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| rdfs:label | - Homing pigeon
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| rdfs:comment | - They were bred and trained for many years specifically for this purpose. Although many other creatures were considered, but, after much consideration pigeons were chosen for their excessive stupidity, lack of value and malevolent evil. Humans did come a close second, however, they lost it on the inability to fly, which is apparently important for being a flying weapon.
- Their skills made them used to carry messages as carrier pigeon or messenger pigeons. They have been used in many places around the world. They are usually referred as "pigeon post" or "war pigeon" during wars. Birds were used extensively during World War I. One homing pigeon, Cher Ami, was awarded the French Croix de guerre for her heroic service in delivering 12 important messages, despite having been very badly injured.
- The Homing Pigeon homes in on its target, just like the Homing Missile, except it is much more powerful.
- The homing pigeon is a variety of domesticated Rock Pigeon (Columba livia domestica) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances. The wild rock pigeon has an innate homing ability, meaning that it will generally return to its own nest and its own mate. This made it relatively easy to breed from the birds that repeatedly found their way home over long distances. Flights as long as 1800 kilometers have been recorded by birds in competition pigeon racing. Their average flying speed over moderate distances is around 48 km/h (30 mph), but they can achieve bursts of speed up to about 95 km/h (59 mph).
- A Homing Pigeon appears in Neat Stuff To Know & To Do helping Kai-Lee and P.J. explain what homing pigeons do. At first, he can't remember how he finds his way home, but the kids read to him from a book and remind him that homing pigeons use the sun and stars to navigate, just as sailors used to. They also explain that homing pigeons have a great sense of smell and possess a sensitivity to air pressure so that they know what breeze to follow.
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| abstract | - A Homing Pigeon appears in Neat Stuff To Know & To Do helping Kai-Lee and P.J. explain what homing pigeons do. At first, he can't remember how he finds his way home, but the kids read to him from a book and remind him that homing pigeons use the sun and stars to navigate, just as sailors used to. They also explain that homing pigeons have a great sense of smell and possess a sensitivity to air pressure so that they know what breeze to follow. After the homing pigeon remembers, he rambles on about random homing pigeon facts. For example, they've been used for over 3,000 years to fly messages from place to place with capsules attached to their legs and were instrumental to communication during wars.
- They were bred and trained for many years specifically for this purpose. Although many other creatures were considered, but, after much consideration pigeons were chosen for their excessive stupidity, lack of value and malevolent evil. Humans did come a close second, however, they lost it on the inability to fly, which is apparently important for being a flying weapon.
- Their skills made them used to carry messages as carrier pigeon or messenger pigeons. They have been used in many places around the world. They are usually referred as "pigeon post" or "war pigeon" during wars. Birds were used extensively during World War I. One homing pigeon, Cher Ami, was awarded the French Croix de guerre for her heroic service in delivering 12 important messages, despite having been very badly injured.
- The homing pigeon is a variety of domesticated Rock Pigeon (Columba livia domestica) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances. The wild rock pigeon has an innate homing ability, meaning that it will generally return to its own nest and its own mate. This made it relatively easy to breed from the birds that repeatedly found their way home over long distances. Flights as long as 1800 kilometers have been recorded by birds in competition pigeon racing. Their average flying speed over moderate distances is around 48 km/h (30 mph), but they can achieve bursts of speed up to about 95 km/h (59 mph). Homing pigeons are called carrier pigeons when they are used to carry messages. This is possible where a message is written on thin light paper (such as cigarette paper) and rolled into a small tube attached to the bird's leg; this is called pigeon post. White homing pigeons are used in Release Dove ceremonies at weddings, funerals, and some sporting events.
- The Homing Pigeon homes in on its target, just like the Homing Missile, except it is much more powerful.
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