Even non-migratory birds use a magnetic compass

Thursday, May 18, 2017 - 10:02 in Biology & Nature

Not only migratory birds use a built-in magnetic compass to navigate correctly. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that non-migratory birds also are able to use a built-in compass to orient themselves using the Earth's magnetic field.

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