Talk:Joe the Pigeon

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Did you know... that Joe the Pigeon was granted a pardon by the Australian government after being sentenced to euthanasia?

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This is a Wikipedia article? The entire episode will have been forgotten inside of five years. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 14:59, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Joe is one of the most famous pigeons in the world :) --James Richards (talk) 17:52, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Joe should be assumed dead in 2033

Because Joe was released into the wild, it will be literally impossible to confirm when he dies.

WP:BDP says that humans are to be assumed dead after 115 years if their death is not confirmed, so I think the same principle should apply here. This website states that 13 years for pigeons is equivalent to 115 years for humans, and Joe was first found in 2020, so that means he should be assumed dead in 2033. I'm putting this on the talk page so that in ten years somebody might be able to see this message and remember to update the page. Di (they-them) (talk) 06:38, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply

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