History of Racing Homer Pigeon

Pigeon has been widely described in various scriptures of religions in the world, including in the Qur'an, the Gospel (the author's knowledge), perhaps also in the sacred books of other religions. The Romans had used pigeons since 2000 years ago. The dove is the world's oldest domesticated bird. The predecessor of the modern postal pigeons are pigeons bred for their ability to return to the stable, mainly to bring the message. Until now "Pigeon Post" is on the whole world and has been used, mainly used in military and sports pigeons (pigeon hobbyist community that there is almost throughout the country), many still use them today. Pigeon Post this modern originated from Belgium in the mid-19th century.

Sport racing homer pigeon today many use modern technology as well. With the two-wheeled vehicles and four-wheel and other transportation facilities make the carrier pigeon can be sent to places further afield quickly with little cost. In addition, transportation has to be found easily anywhere. Special clock with accurate time is used for racing homer pigeon sport. This clock is made with special precision in which to calculate the speed of a racing homer pigeon to return to the stable, in practice or race pigeons. When the implementation of the race, at intermediate times and also put timeliness that can only be seen by the executive committee homing pigeon race.

The importance of racing homer pigeon in the centuries before the current era of advanced communication, such as the use of telegraph or telephone, is often not recognized. But the Reuters News Agency, the world's largest information provider, had used pigeons to carry stock closing price in Belgium and Germany, which is at the end of the Western and Eastern Europe. Also use a racing homer pigeon by financier Nathan Rothschild to get news before the unexpected defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, is estimated to have made gains in the bond market at that time.
It is remarkable role of these pigeons in the world arena at the time, even the United States ever be assisted by a homing pigeon named "MOCKER" in the first World War, brought news mocker position where the enemy cannon which bombed the U.S. forces, although his eyes were injured, but the mocker still able to convey the news that in a short time after receiving news of the mocker, the position of enemy guns can be destroyed by U.S. forces. Mocker died at the age of 20 years, and was interred with military grandeur ceremony, because his services are very large to the United States.

(picture: one of the pigeon which is owned by the author)

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