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Pageant of the Pigeons Celebrates a Much-Maligned Creature

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A nearly 70-year-old pageant has just come to a close in Southern California, and its contestants aren't your typical beauty queens. The Los Angeles Pigeon Club's annual "Pageant of the Pigeons" is kind of like a dog show for these much-maligned creatures. We meet some of these feathered friends and the people who love them.

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