Pigeon

Racing pigeons still missing after getting lost in storm over France

Thousands of the birds became disoriented with one even showing up on a sailing yacht near Sardinia

The 200 birds are looked after by Maréchal des Logis Sylvain, of the 8th Régiment de Transmissions at Mont Valérien in Hauts-de-Seine

Before gas, electricity, refrigeration or other modern conveniences people scraped a living from the land.