In ancient times, Cyrus, King of Persia used homing pigeons to administrate his empire, and there are records that Julius Caesar, sent messages to Gaul using homing pigeons. A flock of pigeons.

Romans and ancient Greeks used homing pigeons to carry messages and the world’s first sophisticated messenger service was established in the 12th century in Syria and Persia. In World War I ...

We are their cliffs now." During both World Wars, pigeons became valuable partners thanks to their visual acuity and homing ability. According to McMahon, paratroopers would leap out of planes ...

How does a homing pigeon navigate, often over hundreds of miles of territory it has never seen before? Professor (of physics) Henry L. Yeagley of Pennsylvania State College thinks he has found the ...

What happens to the homing pigeons that lose their way home? It sounds like the premise to a joke - like the road-crossing chicken but in the air. The truth is, however, some pigeons cannot find ...