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Pigeon Gangs of New York: 5th Ave vs. Central Park

Season 44 Episode 3 | 3m 12s

Who rules the streets -- and skies -- of the city? From posh park dwellers to scrappy sidewalk scavengers, discover how New York’s pigeons have evolved to survive in two very different worlds.

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