Air mail delivery is an essential part of modern life. The history of this unique invention goes back farther than you might ...

Leaving out pigeon racers, who breed, train and fly homing pigeons, and professional squab farmers, who rear pigeons for the table, there are more than 17,000 pigeon fanciers in the U. S.

Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are three classic examples.

Homing pigeons – a type of domestic pigeon descended ... honouring the work of animals in World War II. Pigeons can fly between 600 and 700 miles in a single day and flights of over 1,000 ...

Becky Contos and her husband Michael drove five hours from Reno to the Oakland Animal Services to find a friend for their pigeon at home. One look at Aspen, a shy white pigeon, and they were sold.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi have made significant strides in understanding how animals successfully navigate back to their home after foraging, even when they encounter ...