A Stockton dad-of-nine on trial accused of kidnap has told a court that his "pigeons are his life" and he would have freed ...

A wounded pigeon named Cher Ami helped save a battalion of American soldiers, becoming one of the most recognized animals in ...

The City of Chelsea is fondly remembering Frank Kowalski Sr., owner of Val’s Flowers and former president of the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Kowalski, a well-known, lifelong Chelsea resident and ...

BELGRADE — Hale Misa Smetana was named by a pigeon. No, it was not a talking pigeon. It was a homing pigeon that arrived first during a race last June, shortly after Misa (pronounced Meesha) was born.

MUMBAI — For the past four decades, Mumbai resident Premlata Soni and her husband have fed the pigeons that flock around a reservoir known as the Bandra Lake. Sometimes, it's a few fistfuls of corn ...

In the late 1800s, the French naturalist Camille Viguier proposed an idea that would be dismissed and forgotten for more than a century. He speculated that birds and other animals could navigate with ...

For the pigeon, this powers their natural GPS. The researchers emphasize that it is likely not the only magnetic sensing strategy in nature. "Our data suggests that there's a 'dark compass' in the ...

Homing pigeons are in serious trouble. Many fanciers fear that some mysterious influence is confusing or destroying their famous homing instinct. Last week the Homing Pigeon Club of Tucson, Ariz, ...

Times Square never shuts down, and neither do its pigeons. Discover how these urban specialists adapt to constant light, noise, and action… even sleeping with one eye open. - [Narrator] They call it ...

Photo courtesy of HUNTER HART Fifth-grade teacher Hunter Hart brought one of his homing pigeons to class for a science lesson. Homing pigeons have been prized for their navigational abilities for ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...