Some examples of real world races, including one against an Australian ISP the pigeon won: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers#:~:text=The%2

Some examples of real world races, including one against an Australian ISP the pigeon won: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers#:~:text=The%20pigeon%20won%20the%20race,time%20and%20not%20coming%20back https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers#:~:te... If this tickles you, give Going Postal by Terry Pratchett a read.