How Pigeons Always Find Their Way Home

Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-... New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/ Patreon:   / realscience   Instagram:   / stephaniesammann   Credits: Narrator: Stephanie Sammann Writer: Lorraine Boissoneault Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations) Illustrator: Elfy Chiang (https://www.elfylandstudios.com) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (  / forgottentowel  ) Producer: Brian McManus (   / realengineering  ) Joke Suggester: Katie Sammann Imagery courtesy of Getty Images References: [1] https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/... [2] https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/a... [3] https://www.rpra.org/wp-content/uploa... [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_... [5] https://cvhf.org.uk/history-hub/the-s... [6] https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK... [7] https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas... [8] https://www.jstor.org/stable/4084902 [9] https://www.nature.com/articles/natur... [10] https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/a... [11] https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159... [12] https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/a...