10 February 2008Some of the best breeds showcased at recent pigeon championship at QAQSharjah: Qanat Al Qasba, Sharjah's premier tourist and family destination, saw a full house at the Fantail Pigeon ...

An Indian fantail -- one of 350 rock pigeon breeds -- displays a type of head crest known as a peak crest. Researchers from the University of Utah and from China, Denmark and Texas identified a single ...

The competition that drew many a pigeon lover from across the UAE was resplendent with champion pigeons and their owners and trainers who walked away with fantastic prizes. The event brought together ...

The year was 1926. A shipment of four pythons was on its way to the San Diego Zoo in California from India. The journey over high seas lasted many days and to ensure the reptiles didn't go hungry, ...

BETHEL -- You'll probably never see the kind of pigeons that Malcolm Ford breeds sitting on a statue. But if you did, you'd immediately notice something very different about them. A small head that ...

ONTARIO, Calif. — Dogs aren’t the only animals that vie for best in show. Hundreds of breeds of pigeons compete in their own version of the Westminster show, strutting on long, thick legs or ...

Breeders travelled from around the country to participate in the event, which is hosted in Mbombela every nine years. There was also an auction held for some of the birds. The winning bird was a ...