As feathers fly in pigeon wars, one friend emerges
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London has outlawed feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square and brought in trained hawks to kill them, prompting legal action against Mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Back in 1914, the death of a pigeon called Martha in Cincinnati Zoo was a momentous event. In 1878, there were 50 million Passenger Pigeons like Martha roaming the USA. Martha was the last bird left after an immense hunting onslaught led to the extinction of this species in the wild by 1900.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Afraid a talkative parrot might prove to be a stool pigeon, three thieves returned to the scene of the crime to silence the bird - only to be caught by police, authorities say.
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One of the more unusual medals awarded during World War II -- given to a carrier pigeon parachuted into occupied France alongside British agents -- is to be sold, auctioneers said.
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Biologists have fought long and sometimes bitterly about how birds evolved -- but a new study published on Thursday suggests that their intellectual battle may have been all in vain.
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[World News]: Washington, Nov 27 : Scientist have always wondered how pigeons manage to be such good navigators and have a &#39;nose for the north&#39; and now a new study has suggested that it is because they have small magnetic particles in their beaks, which
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Bird lovers from all over the country have been flocking to Rutland to catch a brief glimpse of the first English-hatched osprey to breed in England for over 150 years.
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FORT WORTH -- Someone has been impersonating man's best friend near TCU lately.
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CARLSBAD, N.M. - Handlers from across New Mexico and west Texas presented 350 breeds of pigeons during the Pecos Valley Pigeon Club's fall show, a rare opportunity for pigeon enthusiasts from around the region to gather.
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Introducing birdcinema.com, a YouTube for birdwatchers.
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A gamekeeper who laced bird carcasses with poison and used live pigeons as bait is given community service.
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Squirrels, pigeons and mice -- Wimbledon's Centre Court has attracted a menagerie of animals over the years who brought many a tense match to a halt with their unwelcome intrusions.
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A dog may be a man&#39;s best friend. But for some traumatized war veterans, parrots are proving even more of a help.
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Officials investigating the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse are looking at an unlikely culprit: pigeons.
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Nov. 24, 2004 - Scientists believe they have confirmed theories that homing pigeons are able to carry out their long-range navigational feat thanks to tiny magnetic particles in their upper beaks.
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Jameel McCline had made a habit of calling heavyweight titleholder Chris Byrd, his good friend, whenever he found out about his next fight in order to hear Byrd&#39;s opinion and discuss strategy.
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A fossil of a gliding animal shows that mammals experimented with flight around when birds first took to the skies.