Daily Herald

100 years later: Lessons we can learn from the passenger pigeon

Imagine a flock of birds stretching from Aurora to Elgin, a mile wide and 20 miles long. Picture 100,000 birds in this flock, flying at speeds up to 60 miles per hour. Watch the sun disappear behind ...
Chicago Reader

There’s an important lesson in From Billions to None, a new documentary about the extinct passenger pigeon

2014 is the year of the passenger pigeon. Not that any passenger pigeons are around to appreciate this fact: the last one, Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo exactly a century ago, on September 1, ...
PBS

When scared, the crested pigeon screams with its flapping feathers

Sometimes, a ruffle of feathers can say more about a bird's situation than its chirps, coos and caws. Take the crested pigeon. Its mere act of taking frantic flight is enough to alert its flock of ...
New York Post

‘Hot pigeon’ goes viral, putting NYC’s flock to shame

Winged rats got a makeover. Internet denizens have become obsessed with a bird being dubbed “hot pigeon” for having a similar build to New York City’s favorite flying vermin but far brighter, more ...
New Scientist

Pigeons are more living helicopters than flying rats

The humble pigeon could provide the unlikely inspiration for a flock of small military drones that can navigate enclosed spaces. It turns out the common birds can redirect their flight path with the ...