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Birds Can ‘Read’ The Earth’s Magnetic Field To Find Their Way – Forbes
By exposing reed warblers to an artificial magnetic field, researchers show how those migratory birds use Earth’s magnetosphere to navigate.
Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) used in the study.
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Even if blown off course by storms, migratory birds are able to realign their course if they’ve already performed one migration in their life. This remarkable navigational ability has been one of the enduring mysteries of behavioral biology.
Now, research published in the journal Current Biology by an international team shows for the first time how birds can navigate by using both Earth’s global…
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