Dove – An Introduction
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. White doves, usually meaning domesticated Rock Pigeons, are a traditional Christian symbol of love and peace. A dove was supposed to have been released by Noah after the flood in order to find land; it came back carrying an olive branch, telling Noah that, somewhere, there was land. A dove with an olive branch has since then come to symbolize peace.
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