For the Birds | National Geographic

here’s my fact over a distance of a mile

here’s my fact over a distance of a mile or under a carrier pigeon can beat a fax

or under a carrier pigeon can beat a fax

or under a carrier pigeon can beat a fax machine in sending a message because

machine in sending a message because

machine in sending a message because they use email how does the carrier

they use email how does the carrier

they use email how does the carrier pigeon work you put a little message on

pigeon work you put a little message on

pigeon work you put a little message on his foot you put a little message on

his foot you put a little message on

his foot you put a little message on foot or you whisper in his ear go tell

foot or you whisper in his ear go tell

foot or you whisper in his ear go tell her I break up with her let’s watch this

her I break up with her let’s watch this

her I break up with her let’s watch this clip little birds at work throughout

clip little birds at work throughout

clip little birds at work throughout history we’ve sought faster and faster

history we’ve sought faster and faster

history we’ve sought faster and faster ways to send information from Greek

ways to send information from Greek

ways to send information from Greek messengers to the Pony Express to Morse

messengers to the Pony Express to Morse

messengers to the Pony Express to Morse code the telegram the telephone and the

code the telegram the telephone and the

code the telegram the telephone and the Internet communication technology has

Internet communication technology has

Internet communication technology has grown faster and more sophisticated but

grown faster and more sophisticated but

grown faster and more sophisticated but what if I told you that one of the

what if I told you that one of the

what if I told you that one of the oldest methods was still the quickest

oldest methods was still the quickest

oldest methods was still the quickest yep I’m talking about carrier pigeons

yep I’m talking about carrier pigeons

yep I’m talking about carrier pigeons but don’t take my word for it listen to

but don’t take my word for it listen to

but don’t take my word for it listen to this guy Oh though we think of faxing or

this guy Oh though we think of faxing or

this guy Oh though we think of faxing or using the Internet as the fastest way to

using the Internet as the fastest way to

using the Internet as the fastest way to send printouts or messages over a

send printouts or messages over a

send printouts or messages over a distance of less than a mile it’s been

distance of less than a mile it’s been

distance of less than a mile it’s been proven that carrier pigeons can be

proven that carrier pigeons can be

proven that carrier pigeons can be faster recent studies have shown that

faster recent studies have shown that

faster recent studies have shown that carrier pigeons can get from A to B

carrier pigeons can get from A to B

carrier pigeons can get from A to B quicker than you can send a fax and all

quicker than you can send a fax and all

quicker than you can send a fax and all this time I thought the only thing

this time I thought the only thing

this time I thought the only thing pigeons were good for is pooping on your

pigeons were good for is pooping on your

pigeons were good for is pooping on your shoulder time to put this one to the

shoulder time to put this one to the

shoulder time to put this one to the test with the greatest of all rivalries

test with the greatest of all rivalries

test with the greatest of all rivalries machine vs. pigeon