Pigeons' navigation skill not down to iron-rich beak cells: study
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 12:03
in Mathematics & Economics
The theory that pigeons' famous skill at navigation is down to iron-rich nerve cells in their beaks has been disproved by a new study published in Nature.
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