Interesting Facts about Doves

Amazing animals, doves. They are able to locate their way home across hundreds or thousands of kilometres. This is a rare animal in the animal kingdom.

They have been used for centuries to send messages to royalty and military leaders, as well as other prominent figures.

Mourning Doves, like all birds, are unable to sweat. They pant like dogs to keep cool in hot weather. Due to the high loss of moisture due to evaporation, doves need to drink a lot of water to keep their pants hydrated.

You can find the female Mourning Doves incubating eggs from late afternoon to midmorning. The male will then come along and take his place during the heat of day.

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One Mourning Dove’s annual bluegrass crop contained over 17,000 individual bluegrass seeds

Mourning Doves have been shown to be monogamous throughout their entire breeding season. There is also evidence that they may re-pair during subsequent breeding seasons