Bell and his partners, along with fanciers of the underdog, would have suspected chicanery.
Pigeon fanciers will also be relieved to know that the kites don't take other birds in flight.
Thousands of pigeon fanciers are flocking to Blackpool for Europe's largest pigeon fair.
As well as other scientists, Darwin courted diplomats, clergymen, gardeners and pigeon fanciers.
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But it traces back to an ancient line, and a famous Barbet once fought in Napoleon's infantry, say the breed's fanciers.
Last year, it culled hundreds of exotic birds at a market beloved by bird fanciers after a strain of H5N1 was detected.
Typically, pro forma fanciers argue that the more pleasant number better reflects the ongoing business while the ugly number only rakes over the dead past.
There are thousands of art collectors and dog fanciers around the world ready to fight tooth and nail in the dog-eat-dog world of canine collecting.
And mapping a dna profile allows the company to sell the genetic fingerprint to well-heeled Arowana fanciers for thousands of dollars extra, like a racehorse pedigree.
Like many hotels and bed and breakfasts around the Winter Gardens, the Ruskin Hotel on Albert Road is packed with pigeon fanciers and their feathered friends.
Just one possibility remains: some racing-pigeon fanciers are claiming that strong signals from mobile-phone masts are making their birds dizzy and unable to find their way home.
So far this is mostly equipment and supplies shipped overseas for fish fanciers and wholesalers, and Qian Hu has invested in aquarium-gear providers in the U.K. and India.
"He combines the best of traditional watchmaking with this futuristic industrial look, " gushes Paul Boutros, 32, a New Jersey collector and contributor to Timezone, a Web site for watch fanciers.
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