Meet The Last Carrier Pigeon Service On Earth. Hint: They ‘Descended’ From Birds That Braved Super Cyclones
Odisha’s carrier pigeon service still maintains a fleet of around 150 birds, though their purpose has grown increasingly ...
A Biologist Reveals 3 ‘History-Changing’ Flights Of The Homing Pigeon—The World’s First ‘International Messenger’
Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are ...
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Is A Pigeon Faster Than The Internet?
He decided to see if the conclusions from a 2009 in South Africa study still hold true today — that using carrier pigeons to send files can be faster than the internet. [Jeff] sets up an ...
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Pigeon message found over a century after sent by German soldier
More than a century after it was dispatched by a German soldier, a message sent via carrier pigeon has been found by chance. In September, a couple out for a stroll in the eastern French Alsace ...