Philippines leads in long-distance pigeon racing
China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-17 07:48
MANILA - It is a brutal 600-kilometer gauntlet during which competitors face searing heat, wild seas, vicious predators, and the threat of kidnapping.
Only one in ten will finish.
This is the MacArthur competition - the Philippines' longest homing pigeon race. It's a tough challenge for the birds and a tense affair for the owners.
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