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• Pigeon keeping — is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. Mankind has practiced pigeon keeping for about 10,000 years in almost every part of the world. In that time, mankind has substantially altered the morphology and the behavior of the… …   Wikipedia

• Pigeon racing — For the bicycle company, see Flying Pigeon. Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained racing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time it takes the animal to cover the specified… …   Wikipedia

• Racing Homer — A Racing Homer is a breed of pigeon that has been selectively bred for more speed, and enhanced homing instinct for the sport of Pigeon racing. A popular domestic pigeon breed, the Racing Homer is also one of the newest. DevelopmentLevi in his… …   Wikipedia

• Pigeon post — is the use of homing pigeons to carry messages. As a method of communication, it is likely as old as the ancient Persians from whom the art of training the birds probably came. The Romans used pigeon messengers to aid their military over 2000… …   Wikipedia

• Pigeon racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics — Pigeon racing was an unofficial sport in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris.It is known that there were seven events contested in the 1900 Olympic Games schedule. No results have yet been discovered for one of the most unlikely of all Olympic sports …   Wikipedia

• racing homer — n. a kind of homing pigeon used for racing * * * …   Universalium

• racing homer — n. a kind of homing pigeon used for racing …   English World dictionary

• pigeon racing — ▪ sport also called  Pigeon Flying,         racing for sport the homing pigeon, a specialized variety developed through selective crossbreeding and training for maximum distance and speed in directed flight.       The earliest record of the… …   Universalium

• pigeon — pigeon1 /pij euhn/, n. 1. any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, esp. the larger species with square or rounded tails. Cf. dove1 (def. 1). 2. a domesticated member of this family, as one of the varieties of the… …   Universalium

• Racing — A race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other… …   Wikipedia

• Pigeon sport — There are at least four main types of competitive pigeon sport:* Pigeon racing * Tumbling * Highflying * Tippler (Endurance)Though not quite a sport, fancy breeds of pigeons are also bred to standards and judged in a competitive fashion. Levi in… …   Wikipedia