There's a new group of 800 racing pigeons up for auction after a record-breaking sale in November. They include descendants of previous record-breaker Golden Prince, and they all come from breeder ...

Everyone who lives in the city has seen pigeons. To most they are just another bird in the background. Sometimes someone tosses them a piece of bread or some such in the Fred Meyer parking lot, but ...

New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more. A wealthy Chinese pigeon racing fan put down a record price of 1.6 million euros ($1.9 million) for the Belgian-bred bird, ...

The beady-eyed athletes scan an unfamiliar wind-swept prairie from behind the starting gate. They’ve prepared for this day since birth. Pricey high-nutrient meals, early-morning training sessions, ...

Atoosa Samani started learning about pigeon genetics at a young age. She grew up surrounded by pet pigeons in Isfahan, a city in central Iran famed for its pigeon towers. Her favorite was an all-white ...

It is true that humans domesticated pigeons for centuries, and feral pigeons do largely stay in urban environments because we brought them there. They are highly trainable, and if fed by humans, they ...

The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is the oldest continuously running livestock show and rodeo in the United States. Each year the 130-year-old event draws more than 1 million attendees and is home ...

MEET ARMANDO. He is five years old, looks alert—thanks to some striking red eyes—and has a neck coloured with vibrant green and pink streaks. He is also a champion. In the past year he has won the ...

CUTTACK, India — Even in today’s world of instant messaging, video calls, the internet and mobile telephones, police in India’s eastern state of Odisha are preserving a flock of carrier pigeons for ...