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srollason | 10:25 Thu 18th Jan 2001 | Animals & Nature
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Why do tumbler pigeons tumble? They just close their wings and tumble several feet before flying again.
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Because they're epileptic. Tumbler pigeons are bred deliberately for their epilepsy, a form of seizure that makes them tumble and twist as they fly. Apparently if you see a group of them doing it in unison it's very impressive. Severely affected pigeons do not survive very long, but careful management of the breed perpetuates moderate seizures.
14:21 Fri 26th Jan 2001
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I beleive it is because they are epileptic and they have a momentary seisure and fall a bit... could be completely wrong of course but its what I was told...
18:36 Wed 30th Apr 2008

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