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Avian enthusiast Emil Schachtzabel (1850-1941) was fascinated by the wide variety of hybrid pigeon breeds that fanciers ...

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 ...

We will probably never know why the pigeon ended up in a Montpelier parking lot. Perhaps it got tired or lost. Or it got left behind. What we do know is that its visit led a small crew of caring ...

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 ...

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The annual British Homing World Show of the Year at ... Fanciers will be able to view pigeons for sale at the Solaris Centre in the town, with auctions then live-streamed from the Winter Gardens.

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 ...