Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time...
46 KB (5,284 words) - 00:50, 4 August 2024
by birds in competitive homing pigeon racing; birds bred for this are colloquially called racing homers. Homing pigeons' average flying speed over moderate...
33 KB (3,578 words) - 10:39, 18 November 2024
Pigeon keeping or pigeon fancying is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. People have practiced pigeon keeping for at least 5,000 years and...
25 KB (3,007 words) - 19:13, 10 September 2024
of competitive pigeon sport: Pigeon racing Tumbling Highflying Tippler (Endurance) Though not quite a sport, fancy breeds of pigeons are also bred to...
837 bytes (87 words) - 05:01, 11 November 2022
Shady Hills, Florida (section Pigeon racing)
Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and home to a pigeon racing group. Shady Hills is located at 28°24′20″N 82°32′51″W / 28.40556°N...
7 KB (651 words) - 20:43, 11 July 2024
Ellen and, Viji Sekar with the music by Arun Raj. The film is about pigeon racing in Nagercoil, and it was released on 23 February 2024 to mixed-to-positive...
4 KB (372 words) - 19:34, 8 November 2024
Fancy pigeon refers to any breed of domestic pigeon, which is a domesticated form of the wild rock dove (Columba livia). They are bred by pigeon fanciers...
10 KB (904 words) - 12:59, 6 July 2024
domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma domestica) is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove or rock pigeon. The...
41 KB (4,341 words) - 15:38, 6 November 2024
Animal Planet. The show stars the American boxer Mike Tyson competing in pigeon racing. Animal rights critiques criticized the series as being "animal cruelty...
2 KB (103 words) - 03:52, 15 May 2024
The Nicobar pigeon or Nicobar dove (Caloenas nicobarica, Car: ma-kūö-kö) is a bird found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Andaman and Nicobar...
22 KB (2,352 words) - 09:25, 14 October 2024
German Beauty Homer (category Pigeon racing)
Beauty Homer is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding, from German racing pigeons. German Beauty Homers along with other...
1 KB (103 words) - 23:17, 17 September 2023
Dovecote (redirect from Pigeon house)
/ˈdʌvkɒt/, doocot (Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes...
31 KB (3,443 words) - 03:41, 16 November 2024
The American Racing Pigeon Union (AU) is a national organization for pigeon racing hobbyists. The organization was founded November 9, 1910, in Washington...
972 bytes (79 words) - 22:05, 9 July 2024
De Duif (section Pigeon racing)
building is managed by Stadsherstel. De Duif (the pigeon) is also the name of the oldest and largest pigeon racing magazine of Belgium, founded in 1888. Wikimedia...
3 KB (417 words) - 15:07, 19 October 2023
and focused on homing pigeons and the history of pigeon racing. Later, the museum expanded to include the total history of pigeon domestication. In 1993...
8 KB (663 words) - 12:43, 15 August 2024
Kajal Aggarwal, Vijay Yesudas A small-time gangster, with a love for pigeon racing, attempts to stop police corruption in his town. Naanum Rowdydhaan Tamil...
16 KB (584 words) - 01:36, 26 November 2024
Bazaar (2019 film) (category Works about pigeon racing)
process involved in the pigeon racing. The film is shot in the real locations across Bengaluru, Mysore and Tumkur where the pigeon races are actually held...
8 KB (604 words) - 17:30, 3 July 2024
Animals in sport (redirect from Animal racing)
types of animal racing are horse racing, dog racing (e.g. Greyhound racing, sled dog racing), pigeon racing, and camel racing. Racing is the most popular...
14 KB (1,626 words) - 00:59, 19 July 2023
Maari (film) (category Works about pigeon racing)
them. His main line of work is training racing pigeons. His boss is Velu, a don who is also involved in the pigeon races and sandalwood smuggling. Maari...
38 KB (3,574 words) - 17:57, 23 October 2024
Silky or Lace Fantails. Fantails are often used by pigeon flyers in the training of racing pigeons and Tipplers. They are used as droppers in that they...
3 KB (314 words) - 02:41, 9 August 2024
"Dickin medal pigeons". PDSA. Retrieved 21 June 2011. "Pigeons in War". The Royal Pigeon Racing Association. Retrieved 21 June 2011. "Pigeon commando flies...
4 KB (369 words) - 23:42, 25 February 2024
the Dickin Medal The King of Rome, a successful racing pigeon who set a long-distance pigeon racing record in England Klepetan and Malena, a pair of...
22 KB (2,456 words) - 08:47, 25 November 2024
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, six pigeon racing events were contested. These events have generally not been classified as official,[failed verification]...
12 KB (748 words) - 22:16, 26 July 2024
website, Sheffield Live Up North Combine, a British amalgamation of pigeon racing clubs "Up North (Down South, Back East, Out West)", a song by Wade Hayes...
2 KB (196 words) - 12:24, 22 August 2024
Cheating in chess Cheating in esports Cheating in online games Cheating in pigeon racing Cheating in poker Cheating in video games Doping at the Olympic Games...
1,011 bytes (162 words) - 14:47, 9 August 2024
Lobster Racing Ostrich racing Pigeon racing Pig racing Sled dog racing, such as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Skijoring Snail racing Turtle Racing Zebra...
7 KB (635 words) - 06:25, 24 June 2024
British Show Racer (category Pigeon racing)
McClary in his book Pigeons for Everyone describes Show Racers as simply the "show version" of the popular racing pigeon. List of pigeon breeds American Show...
1 KB (115 words) - 00:50, 18 September 2023
messengers. Carrier pigeons of the Racing Homer breed were used to carry messages in World War I and World War II, and 32 such pigeons were presented with...
16 KB (1,772 words) - 14:52, 20 November 2024
This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica). Other Columbidae species...
37 KB (3,486 words) - 05:51, 21 October 2024
The Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) is a governing body for pigeon racing in the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II was president of the RPRA and...
2 KB (115 words) - 14:26, 1 November 2024