The Polish Helmet or Polish Krymka Tumbler ( pl, krymka polska)
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is a breed of fancy pigeon, specifically a type of Helmet pigeon, that has been developed over many years of selective breeding
Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits (characteristics) by choosing which typically animal or plant mal ...
. It is distinctive on account of its "Muffs" (large foot feathers), and is colored only on the top half of its head (the "helmet") and on its tail. It is thought to be related to the European and American pigeons, though it remains unknown as to what came first or how they spread and adapted all over the world.
See also
* List of pigeon breeds
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