How did homing pigeons originate?
The biblical account of Noah and the Flood states that Noah released a dove when the waters subsided and it came back. Noah released the dove again later and it came back with an olive branch on its beak. When the waters subsided the dove did not return. Both doves and pigeons were sacred to the ancient Hebrews. The biblical account of Noah indicates that man’s closeness to doves dates back to the beginning of time.
