Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga Of The World's Most Revered And Reviled Bird
Author: Andrew D. Blechman
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: 9780702236419
: University of Queensland Press
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: 30 September 2007
: 230mm X mm
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They have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of humankind, they have been crucial to wartime communications for every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives.