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Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years [ 1 ] and in almost every part of the world. In that time, humans have substantially altered the morphology and the behaviour of the domesticated descendants of the rock dove to suit their needs ...
Dovecote at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex, England A dovecote at Najafabad, Iran Pigeon tower in Kavastu, Estonia (built 1869) A dovecote at Mazkeret Batya, Israel A dovecote or dovecot / ˈ d ʌ v k ɒ t /, doocot or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. [1]
The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon ( Columba livia domestica ), selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances. Because of this skill, homing pigeons were used to carry messages, a practice referred to as "pigeon post". Until the introduction of telephones, they were used commercially to ...
This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica). Other Columbidae species (e.g., the Barbary dove , Streptopelia risoria ) have been domesticated and developed into breeds, but these are generally simple colour variations of the plumage .
Throw the cat among the pigeons. Throwing (also putting and setting) the cat among the pigeons (also amongst the pigeons) is a British idiom used to describe a disturbance caused by an undesirable person from the perspective of a group. Another use of the term is to "cause an enormous fight or flap, usually by revealing a controversial fact or ...
War pigeon. Dispatching of a message by carrier pigeon within the Swiss Army during World War I. Homing pigeons have long played an important role in war. Due to their homing ability, speed, and altitude, they were often used as military messengers. Carrier pigeons of the Racing Homer breed were used to carry messages in World War I and World ...
Pigeonhole or pigeon hole may refer to: Pigeonholes, nesting spaces in a dovecote. Pigeonhole, one of the boxes in a pigeon coop. Pigeonholing, classifying things into categories. Pigeonhole principle, a mathematical principle. Pigeonhole sort, a sorting algorithm. Pigeon-hole messagebox, a communication method.
Columbidae ( / kəˈlʌmbɪdiː / kə-LUM-bih-dee) is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily feed on plants, and can be taxonomically divided amongst granivores ...