mike tyson is obsessed with pigeons??

"Someone ripped the head off my bird" is the most valid, legitimate reason for getting in a fight I've ever heard

"Pigeons are born to fly that's why God gave them wings" - Wise Old Man

The fact that Danny missed the “Birdglars” stealing birds from an old lady joke makes me deeply worried for his mental health.

i was raised in a tough neighbourhood and the toughest guy who everyone respected and feared was a pigeon guy. he ruled that neighbourhood fully, one whistle and he had a whole army of pigeons behind him

I love the thought of someone not knowing who he is, and just thinking he is a friendly, little pigeon lover

I don't know how this didn't come up in the video, but Mike Tyson had an animated TV show where he also raises pigeons, one of whom talks and is voiced by Norm Macdonald. Needless to say, it was about Mike Tyson going around solving mysteries with the talking pigeon, his adopted Korean daughter, and the ghost of a 19th century British noble.

Omg 😢 this is super heartbreaking actually. As a bird nerd myself I work at a parrot rescue and while not the same as pigeons, the main thing we are taught is to learn to read a birds body language and to never strong arm them or force them to do things they don’t want and interaction with us should be a calm fun experience. Pigeons are super smart and I’ve seen people with ones that ACTUALLY love them and are bonded to them and the pigeons will actually come to them and cuddle with them and do tricks. He is absolutely terrorizing those birds. All birds are extremely messy and lots of work having 1k is insanity no wonder they die of illness so often and that’s even worse bc that man has plenty of money to care for a reasonable amount and get vet care. Anyone who loves a certain animal is not going to feed that animal to a hawk even if they aren’t their favorite color or even if they aren’t friendly! He owns lots of exotic animals too I can only imagine the horrors they suffer. Hate to say I’m with peta on this one. Feels like a fever dream.

“Why won’t this pigeon follow me back to my house because I want it to??” Is a genuine regular thought I’ve had when trying to catch and destring or rescue feral pigeons that 100% know what I’m up to. The pigeons definitely know Mike, mine (who are a wild flock) know me and my schedule and wait for me at the same time each day (& probably warn the others that I catch the ones with f***ed up / tangled feet, who avoid me like the plague). There’s a weirdly large amount of bird rescuers in large cities who teach each other to catch, treat and release pigeons back to their flocks. Mike has some Stuff going on to say it extremely lightly but still, great video!

Fun fact: Pigeons were never wild. They were bred specifically as domestic pets. But then people got bored of them and abandoned them, leaving them to become wild. They're awesome little birds. I love them sm.

Pigeons are actually one of the only bird species classed as domesticated (besides poultry and some others)--that's why they're called feral pigeons instead of wild pigeons, and can only really survive in cities and not in the wild. Not even parrots are considered domesticated as a species. That's why it's so sad that pigeons are treated like they are and seen as pests instead of the companions they were for centuries. They're incredibly smart, loyal, and kind. I'd like to adopt one some day, but I already have a rescue parrot, so I'm not sure if they could be compatible (especially in terms of spreading diseases to each other). I'm glad Danny made this video and didn't shit on pigeons/owning pigeons as a whole (just raising some justifiable concerns about how Mike Tyson may do it).

I just asked my dad “Hey dad, did you know that Mike Tyson has like thousands of pigeons?” And he said “Yeah, he’s always done that” LIKE EXCUSE ME WHAT

"Maybe I don't know the right way to care for them, but..." No buts, Mikes. LEARN.

honestly, Danny saying "should I get into pigeons?" because he saw a pretty bird was so relatable.

As a New Yorker I can confirm that I am constantly enraged that pigeons aren’t following me home and following my every order

I really like the idea of the show runners really wanting to do a documentary about Mike Tyson, being thrilled he said yes, and then having to change basically any idea's they had for it and having to put all their efforts into making this a decent documentary about pigeon racing because mike Tyson simply refused to talk about anything else.

my grandfather actually sold pigeons to Mike Tyson. he also sold pigeons to some rapper but he forgot their name. I thought my mom was lying until she showed me pictures of him and Mike together.

“I don’t want to hurt this guy but it’s the only way to get my pigeons back” Laughed so hard I’m actually in pain

Pigeons are much more intelligent than we give them credit for! They can recognize themselves in the mirror and even in some pictures and videos, can do basic math to the same level as some primates, and remember faces. In fact, their visual memory is much better than a humans, and they can remember specific images for years. I have two pigeons of my own, and they’re incredibly lovely. They enjoy watching tv and playing with bells. :)

Pigeons are like actually incredible- they have a sort of magnetic sense in their heads that allows them to know exactly how to fly home even if they don't know where they are or how they got there. The reason they are in cities is because they're honestly domestic birds. They rely on humans a lot and have learned how to do so in the most effective ways possible. Plus just look at em! They're adorable man what's not to love!!

I’m crying with laughter. Started at the line “we live in the Mike Tyson pigeon universe” and just has not ended