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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 three classic examples. Homing pigeons–which are pigeons ...
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 ceremonial.
The Daily Telegraph26d
The war hero pigeon that defied a sniper’s bullet to carry Nazi secrets back to Britain
The Germans, aware that pigeons were being used to relay messages to the Allies, ordered a homing pigeon cull. The pigeon had been released by its owner in Christchurch, and returned to him in ...
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Animals in World War One
DOG: Did members of your family fight or help in World War One? Well guess ... so troops made sure the pigeons' nests were in places where they needed to send messages. Homing pigeons became ...