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 ...

The rock pigeon is also an abundant year round resident throughout much of North America, particularly in cities and towns. But unlike the house sparrow and starling, the rock pigeon population in not ...

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 ...

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, ...

HELENA, MT -- 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 the ...

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 ...