The year was 1926. A shipment of four pythons was on its way to the San Diego Zoo in California from India. The journey over high seas lasted many days and to ensure the reptiles didn't go hungry, ...

An Indian fantail -- one of 350 rock pigeon breeds -- displays a type of head crest known as a peak crest. Researchers from the University of Utah and from China, Denmark and Texas identified a single ...

For at least 500 years—and maybe more—pigeon fanciers have bred wonderfully bizarre-looking pigeons. Today, there hundreds of breeds and colors, and, just like cats and dogs, there are competitions to ...

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BETHEL -- You'll probably never see the kind of pigeons that Malcolm Ford breeds sitting on a statue. But if you did, you'd immediately notice something very different about them. A small head that ...

Dubai: The fifth Fantail Pigeon Competition in the UAE will be held at Qanat Al Qasba, Sharjah, on February 9. The event brings together some of the best breed of pigeons from across the country to ...