Whether he was training pigeons to serve in World War II or sorting chicks, riding a bucking bronco or calling for bids at a livestock auction, Ed Schmidt's long life has often revolved around animals ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Homing pigeons -- those birds with the remarkable ability to find their way home over vast distances -- have fascinated city-dwellers for over half-a-century. Decades ago, the ...

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD:Yes, it is true; CECOM's early history was for the birds… pigeons to be exact. Pigeons were vital to military communications during war and in peacetime. While pigeons had ...

It sounds like something the Flintstones would do: Send a super-fast message, tie it to a bird’s leg and let go. Amazingly, this works — as long as the bird is a trained homing pigeon. And it’s not ...

KERSEY, Colo. (AP) — Flying down U.S. 85 in his Dodge Magnum station wagon, Clint Vider carried a trunk full of birds, Bugzy the miniature schnauzer napping in a dog bed on the center console and a ...

Many birds travel in flocks, sometimes migrating over thousands of miles. But how do the birds decide who will lead the way? Researchers now have some new insight based on studies in homing pigeons.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Flying down U.S. 85 in his Dodge Magnum station wagon Saturday, Clint Vider carried a trunk full of birds, Bugzy the miniature schnauzer napping in a dog bed ...