Can pigeons fly?

As pigeons can fly at incredible speeds, over 125 kilometres per hour, this method of communication was faster and more reliable than the very basic telegraph systems in service during the First Great War. read more

Most of our domesticated pigeons have a common ancestor, the Rock Dove pigeon. Racing Homing Pigeons have been clocked flying 92.5 mph average speed on a 400 mile race. Homing Pigeons have been known to fly 700 miles in a day. read more

The pigeon ear, being far too small to interpret such a long wave, directs pigeons to fly in a circle when first taking air, in order to mentally map such long infrasound waves. Various experiments suggest that different breeds of homing pigeons rely on different cues to different extents. read more