IN THIS day and age, Internet speed and connectivity are of the utmost importance if one wants to stay in the rat race or stay up-to-date with the latest happenings locally and internationally. But ...

Pigeons are one of the major problems that people living in the digital era are facing today. These birds may look harmless and cute, but they are not. Once they start nesting on balconies, pooping on ...

Homing pigeons are in serious trouble. Many fanciers fear that some mysterious influence is confusing or destroying their famous homing instinct. Last week the Homing Pigeon Club of Tucson, Ariz, ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...

Hundreds of pigeons emerge from a slim opening in a backyard shed outfitted into a coop, their heads bobbing as their owner, Wilberto Aponte out, shoos them out, gruffly urging them to fly. In a ...

LIMBURG, Belgium — The Chinese businessmen arrived in the Belgian countryside driving luxury sports cars, ferrying translators and bags of cash. When they parked in front of Tom Van Gaver’s small ...

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 ...

Shawn Nelson will present his program on Homing Pigeons for Beginners Saturday. Seating is limited. Questions can be sent to beavercreekw@aol.com. (Submitted photo) The Beaver Creek Wildlife Education ...

Allen Small was 9 years old when he bought his first pigeon for 25 cents. That was 70 years ago. Now, after spending tens of thousands of dollars and nearly a lifetime breeding and racing the birds, ...

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For centuries, people have marveled at how pigeons manage to find their way back home over vast distances. In this video, we explore the incredible navigation abilities of homing pigeons – from ...