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The Birmingham Roller has both a flying type and a show type. Show Rollers are larger than the flying variety, and are bred just for show. A similar breed called a Parlor Roller look much like Birmingham Rollers, but can't fly; rather, they spin backwards, somersaulting on the ground for many yards.
The Giant Runt is a breed of pigeon developed by selective breeding primarily as a utility and exhibition breed. [1] American Giant Runts, along with other varieties of the domestic pigeon, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columbia livia). [2] The breed is known for its large size and suitability for squab production.
Commando was a pigeon used in service with the British armed forces during the Second World War to carry crucial intelligence. The pigeon carried out more than ninety missions during the war, and received the Dickin Medal (the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross ) for three particularly notable missions in 1945.
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The US Army discontinued using pigeons as message carriers in 1957. Fifteen "hero pigeons" were donated to zoos, and about a thousand other pigeons were sold to the public. [4] An aluminum PG-14 message holder for attachment to a war pigeon's leg, U.S. Army Signal Corps, World War I. 1 x 2.9 cm, 1.7 gm
The Friday Market ( Arabic : سوق الجمعة ), literally "Friday Market") or the Bird Market is a flea market located on Al-Talyani Street in Amman.This street is transformed every Friday from a street mainly selling used clothes to a market used for public auctions and for selling animals and much more.
The ruby sold for a record US$30.42 million on 12 May 2015 at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva, Switzerland, to Heidi Horten. [3] [6] It was originally estimated to be worth between US$12 and 18 million prior to auction [1] [9] [10] and bidding started at 11 million Swiss francs or US$11.8 million.
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