How humble pigeons helped change wars

By Brian Watts
April 21 2017 - 7:00am
VITAL: An Australian pigeon dispatch rider leaves the signals headquarters. Pigeons played an important role in the larger war effort, with up to 95 per cent successfully getting their message through - and saving many lives.
VITAL: An Australian pigeon dispatch rider leaves the signals headquarters. Pigeons played an important role in the larger war effort, with up to 95 per cent successfully getting their message through - and saving many lives.

More than 100,000 pigeons served with British forces in World War I. Pigeons played a vital role, as they proved to be an extremely reliable way of sending messages.

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