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Did you know Reuters (the news agency) broke onto the scene by using doves to transport stories much faster than other available alternatives?
32 Pigeons (doves) have received the Dickin metal for their service in war (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_pigeon).
Doves seem dumb to us, yet their navigational abilities are simply unimaginable to our intellect. Doves can routinely be trapped in a dark box, transported hundreds of miles, released and then fly straight back to where they started at a pace faster than a car driving on roads (about 40-60mph in a straight line, no stoplights). With all our science and computers we still don't even know exactly how this is possible. And this is the same exact species of street pigeons/sky rat/etc. you see in every city (Rock Dove).
Intelligence isn't as straightforward as we assume it is.
Edit: check out this book! https://www.amazon.com/Pigeons-Fascinating-Worlds-Revered-Reviled/dp/0802143288