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 ...
The First ‘Air Mail Delivery’ Occurred In 900 A.D.—A Biologist Describes The Package Sent (Hint: It Was A Food) And The Animals Who Delivered It
Air mail delivery is an essential part of modern life. The history of this unique invention goes back farther than you might ...
Business Insider4y
Why a racing pigeon just sold for $1.9 million in China
In 1907, Julius Neubronner, a German pharmacist who used the birds to deliver medicine, invented a miniature pigeon camera that the German military used briefly in the war for aerial reconnaissance.
insider.si.edu9mon
The Passenger Pigeon
The extinction of the passenger pigeon is a poignant example of what happens when the interests of man clash with the interests of nature. It is believed that this species once constituted 25 to 40 ...