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  • ...''Encyclopaedia Britannica''). They look very much like the common street pigeon, though they are more narrow-bodied, and have larger eyes and beaks. [[Image:pigeon_woodcut.jpg|thumb|left|"Pigeon Post," Woodcut from A.D. 1481 (Holzmann and Pehrson 7).]]
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  • ...thlessly hunted to extinction around 1914. (Petersen) Although the carrier pigeon is best known for its delivery of messages, they also had a more sinister r ...re medals of honor than any other animal” (Dee 1). Here, we see a homing pigeon not only acting as a medium for humans by carrying messages, but also perfo
    12 KB (1,939 words) - 10:34, 24 November 2010
  • ...Prussian War in 1870. Communication was carried between Paris and Tours by pigeon post, and pigeons were not able to carry paper, so they used microfilm to c
    5 KB (747 words) - 11:44, 6 December 2010