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Jan 19, 2011 2:57 AM CST

Drug-Smuggling Pigeon Nabbed

Overloaded bird caught outside prison

(Newser) - Police in Colombia busted a pigeon narco-trafficker after it was caught trying to fly into a prison with too heavy a load. The bird, which is now being cared for by authorities, was found struggling to fly with 40 grams of marijuana and 5 grams of cocaine paste strapped to...

Pigeons Love to Gamble: Study

Oct 13, 2010 9:22 AM CDT

Pigeons Love to Gamble: Study

Research suggests gambling is natural urge, even at lousy odds

(Newser) - Gambling may be a fundamental part of human—and avian—nature, according to researchers who were surprised to learn that pigeons like gambling as much as people do. In the "pigeon casino" the researchers set up, trained birds given a choice of pecking a button that delivered three pellets...

Hail of Pigeon Poop Ends Kings of Leon Show

Hail of Pigeon Poop
Ends Concert

CRAPPY SHOWS

Jul 25, 2010 10:09 AM CDT

Hail of Pigeon Poop Ends Concert

Kings of Leon forced off St. Louis stage after 3 songs

(Newser) - Musicians for centuries have faced rotten tomatoes from disapproving audiences, but never before what faced the Kings of Leon on Friday night: Taking the stage for a show in St. Louis, the band was forced off after only three songs by a barrage of poop coming from pigeons in the...

Pigeon Detained on
Suspicion of Spying

Jun 2, 2010 12:02 PM CDT

Pigeon Detained on Suspicion of Spying

Seriously: India suspects Pakistani subterfuge

(Newser) - A pigeon was taken into custody by Indian police last week when residents along the border with Pakistan suspected it was involved in a spy caper. The bird wasn't bearing a message when it was caught, but it did have a Pakistani phone number and address stamped on its body...

PETA Protests
Tyson's Pigeon
Show

Mar 22, 2010 8:20 AM CDT

PETA Protests Tyson's Pigeon Show

But, for once, the boxer seems like the nice guy in the situation

(Newser) - Shocking, we know: PETA isn’t happy about Mike Tyson’s upcoming pigeon racing reality show . The animal rights organization wants the Animal Planet show canceled, calling it “cruel” and insisting it’s all about gambling, not the birds. “That’s why people do it, to make money,...

Mike Tyson's New
Reality Show Is
About...Pigeons

Mar 15, 2010 11:29 AM CDT

Mike Tyson's New Reality Show Is About...Pigeons

Yes, pigeons.

(Newser) - In what may perhaps be the strangest celebrity news of the day, Mike Tyson is getting his own television series…about pigeons. Animal Planet is teaming up with the former boxing champ for Taking on Tyson, which will follow his involvement with competitive pigeon racing, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “...

Smuggler Caught With
Pigeons in His Pants

Feb 4, 2009 7:45 AM CST

Smuggler Caught With Pigeons in His Pants

(Newser) - A man was caught with his pants down at Melbourne Airport on Sunday—literally. When custom officers asked a suspicious-looking character who'd just flown in from Dubai to drop his trousers, they were shocked to find a live pigeon strapped to each leg, the Age reports. Each was wrapped in...

Iran Nabs 'Spying' Pigeons

Oct 21, 2008 2:57 PM CDT

Iran Nabs 'Spying' Pigeons

Two birds arrested near Natanz nuclear site

(Newser) - Two pigeons are under arrest in Iran after the alleged avian spies were found hovering near the nation's uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz, the Telegraph reports. The first, a black one, was caught wearing espionage gear—a metal ring held by “invisible” strings. The birds may have been communicating what...

Venice Squawking Over Pigeons

Feb 13, 2008 12:58 PM CST

Venice Squawking Over Pigeons

City wants to say arrivederci to the foul fowl

(Newser) - Venice's pigeons are nearly as famous as its gondolas, but the days of tourists feeding pigeon in St. Mark's Square could be numbered, reports Der Speigel. Venice has one of the highest pigeon-to-person ratios of any city in the world, and fed-up city politicians want to remove the square's exemption...

Hollywood Tries Pigeon Birth Control

Jul 30, 2007 10:05 AM CDT

Hollywood Tries Pigeon Birth Control

Rooftop feeders will hold contraceptive-laced kibble

(Newser) - Hollywood will try to cut its pigeon population by lacing rooftop feeders with birdie birth control. The contraceptive OvoControl P is meant to reduce the spectacular amount of pigeon poop flooding from above, the LA Times reports, and even PETA is on board. "We would much rather they use...