for the crumbs of bread or biscuits? View this picture in any place or park in Argentina is almost as normal as watching people taking their dogs for a walk or the kids playing ball. So it is very difficult to believe that today the pigeons are considered a pest in most cities on the planet. The rock dove or domestic is the most famous of the 300 varieties that exist in the world.

The most remarkable thing about this type of pigeon is the ability to return to their nest from anywhere, that’s why have been domesticated for carrying messages, which made them an excellent method of communication before the telegraph was invented. For people who raise pigeons in order to become messengers, are called “columbofilos”, a practice that has now become just a hobby due to the advent of new technologies. These animals feed on seeds, grains, legumes, fruits, grasses and almost any type of food. Urban pigeons come to live about 5 years but in captivity can reach up to 15. They are monogamous and breed

The ostrich in the Bible versus the Quran (2)

The ostrich is mentioned 10 times in the Bible.  In Micah 1:8, the Lord God says: I will make lamentation like the ostriches, mourning like the ostriches.

On the other hand, the ostrich is not mentioned therein in the Quran. Yet, the Quran says that the birds in general live in societies like human beings.

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The ostrich in the Bible (2)

In the Bible, Micah 1:8, the Lord God says that because of this (the sin of Samaria and Jerusalem), I will weep and wail; I will go about barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and moan like an owl.

In the verse Micah 1:8, the Lord God will perform many different amazing acts; also, the Lord God is like two animals and two birds.

The Lord God will make these amazing acts; He will:

Be naked
Be stripped
Be spoiled
Go barefoot
Make lamentation
Mourn
Weep
Wail
Howl
Moan

The Lord God is like to two animals and two birds; He is like:

Dragon
Jackal
Ostrich
Owl

In reference to five different Biblical versions which are given in this article, the smart reader may observe that these five versions give different translation for the ostrich and the