Animals are many, many things, but religious isn't a word you'd normally associate with them.

There are exceptions, though.

On Wednesday, James McVey captured a video of a pigeon that appeared to be deep in prayer:

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The caption was simple, but effective.

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We may never know the truth behind church pigeon.

Maybe it was taking a quiet moment of reflection to ponder the complex nature of its own spiritual beliefs.

If we had to guess, though, we'd say it was probably just dozing.