Birds may ‘see’ magnetic north

Study links migratory navigation systems in the eyes and the brain.

How do migrating birds perceive which way is north? Research now points to the idea that they actually ‘see’ the Earth’s magnetic field, rather than feeling or sensing it in some other way.

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Birds may ‘see’ magnetic north

Study links migratory navigation systems in the eyes and the brain.

How do migrating birds perceive which way is north? Research now points to the idea that they actually ‘see’ the Earth’s magnetic field, rather than feeling or sensing it in some other way.

Read the story here.

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