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 ...
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 ...
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Pigeons navigate 'by following roads'
"But once homing pigeons have flown a journey more than once, they appear to ignore the traditional forms of navigation and depend more and more on the roads that they remember being on the route ...
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He, like his father before him, used homing pigeons to deliver prescription drugs in loads of up to 75 grams. This makes us wonder if the birds are ever used in modern drug running? The ...
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Is A Pigeon Faster Than The Internet?
Trying to keep the comparison fair ... the internet only wins when you consider distances of thousands of miles. Homing pigeons win at distances up to a few hundred miles.
Flying the coop
Pigeons find their way home after being released in the Falls Saturday morning, hundreds of birds are set to pepper the Borderland sky as they head southward toward their homes near the Twin ...
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The pigeon: Britain’s most misunderstood bird?
Homing pigeons – a type of domestic pigeon descended from the rock pigeon – are extremely effective messengers because of their innate homing abilities, enabling them to return to their nest ...