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<p>The <b>homing pigeon</b> is a variety of <a href="page.php?w=domestic_pigeon">domestic pigeon</a> (Columba livia domestica), <a href="page.php?w=selective_breeding">selectively bred</a> for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances. Because of this skill, homing pigeons were used to carry messages, a practice referred to as "<a href="page.php?w=pigeon_post">pigeon post</a>". Until the introduction of telephones, they were used commercially to deliver communication; when used during wars, they were called "<a href="page.php?w=war_pigeon">war pigeon</a>s".</p><p>
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