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 ...

Diamond is ready for the holidays! The pigeon looked positively darling in his new Christmas sweater. So much so that he couldn't wait to put it on before the big day. Now video of the bird taking his ...

Charles Darwin bred pigeons, and used them to learn more about the inheritance of different characteristics. For pigeons, beak size is one of those characteristics. There are 350 pigeon breeds or more ...

Hundreds of trained homing pigeons were burned to death in their rooftop coop as a massive inferno tore through five Brooklyn buildings Tuesday night, officials and residents said Wednesday. The fire ...

A domestic pigeon that was dyed pink and then released into the wild died this week, possibly from inhaling toxins from the dye, a New York City wildlife rescue service said. The king pigeon, ...

A bird in the handbag is worth two in the bush — just ask this posh pigeon mama. While the Paris Hiltons and Justin Biebers of the world are well known for carting their precious puppies around in ...

A woman who owns a pet racing pigeon takes him wherever she goes - including pubs and shops. Pam Welfare has had pet racing pigeon Pepper since around a month old after the bird was hatched in June ...

HELENA, Mont. — Everyone has heard of homing pigeons, but Montana fifth-grader Tara Atkins apparently has a “schooling pigeon.” The pet bird named Foresta had disappeared Tuesday from Tara’s home in ...

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