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AFP – Yearly pigeon race
The image is an informative infographic of a map of the Philippines centered around the theme of pigeon racing, labeled as “Pigeon fancying in the Philippines”. The infographic features multiple pieces of text providing details about pigeon racing in the Philippines. It shares historical data, stating that the heritage of pigeon racing dates back to 220 AD. The infographic describes pigeon racing as the country’s toughest racing pigeon challenge and notes that a race referred to as “MacArthur race” is particularly significant.
It displays facts such as the racing lifespan of a pigeon is three to four years and the fact that the fastest pigeons can fly between 80-120 km/h. Noteworthy challenges for these pigeons are indicated as nets, tropical hunters, and predators.
The infographic also highlights that only around 10% of the racing pigeons are expected to make it back. A record price of $1.4 million, paid by a Chinese buyer in March 2019, is the highest known price for a racing pigeon. The infographic concludes by stating that pigeon racing has been gaining popularity in Europe.
On the map you can see a purple dotted route from MacArthur, passing over Leyte, to Manila, marking the 600km odyssey. A scale bar of 100km is added into the bottom left of the map as well as an inset map on the top right showing how far apart the two locations actually are.
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