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

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Charles the pigeon had the Germans in a flap during the First World War, hiding in piles of laundry or in the bedclothes, and once even disguised ...

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“My parents bought a farm and they had no time so I took over,” he said. “We had homing pigeons that were raised for eating, but I didn’t want to eat them anymore.” He sold a pair to a ...

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The Germans, aware that pigeons were being used to relay messages to the Allies, ordered a homing pigeon cull ... at the Brockbank family’s pigeon loft. Paul Laidlaw, the auctioneer, said ...

Like many sports, pigeon ... the loft. ETS doesn’t come cheap either. Patsy’s system set him back the best part of E850. In addition, the birds themselves are kept in peak physical condition. “Diet is ...

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.