NPR did a nice little story about a scientific study using GPS devices carried by homing pigeons in little backpacks. The devices recorded the pigeon’s movement five times every second. The full results of the study can be found at the Journal Nature.
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Homers and GPS story on NPR
Thursday, April 8th, 2010That’s one way to avoid those pesky head winds
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Pigeon Impossible
Saturday, November 21st, 2009Just for chuckles – here’s a great little animated short featuring a pretty smart little pigeon.

