Have you ever heard of a bird delivering mail? Learn about the amazing homing pigeons that helped save human lives during wars, and how these pigeons find their way across hundreds of miles.

Here’s our trail map:

• Why Were Pigeons Used to Deliver Messages?
• What Is Magnetoreception?
• How Do Pigeons Find the Right Address?
• Do Humans Have a Homing Instinct?

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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:

“...He has planted eternity in the human heart…” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT)

 “We know that our body—the tent we live in here on earth—will be destroyed. But when that happens, God will have a house for us. It will not be a house made by human hands; instead, it will be a home in heaven that will last forever.” 2 Corinthians 5:1 (NCV)

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and there was no sea anymore… The One who was sitting on the throne said, ‘Look! I am making everything new!’” Revelation 21:1, 5 (NCV)

“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:2 (NIV)

Terms Learned in This Episode:

Columbidae: The family of birds consisting of pigeons and doves.

Domesticated: An animal that is trained and kept for human use.

Magnetoreception: The ability of some creatures to use Earth’s invisible magnetic field to navigate.

Magnetic Field: An invisible force around the earth created by the magnetic pull inside Earth’s outer core.

Theory: An explanation for why things might happen or act a certain way. A theory is much more than a guess. It is based on observation, or what we see, and experimentation.

Magnetite: One of the most magnetic naturally occurring minerals on earth.

CRY4: A protein found in the eyes of some creatures that might allow them to sense or even see Earth’s magnetic field.

Homing Instinct: An action of always returning home. Like special instructions God placed into the homing pigeon so it will always fly home.

Homing Loft: A structure kind of like a nest where young homing pigeons are placed and always fly home to.

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