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These birds should be distinguished from carrier pigeons, another breed entirely.
Messenger pigeons were used as early as 1150 in Baghdad[1] and later also by Genghis Khan.
In 1850, Paul Reuter, who later founded of the Reuters press agency, used a fleet of over 45 pigeons to deliver news and stock prices between Brussels and Aachen.
They were used extensively during World War I. One homing pigeon, Cher Ami, was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for his heroic service delivering 12 important messages, once after being shot.
Homing pigeons were still employed in the 21st century20th century 21st century 22nd century other centuries) Definition In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing, lasting from 2001- 2100. The 21st centur by certain remote police departments in eastern OrissaOrissa is a state situated in the east coast of India. Orissa is bounded on the north by Bihar, on the north-east by West Bengal, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Andhra Pradesh and on the west by Chhattisgarh. The Eastern Ghats range and state of IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy. to provide emergency communication services in cases of natural disasterA natural disaster is a natural event with catastrophic consequences for living things in the vicinity. Phase one. Favorable conditions. At this level a collection of natural events which are normally too diparate for the non-specialist to notice begins t. In March 2002, it was announced that India's Police Pigeon Service messenger system in Orissa was to be retired.
The humorous IP over Avian CarriersIP over Avian Carriers or RFC 1149 is a humorous Request for Comments document issued by the Internet Engineering Task Force. It describes how Internet Protocol traffic may be carried by homing pigeons. It was written by D. Waitzman and released on April (RFC 1149) is an InternetThis article is about the Internet the extensive, worldwide computer network available to the public. An internet is a more general term for a set of interconnected computer networks that are connected by internetworking''. WWW information network structu protocol for the transmission of messages via homing pigeon. This protocol has been used once to transmit a message in Bergen, NorwayThe municipality and city Bergen in the county of Hordaland, Norway, has 237,430 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. Its administrative district covers 465 kmē. Bergen is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast-line of N.