A PIGEON’S FLIGHT
GUIDED BY EARS SORT OF MAGNETIC COIL (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. An interesting theory in regard to pigeons was advanced here last evening by Mr. J. Beale, of England, an authority on the subject, in an address to pigeon fanciers. “The common opinion is that pigeons s,oar up to an enormous height, pick out their home, or a distant landmark, and streak straight back," said Mr. Beale. “The fact is, however, that, given his ears, a blinded pigeon will find his way home with certainty, while a bird' with his ears stopped, but with the use of his eyes, will get lost. Landmarks mean nothing, and the pigeon has no reasoning power. “It is my theory that the birds have some sort .of magnetic ‘coil’ in their ears with which they lccep contact with the ground. Probably the increased loss of birds in recent years is due to the interference of waves from radio stations, which confuse a pigeon and spoil his contact With the earth’s field.’’
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18579, 13 December 1934, Page 5
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172A PIGEON’S FLIGHT Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18579, 13 December 1934, Page 5
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