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"Wannabe mammals?
Both male and female pigeons produce \"milk\" with which to feed their hatchlings.",
"How fast can a racing pigeon fly?
A racing pigeon can fly at speeds of up to 110 miles per hour.",
"The Late, Great Passenger Pigeon:
In 1880 there were millions of passenger pigeons in the United States. They were the most abundant bird in North America.
But they were slaughtered by the millions by hunters. By 1914 the species was extinct. ",
"Needs company.
The female pigeon cannot lay eggs if she is alone.
In order for her ovaries to function, she must be able to see another pigeon.
However, if no other pigeon is available, her own reflection in a mirror will suffice.",
"Hero birds.
Carrier pigeons have been used for many purposes to help mankind.
Strapped to the underside of a helicopter, pigeons have been used by the Navy as a way to find people lost at sea.
The birds were trained to peck at a switch whenever they spotted the colors red, orange or yellow.
The switch sets off a light in the cockpit telling the pilots when and where to search.
The pilots could detect only 40 percent of people before the use of pigeons, but with the aid of pigeons were able to detect survivors 90 percent of the time.",
"Pigeon Medics:
Pigeons have been used to deliver blood samples and drugs between London hospitals.",
"Pigeon Photographers...who knew?
Carrier pigeons were the first ever to take aerial photographs, with cameras strapped to their bodies.",
"What is the best way to send airmail?
Carrier pigeon of course!
Pigeon posts were set up in all the major towns in China, often carried by officials in baskets the first mailbags.
Kublai Khan linked the entire Chinese empire with pigeon post by the thirteenth century.
In 1814, a carrier pigeon delivered the message of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.
In 1886, the first airmail service between London and the United States was established with carrier pigeons.",
"News is in the Air:
The Reuters news agency used carrier pigeons to deliver messages and some Japanese newspapers still do.",
"Pigeons to the Rescue!
Pigeons can be trained to deliver messages and return home.
These skilled birds are called \"homing pigeons.\" They have been used in numerous wars to send secrets back and forth, some flying over 1,000 miles.
Pigeons have the ability to memorize the routes they take.
This skill is part of the pigeon's nature, but trainers begin working with them when they are as young as two months to strengthen this ability.",
"Light Bones.
The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers.",
];