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  2. Pigeon keeping - Wikipedia

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    Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years [ 1 ] and in almost every part of the world. In that time, humans have substantially altered the morphology and the behaviour of the domesticated descendants of the rock dove to suit their needs ...

  3. Dovecote - Wikipedia

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    Dovecote. A dovecote or dovecot / ˈdʌvkɒt /, doocot (Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. [1] Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. [2]

  4. Domestic pigeon - Wikipedia

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    Domestic pigeons can often be distinguished from feral pigeons because they usually have a metal or plastic band around one (sometimes both) legs which shows, by a number on it, that they are registered to an owner. [52] Feral pigeons bear striking genetic resemblance to homing pigeons, supporting the idea that most feral pigeons trace their ...

  5. War pigeon - Wikipedia

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    War pigeon. Dispatching of a message by carrier pigeon within the Swiss Army during World War I. Homing pigeons have long played an important role in war. Due to their homing ability, speed, and altitude, they were often used as military messengers. Carrier pigeons of the Racing Homer breed were used to carry messages in World War I and World ...

  6. Pigeon racing - Wikipedia

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    Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.

  7. Homing pigeon - Wikipedia

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    A modern day racing pigeon wearing an electronic timing ring. The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica), selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances. Because of this skill, homing pigeons were used to carry messages, a practice referred to as "pigeon post".

  8. Feral pigeon - Wikipedia

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    Feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma urbana), also called city doves, city pigeons, or street pigeons, [ 1 ][ 2 ] are descendants of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) that have returned to the wild. [ 3 ] The domestic pigeon was originally bred from the wild rock dove, which naturally inhabits sea-cliffs and ...

  9. English Carrier pigeon - Wikipedia

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    The Carrier or English Carrier is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [ 1 ] Carriers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia). They have a long slender body, with a long neck in proportion to the rest of the body, and distinctive features ...

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