(CNN) -- A Chinese buyer bid more than $1.4 million for a prized Belgian racing pigeon in an "unprecedented" sale, according to the auctioneer that organized the sale. The pigeon, named Armando, is ...

Armando was described as the Lewis Hamilton of pigeons. Armando is not your ordinary pigeon. He's been called the Lewis Hamilton of pigeon racing. He's mean, lean and one of pigeon racing's (yes, that ...

A racing pigeon was bought at auction last Sunday – and the price tag was nothing to coo at. New Kim, a Belgian-bred racing pigeon, was sold for $1.9 million to a wealthy Chinese bidder under the ...

Raising pigeons is a routine labor of love, but racing the birds is a thrill for the 14 members of Amarillo Racing Pigeon Club. Competitors breed and train their birds to fly long distances at ...

A speedy race bitch who won seven of her 15 starts over the shorts at Bulli, Gosford, Richmond and Wentworth Park. At the ...

ANTIOCH — Fred Belus casts his gaze skyward at a flock of racing pigeons circling above his backyard. Fit and sleek, they circle a few times before a distinct whistle from Belus brings his flock back ...

HALLE, Belgium — New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more. A wealthy Chinese pigeon racing fan put down a world record price of 1.6 million euros, or $1.9 million, ...

Despite numerous studies and a variety of theories, no one knows for sure how homing pigeons can always find their way back home. Their amazing ability to navigate while flying 40-45 miles per hour ...

OTTAWA (AFP) – A plucky pigeon that flew across the Pacific Ocean from Japan will be bred by a bird lover in Canada hoping its progeny will be top long distance racers, an animal rescue official said ...

They flew the coop — and vanished into thin air. Bird handlers are devastated after a mind-boggling 5,000 homing pigeons seemingly disappeared during a race across the UK. “We’ve seen one of the very ...