– How did pigeon post work in the old days?

Question

– How did pigeon post work in the old days?

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Answer 1

Pigeons have natural homing abilities – they will instinctively return to their nests, even from great distances away.

If you want to send a message to Building A, you’d capture and cage a pigeon from Building A and take it with you. When you wanted to send a message, you’d attach it to the pigeon and release it. The pigeon would return to its coup on Building A, where the message would be retrieved.