Cattle, Deer Graze Along Earth's Magnetic Field
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 08:35
in Biology & Nature
The animals appear to graze and rest in a north-south direction that aligns with magnetic north, not geographic north, according to an analysis of Google Earth images.
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