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  2. Homing pigeon - Wikipedia

    • The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica), selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances. Because of this skill, homing pigeons were used to carry messages, a practice referred to as "pigeon post". Until the introduction of telephones, they were used commercially to deliver communication; when us… See more

    History

    Homing pigeons were potentially being used for pigeon post in Ancient Egypt by 1350 BCE. Messages were tied … See more

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    Research has been performed with the intention of discovering how pigeons, after being transported, can find their way back from distant places they have never visited before. Most researchers believe that homing abil… See more

    Roles

    A message may be written on thin light paper, rolled into a small tube, and attached to a messenger pigeon's leg. They will only travel to one "mentally marked" point that they have identified as their home, so "… See more

    How Homing Pigeons Find Their Way
    How Homing Pigeons Find Their Way
    The secret behind pigeon superpowers
    The secret behind pigeon superpowers
    Further reading

    • Lucy M Blanchard, Chico, the Story of a Homing Pigeon in the Great War, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-1-84685-039-4
    • Carter W. Clarke, "Signal Corps Pigeons". The Military Engineer 25.140 (1933): 133–138 Online… See more

     
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    The homing pigeon is a variety of domesticated Rock Pigeon (Columba livia domestica) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances. The wild Rock Pigeon has an innate homing ability, …

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    Jul 10, 2024 · Homing pigeons (Columbia livia) are also known as rock pigeons or sometimes rock doves. Most rock pigeons are found in large cities, usually eating scraps of food off the sidewalk. Rock pigeons are not native to North …

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