Domestic pigeons have surprising cultural significance. They inspired Charles Darwin in his thinking about evolution, ...

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 ...

Although city dwellers may not want to admit it, humans and pigeons (also known among detractors as "flying rats") have been intertwined since ancient times. We domesticated pigeons between 3,000 and ...

Humans have shaped the domestic pigeon into hundreds of breeds of various shapes, colors and attributes — a diversity that captivated Charles Darwin, who even conducted breeding experiments on his own ...

Cheryl Dickinson met her first pet pigeon back in 2007 while visiting a friend in Michigan. She was so enthralled by the bird that she told friends perhaps one day, when she no longer had cats, she ...

CRITTER WATCH — Here’s my favorite birding story of the day, courtesy of the Associated Press in Montana: Everyone has heard of homing pigeons, but Montana fifth-grader Tara Atkins apparently has a ...