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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 ...

He, like his father before him, used homing pigeons to deliver prescription drugs in loads of up to 75 grams. This makes us wonder if the birds are ever used in modern drug running? The ...

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 ...

People come from all around the world to see homing pigeons compete at an annual event in Blackpool. Event organisers say it is one of the largest pigeon shows in the world attracting up to ...

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 their ...

RSPCA staff report seeing an increase in the number of pet pigeons coming into care. Network Rail says it needs to shut allotments where the birds are kept to carry out improvement work.

With skyscraper ledges to nest on and humans dropping food, pigeons flocked to New York City, home to more than a million of the birds. 8 min read These stories appear in the April 2019 issue of ...