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Their reliability has lent itself to occasional use on mail routes, such as the [[Pigeon post#Pigeon Post of Great Barrier Island (New Zealand)|Great Barrier Pigeongram Service]] established between [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Great Barrier Island]] in November 1897.<ref name="nytimes">[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B12FF3D5E167B93C0A8178FD85F428385F9&scp=1&sq=Carrier+pigeons+still+serve&st=p "Carrier pigeons still serve; Even in modern war they do messenger duty"], ''The New York Times''. April 12, 1936. p. SM26.</ref> |
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[[File:Carrierdoveclipper.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Carrier Dove (clipper)|Carrier Dove]]'', clipper ship]] |
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Revision as of 13:44, 21 June 2015
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Homing pigeon. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2009. |
| It has been suggested that this article be merged into Pigeon post. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2009. |
| It has been suggested that this article be merged into War pigeon. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2015. |
(Merge work in progress, please see the 3 above mentionned articles)
See also
- English Carrier
- Racing Homer
- Passenger pigeon
- Pigeon post
- Pigeon racing
- Pigeon photography
- IP over Avian Carriers — a Request for Comments that was published on April Fools' Day, 1990.
References
External links
- "The Passing of the Carrier Pigeon". Popular Mechanics: 194–197. February 1930.
- Reuters (2 November 2012). "WWII carrier pigeon remains found in UK chimney".
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