[DOC] [TLE] Pigeon post - Wikipedia [PAR] Pigeon post is the use of homing pigeons to carry messages. Pigeons were 
effective as ... The Greeks conveyed the names of the victors at the Olympic 
Games to their ... It was also used by news agencies and private individuals at 
various times. .... Fifty birds were trained, carrying three copies of each message 
because of... [DOC] [TLE] Olympic Games ceremony - Wikipedia [PAR] Olympic Games ceremonies of the Ancient Olympic Games were an integral part 
of these ... In order to open a Games in ancient Greece the organizers would hold 
an ... of the games, but due to the political sensitivity surrounding the use of 
Catalan, .... brought newspapers to cover themselves because of the birds' 
droppings. [DOC] [TLE] Homing Pigeons - Dead Media Archive [PAR] Nov 24, 2010 ... But the first actual records of their use as carrier birds come from ... it is said that 
the outcomes of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, ... reason homing 
pigeons can be trained to carry messages from one ... In 1942, an article entitled 
Crisis Communication was published in the Science News Letter,... [DOC] [TLE] How common was the use of birds to carry messages during the ... [PAR] Aug 15, 2013 ... From there, the ancient Greeks adopted the pigeon, and it was the standard way 
to deliver the results of the Olympic Games. For the Romans, the pigeons were 
used to convey everything from news of gladiatorial events to current news. ... 
One example I'll be using to highlight how awesome these birds... [DOC] [TLE] FAQs - DovecoteWhite Dove Releases [PAR] Rock doves, a.k.a. homing pigeons, are used in releases. ... Germany snipers 
were trained to look for these messengers pigeons and shoot them down, and 
even hawks were released to kill these important birds. ... In Ancient Greece, 
doves would be released, carrying news of the winners of the Olympic games 
back to... [DOC] [TLE] Modern Olympic Symbols and Traditions - Infoplease [PAR] In 1992, a burning arrow carrying the flame was shot across the stadium and into 
the ... It was proposed by the father of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de ... 
The ancient Greeks believed that fire was given to mankind by Prometheus, and 
... it's too cold for the birds, but symbolic substitutions are sometimes used. In the
... [DOC] [TLE] Birds of war bring peace at funerals Digital Dying - Funeralwise.com [PAR] Feb 22, 2010 ... The birds are used to relay messages in war, and are also released during 
weddings ... These birds are like the racehorses of the sky, says Jeff Newsom, 
who, ... had each of his messengers carry a homing pigeon; if a messenger was 
... pigeons and after the close of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece,... [DOC] [TLE] Homing Pigeon - The Robinson Library [PAR] Sep 17, 2016 ... Developed for racing and carrying messages, these birds can be ... Homing 
pigeons carried messages for the ancient Egyptians and Persians over 3,000 
years ago. In Greece, pigeons carried news of Olympic games victories to the ... 
During the Franco-Prussian War, the French used homing pigeons, and... [DOC] [TLE] The origin of the Belgian racing pigeon: from rock dove to carrier ... [PAR] Oct 6, 2012 ... We begin our journey in Ancient China, many years before the start ... Even then 
the pigeon acted as a winged messenger, carrying an olive branch. ... According 
to the tradition the Greek athlete Taursthenes has used a dove to bring the news 
of his victory in the Olympic Games to his hometown Aequina. [DOC] [TLE] Pigeons - Everything there is to know about the pigeon - PCRC [PAR] The Romans and ancient Greeks used the pigeon extensively for carrying ... the 
rock dove, there is little indication that the bird was used for anything but food. ... 
These examples not only confirm the religious significance of the dove in early ... 
with peace and good news and is still released at the start of the Olympic Games
... [DOC] [TLE] Connected Earth: Getting the message [PAR] Marathon runners in Ancient Greece an epic run One of the most famous ...

Question: The ancient Greeks used these birds to carry news of the Olympic Games
Answer: Pigeons