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During World War I, pigeons were used for communication between soldiers and commanders because radios were too heavy, expensive, and messages could be intercepted by enemies. Soldiers would attach brief messages to pigeons' legs explaining their needs, then release the pigeons to fly back to headquarters. Over 100,000 pigeons served the British, American, French, and German armies during WWI, alerting headquarters when they returned so help could be sent.
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