how did the pigeon know where to go?.......thanks
2007-05-23 05:43:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The pigeons were Racing Homers, and they were trained to fly to their home. They were carried away from their home base by soldiers, and when the soldiers met up with a problem, they would insert a message into a small metal capsule attached to the pigeon's leg, and it would fly back to it's home base with the message. A bell would ring when the birds entered the loft, so someone could retrieve the message. Some modern metropolises use Homers to deliver blood samples to a central lab, (where the loft is located) because it's faster than a ground courier. Homing Pigeons fly about 60 MPH.
2007-05-23 05:50:38 · answer #1 · answered by correrafan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah homing pigeons.
Must have been annoying if a cat got the pigeon though lol
2007-05-23 06:16:59 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They were homing pigeons - they would be taken to elsewhere and when they were released they would fly home with the message.
Pigeons navigate using the magnetic forces of the earth so they can return home over huge distances.
2007-05-23 05:52:38 · answer #3 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because their Homing Pigeons They instinctively know where they live
2007-05-23 05:50:24 · answer #4 · answered by karen_punto 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the pigeon grew up where it had to fly to. and migrated back to where it came from. just a guess
2007-05-23 05:47:25 · answer #5 · answered by Andrew 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It went home - back to it's loft - like all racing pigeons.
2007-05-23 09:19:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mike10613 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow. Good question and good answers. The question was answered correctly already but just wanted to congratulate you on a good question.
2007-05-23 05:53:07 · answer #7 · answered by Pumpkin Head 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why they gave him a map and a sat nav system!!!
2007-05-23 05:47:33 · answer #8 · answered by Ellie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋