Pigeon-headed
Homing pigeons often fly off in the wrong direction when first released, and now we know why. It’s to sample local magnetic field strength and direction to find out where they are relative to their loft, say researchers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Once fully oriented, the pigeons can set a course for home (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0872).
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