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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Pigeons navigate 'by following roads'
"But once homing pigeons have flown a journey more than once, they appear to ignore the traditional forms of navigation and depend more and more on the roads that they remember being on the route ...
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.
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WW2 medal awarded to homing pigeon sold to Cumbrian museum
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.
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Medal awarded to Britain's most high-flying pigeon who returned home with top-secret information despite being shot through the wing by Nazi sniper and almost dying of ...
The Germans, aware that pigeons were being used to relay messages to the Allies, ordered a homing pigeon cull. Shortly after Tommy began his flight home he was spotted by a German sniper and shot ...
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Pigeon fanciers flock to seaside town for show
Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to Blackpool Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to a seaside town for their annual show. The British Homing World Show was held ...
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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 ...
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Pigeon fanciers flock to seaside town for show
Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to a seaside town for their annual show. The British Homing World Show was held in Blackpool is thought to have attracted about 15,000 visitors ...