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Jean Desbouvrie (18 February 1843- 18 August 1905) was a French amateur bird trainer who believed that swallows could be put to use for military communications. During the late 19th century Desbouvrie persuaded the government of France to conduct a study on the feasibility of using swallows as messengers. His early demonstrations showed that swallows could exhibit homing behavior and that when they did so they flew much faster than homing pigeons. Desbouvrie also succeeded in curbing the birds' natural migratory behavior. After obtaining authorization from the government for follow-up testing, Desbouvrie delayed and did not follow through with rigorous experimentation.

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  • Jean Desbouvrie (18 February 1843- 18 August 1905) was a French amateur bird trainer who believed that swallows could be put to use for military communications. During the late 19th century Desbouvrie persuaded the government of France to conduct a study on the feasibility of using swallows as messengers. His early demonstrations showed that swallows could exhibit homing behavior and that when they did so they flew much faster than homing pigeons. Desbouvrie also succeeded in curbing the birds' natural migratory behavior. After obtaining authorization from the government for follow-up testing, Desbouvrie delayed and did not follow through with rigorous experimentation. (en)
  • Jean Desbouvrie, né le 20 octobre 1841 à Roubaix, dans le (Nord), et mort le 25 décembre 1920 dans la même ville, est un dresseur d'oiseaux amateur et inventeur français. Il pensait pouvoir utiliser les hirondelles à des fins de communication militaire. À la fin du XIXe siècle, Desbouvrie parvint à convaincre le gouvernement français de lui confier des études de faisabilité sur l'utilisation militaire d'hirondelles comme messagères. Il est surnommé L'hirondelliste militaire par la presse. (fr)
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  • Roubaix, France (en)
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