Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are three classic examples. Homing pigeons–which are pigeons trained by humans ...

On March 23, 1957, the Army sold its last homing pigeon. Since the earliest recorded history of battlefield communications, homing pigeons — or war pigeons — have consistently been praised for their ...

Shawn Nelson will present his program on Homing Pigeons for Beginners Saturday. Seating is limited. Questions can be sent to [email protected]. (Submitted photo) The Beaver Creek Wildlife Education ...

The big picture: Pigeons are one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication, able to carry messages over hundreds of miles relatively quickly and accurately. An old informal test suggested ...

BELGRADE (AP) -- Hale Misa Smetana was named by a pigeon -- the first homing pigeon that arrived first during a race last June, shortly after Misa (pronounced Meesha) was born.

Two falconers succeeded today in catching the homing pigeons during the Haddad Al-Tahadi Championship, as part of the activities of the 17th edition of the ...

Today, if you want to send a message to a distant location, you’ll probably send an e-mail or a text message. But it hasn’t always been that easy. Military commanders, in particular, have always ...