The mystery surrounding the missing poppies from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier perplexed the Australian War Memorial officials in Canberra for a very long time.
Apparently, a pigeon was stealing them to use as building materials for its nest.
A pigeon visited the Unknown Soldier’s Tomb at the War Memorial in Canberra every day to gather red poppies for its nest, which was located in one of the building’s halls.
The memorial’s website reported on this.
Early in October, the keepers of the memorial noticed the disappearance of flowers and spent a long time wondering who could use them.
One of the employees noticed and alerted the crew to a well-constructed nest in a niche above a stained-glass window.
Because these birds are true veterans, the workers did not grow angry with the pigeon.
Even two Australian pigeons received a medal for their bravery during World War II.
According to historian Melia Hampton, pigeons were used as messengers in both the First and Second World Wars.
When we talk about animals fighting, Dr. Hampton continues, “we’re talking about them doing something that people couldn’t do on their own.”
This was especially true during the first two world wars, when communication was very difficult.
