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These 32 pigeons received war medals - their remarkable achievements stayed hidden for decades

During World War II, some carried messages through active war zones and earned Britain’s highest honor for animal braver ...

How a German pigeon named ‘Kaiser’ became one of the longest-held POWs in American history

One particular pigeon not only helped out in both World Wars, but also unwittingly switched sides. "Kaiser" the homing pigeon ...

A German pigeon began life as a WWI messenger, was captured in France, crossed the Atlantic and became a US military hero

In a museum collection in Washington, D.C., sits an unusual veteran of the First and Second World Wars. Kaiser was a German ...
The Boston Globe

Inside the world of New England pigeon racing, where a win can bring $100,000

A barrage of flapping wings greets visitors to Rafael “Pep” Bachier’s bird coop, an RV-size space tucked beside his bright yellow Roxbury auto repair shop. Close to 40 rainbow-colored cubbies, one for ...
The Scotsman

Pigeon’s World War Two message stumps codebreakers

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Forbes

Meet The Last Carrier Pigeon Service On Earth. Hint: They ‘Descended’ From Birds That Braved Super Cyclones

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Odisha’s carrier pigeon service still maintains a fleet of ...
New York Post

Carrier pigeon’s secret WWI message found over a century later

Carrier pigeons boasted a 95% success rate of delivery across Europe during the First World War, according to the US Army’s Signal Corps. Luckily for historians, one of those occasionally undelivered ...
Yahoo

What Pigeons Can Teach Us About Adaptation and Thriving in a Changing World

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red Eyed Pigeon walks on a rock to go and eat© Alta Oosthuizen/Shutterstock.com The post What Pigeons Can Teach Us About ...