PIGEONS
Dairy Farm Accused of Beating Cows Finally Faces Charges After Two Years
One of the largest dairy farms in Canada is now facing 20 counts of animal cruelty.
No, a Pigeon Won't Be Evaluating Your Next Mammogram
A recent study has inspired headlines about "pigeon pathologists" and how the birds may be "the next great cancer detector," but they need to be taken with a grain of salt.
Norwich Midfielder Jonny Howson Picks up Filthy Injured Pigeon and Takes it Safely Off
Don't touch pigeons. It'll probably ruin things for you.
Who's Stealing New York City's Pigeons?
Activists say that hundreds of birds have been stolen from Greenwich Village's Washington Square Park, possibly so they could be shot by hunters in Pennsylvania.
The Underground Squirrel Doctor of New York City
One of the city's few licensed wildlife rehabilitators runs a secret (and adorable) animal hospital out of her rent-controlled apartment.
Nigerian Govt. Warns That Boko Haram Plans to Use Farm Animals in Bombing Attacks
Authorities said that they uncovered word of the plot after intercepting intelligence detailing the strapping of explosives to livestock to inflict public carnage.
The Brain-Wiping Science of Pigeon Training
When TC Ptomey acquires a group of pigeons, he almost always keeps them in the basement in the pitch black for several weeks before bringing them up to the roof.
Nikola Tesla's Pro-Eugenics, Anti-Coffee Portrait of the Future
Roasting Tesla on his 158th birthday.
Extinct Passenger Pigeons Are Making a Comeback
The taxidermied remains of Martha, the last passenger pigeon, are Smithsonian-bound. But that's not the species' only comeback.
The Pigeon Lovers of Athens
Some Greeks prefer spending their time with their pigeons rather than their wives.