Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-08-10 | Page 27 | Carrier Pigeons Prefer Ship Ride

I I Carrier Pigeons Pigeons i Prefer Ship Ride Rider I IDnE Germany Aug 9 DJ By A. A P. P r ships se el- el eldom dom make the trip between Brem- Brem I and Southampton without having carrier farrier pigeons as f board gers l v vessels The crews have e of made aJ the a asi shipping practice of ot supplying the tired carriers with rood food and water and they seem to have learned to identify the AmerIcan Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean flag an make malce for the Stars an and 1 Stripes whenever they are weary the birds 3 s seek ek the ships about mr like the dush They apparently dislike dislike dis dis- night across the North st sea a and the EnI English lIsh channel and prefer preter l t to ride The birds are seldom M d shy r Frequently they J allow the sailors n to Iced feed e them from their hands 3 and d Inspect th tho numbers ot of the discs about their legs After the have va satisfied their and and thirst they seek a sheltered perch o on the tho masts and amid remain with th the vessel until 1 within a few tew miles of land Many of the birds which rest rest reston on on the channel channe ships are doubtless engaged en- en In n the race races which carrier pigeon n Societies are re conducting be be- be tween II England and the various parts of or Eu Europe