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Whittlesey also attempted to alert allies of their position via homing pigeons.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
While the Chicago Archaeopteryx is about the size of a homing pigeon, the species could reach up to 20 inches long.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
The 11-minute picture is set in a World War I-like battle zone where two soldiers on opposing sides take part in a secret chess game, communicating their moves via a homing pigeon that dodges bombs over a snowy No Man’s Land.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Many people received letters in the mail, but the messages also arrived via email, text, TV screen, homing pigeon, and, in one case, skywriting.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
While the Chicago Archaeopteryx is about the size of a homing pigeon, the species could reach up to 20 inches long.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
The 11-minute picture is set in a World War I-like battle zone where two soldiers on opposing sides take part in a secret chess game, communicating their moves via a homing pigeon that dodges bombs over a snowy No Man’s Land.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Many people received letters in the mail, but the messages also arrived via email, text, TV screen, homing pigeon, and, in one case, skywriting.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
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“Homing pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homing%20pigeon. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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