A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance ... was given the Dickin Medal in 1946 after he carried a message home from the resistance that led to a raid on an enemy facility.

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During the Second World War, homing pigeons provided essential assistance to the Royal Air Force and intelligence services. The method of sending messages by pigeon was developed in the ancient world.

When humans realised that these birds could fly at high speed — as fast as 144 kmph — and had a powerful homing instinct that helps them navigate long distances back to the location they identify as ...

It’s a really tough balance to strike, and I certainly feel for the people who are trying to communicate those messages ... I’m not talking duck to pigeon; I’m talking birds to mammals ...

Until a few years ago, the tussle between man and another bipedal species, the rock pigeon, was a daily feature at Jaipur’s historic Albert Hall Museum. The pigeons were a photogenic lot but as their ...

she was an aviatrix and bought her own plane and there is a famous story about her flying along the grandstand at the Illinois State Fair and releasing a box of homing pigeons that were supposed to ...

We share some easy ways to keep pigeons away from your garden bird feeder, including deterring techniques and choosing the ...

Pigeons are considered the oldest domesticated bird and have been hugely important throughout history as messengers due to their homing ability.