Homing pigeon
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homing-pigeon-161-14946992
title:
Homing pigeon
text:
The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon, 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 used during wars, they were called "war pigeons". The homing pigeon is also called a mail pigeon or messenger pigeon, and colloquially a homer. Perhaps most co
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encyclopedia
description:
Pigeons bred to find their way home
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homing_pigeon
date created:
2003-04-07T15:47:22Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T11:59:29Z
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