The passenger pigeon was once the most numerous bird in the world. In the mid-1800s, billions of these birds were flying over the forests of eastern North America. Yet in just half a century, they’d ...

They even played big parts in the world wars — thousands of pigeons were used in the First World War alone. Submarines, minesweepers, and tanks often carried pigeons on board to send urgent ...

He didn’t get a chance to work with homing pigeons while serving as a bombardier in World War II or as a dentist ... “It just happens that he’s the best in the region.” ...

In fact, pigeons were used to announce the winners of the Olympic Games some 3,000 years ago! During the First and Second World War, homing pigeons were used to transport important messages back ...

For instance, during the first world war, a pigeon named Cher Ami heroically carried a message that saved the lives of 200 British soldiers despite being shot down by enemy fire, for which he was ...