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How pigeon racing evolved into a global sport #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-05-02 13:45
The love affair Europe has for pigeon racing began in the 1800s and grew into a working-class sport. There's not a feeling like when you sit there on a on a weekend and wait for your pigeons and you see them come home. It's like, "Wow, I did this." You're the coach, you're the nutritionist, you're the scout. It's the best.But purists have seen the sport change as prize money has soared. It started about 20 years ago with a new kind of competition called one loft racing. >> [cheering] >> In which fanciers fr ...
The Pigeon Mafia: How high-priced pigeons became an organized crime target | 60 Minutes
60 Minutes· 2026-04-27 03:05
They look like ordinary pigeons. But within the world of pigeon racing, some are worth more than luxury cars. Now, these feathered Ferraris are being targeted by international criminal networks. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the "60 Minutes" Yo ...