They look like ordinary pigeons. But within the world of pigeon racing, some are worth more than luxury cars. Now, these ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BELGRADE — Dušan Smetana opens the metal gates to his pigeon coop, releasing a flutter of ...

RANST, Belgium — Belgium’s once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set off ...

BRISTOL — On a warm breezy May afternoon, Cass Witkowski, lifted an 8-day-old homing pigeon from its nest in Shamrock Loft — the name he has given his backyard coop behind his Bristol home — and ...

Scientists have long been baffled by pigeons’ ability to find their way back home from hundreds of miles away. And despite decades of study and research that have shown what the birds do, they still ...

Dark Horse Loft near New Richmond is home to a unique mother and son pigeon racing team. Dark Horse Loft near New Richmond is home to a unique mother and son pigeon racing team who compete against ...

Dwindling open spaces and fast-fading traditions threaten a pursuit that can trace its roots back centuries. Animal rights activists would not be sad to see it go. Credit...Rachel Wisniewski for The ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ A pair of charcoal gray Belgium pigeons huddle together on a bitter cold day in their loft, a cozy, wooden shed where they are instinctively and mysteriously drawn. The birds _ ...