Like a peloton of cyclists gaming the harsh realities of aerodynamics, birds flying together in formation can save substantial amounts of energy. But what's good for the goose isn't necessarily good ...
On the list of things Lelton Morse loves in life, his wife, his son and daughter-in-law, and God come first. His pigeons come next, but not by much. Morse breeds and races homing pigeons. Hundreds of ...
New research publishing June 18 in the open-access journal, PLOS Biology, led by Dr Lucy Taylor from the University of Oxford's Department of Zoology now reveals that homing pigeons fit in one extra ...
Homing pigeons are bred for their navigation skills. They find their way along a mental map of signs and smells, using the sun and the Earth’s geomagnetic field as a biological compass to find their ...
It has long been recognized that birds possess the ability to use the Earth's magnetic field for their navigation, although just how this is done has not yet been clarified. However, the discovery of ...
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Homing pigeons fit in one extra wingbeat per second when flying in pairs compared to flying solo, new research reveals. New research publishing June 18 in the open-access journal, PLOS Biology, led by ...