They learned pigeons will eat seeds and fruits. There are some 750 kinds of domesticated pigeons worldwide. They learned fanciers usually keep their pigeons in “lofts,” which are usually a modified ...

Homing pigeons are extraordinary navigators, but how they manage to find their way back to their lofts is still debated. To navigate, birds require a ‘map’ (to tell them home is south, for example) ...

KEWASKUM, Wis. – From St. Mark’s plaza in Venice, Italy, to rooftop lofts in Matanzas, Cuba, to New York City’s Central Park to countryside farm silos to interstate overpasses, pigeons are an ...

On the list of things Lelton Morse loves in life, his wife, his son and daughter-in-law, and God come first. His pigeons come next, but not by much. Morse breeds and races homing pigeons. Hundreds of ...

A new theory explains why homing pigeons are so good at navigating back to their nests--and why sometimes they are not. By Clay Dillow Published Feb 1, 2013 7:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...