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 ...
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Why a racing pigeon just sold for $1.9 million in China
And right up until the invention of the telegraph, in 1844, homing pigeons remained the fastest way to send messages across long distances. The birds can fly for 1,000 miles in one race and can ...
Flying the coop
Pigeons find their way home after being released in the Falls Saturday morning, hundreds of birds are set to pepper the Borderland sky as they head southward toward their homes near the Twin ...
Another homing pigeon comes to town
Do we need to attract tourists? I suggest we already do. Last month I combed our town with a returning homing pigeon. Carolyn Working Pettegrew of California, a native of Litchfield, came home for ...
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Bravery medal awarded to pigeon sold for £30k
A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance during World War Two has been sold at auction for £30,000. Tommy, from Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, was blown off course and ...