An unexpected WW2 experiment by behaviourist B F Skinner proved that pigeons could be used for missile guidance.

But Trichomonosis (Trichomonas gallinae) is a parasitic disease that impacts a bird's digestive system, particularly ...

A MEDAL awarded to a hero pigeon in World War Two is set to sell for £10,000 at auction. Tommy was supposed to be racing from Dorset to Cumbria in 1942 when a storm blew him into Nazi-occupied ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Pigeons are one of the oldest domesticated birds. They have been kept for thousands of years and used for food ...

While the number of British pigeon fanciers has fallen from 60,000 in 1990 to about 21,000 today, there are 100,000 fanciers in Beijing, and Taiwan alone has half a million fanciers. And the ...

Found in an exhausted state by a Dutch postman, the bird was passed to Dick Drijver, a Dutch resistance member and pigeon fancier, who identified it as British from the leg ring. Drijver nursed ...

During this period, a child found an exhausted British racing pigeon, which turned out to be Tommy, of Dalton. Tommy had been blown off course during a race from Hampshire to Lancashire.

Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to a seaside town for their annual show. The British Homing World Show was held in Blackpool is thought to have attracted about 15,000 visitors ...

A Portsmouth bookshop has been named the best in South East England, in a welcome boost to the business which is in danger of closing due to a tough winter of trading. Pigeon Books, which was ...