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57 War Is For The Birds

Goff's 3 Minute Histories

English - December 02, 2020 20:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
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Pigeons save lives.

Sources:

https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-01/geologist-has-probably-figured-out-how-homing-pigeons-find-their-way-home/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20749632

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226203/Skeleton-hero-World-War-II-carrier-pigeon-chimney-secret-coded-message-attached-leg.html

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_425415#:~:text=Cher%20Ami%20was%20later%20inducted,service%20during%20World%20War%20I.

https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/01/08/unsung-heroes-of-world-war-i-the-carrier-pigeons/

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