It has also relinquished the honour of being the capital of the racer Homer breed in India to Chennai. The number of serious ...

During the peak racing times, a Homer pigeon would travel back to its city's loft after completing a race within a day from Allahabad to Kolkata (814 km), which is faster than any express train.

Now, discover the surprising origins of homing pigeons in World War II England from All Creatures Great and Small’s official historian, Dr. Mark Roodhouse of the University of York. As Siegfried ...