Homing Pigeons Don’t; 2,500 Vanish in 1 Day
<i> Associated Press</i>
ALLENTOWN, Pa. —
About 2,400 homing pigeons disappeared during two long-distance races on the same day, a nearly unheard-of loss, participants said.
About 1,800 pigeons vanished out of 2,000 competing in a 200-mile race from northern Virginia to Allentown on Monday. And 600 out of 800 birds were still missing Tuesday from a separate 150-mile race from western Pennsylvania to Philadelphia.
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