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, ...
This was the text I sent to my husband, Richie, after I found a listing for two pigeons on the MSPCA website. Beautiful bright silver and glistening, they were described as “gray rock doves” and ...
In a new study, scientists found that homing pigeons that head south in the winter use a mental map that leads them back home. UZH There’s no place like home. For homing pigeons, a mental map might be ...
PETOSKEY — Mike Netzky and the 4-H Flying Clovers are returning to the Petoskey District Library again this year with their homing pigeons for an event at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 18. Netzky and the ...
The Associated Press STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Organizers of a race for homing pigeons are still scratching their heads in wonder after about 75 percent of the birds -- famous for their ability to find ...
CHAPEL HILL – Homing pigeons have intrigued humans for many centuries through their seemingly uncanny ability to find their way home from thousands of miles away. But how they do that has remained a ...