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Bird's-Eye View May Include Magnetic Fields

Posted by Zonk on from the need-that-addon-for-tom-tom dept.

BoredStiff writes "Heard on NPR and reported in ScienceDaily: a study finding that migratory birds may be able to 'see' magnetic fields. The report comes from a current study by a research group from Oldenburg, Germany. They found that migratory birds use their visual system to perceive the reference compass direction of the geomagnetic field: 'Sensory systems process their particular stimuli along specific brain circuits. Thus, the identification of what sensory system is active during magnetic compass orientation, provides a way to recognize the sensory quality utilized during that specific behavior.'"

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  1. Re:Wait one minute... by Jarjarthejedi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And jets, don't forget those giant pieces of metal in the sky...perhaps this means the new 787 won't get hit because it's not metal or something...I don't really know, I mean, it's got birds seeing magnetic fields...what meme fits that?

    1. See Magnetic Fields
    2. Migrate
    3. ???
    4. Profit
    This of a Beowolf Cluster of these.
    Do they run Linux?
    In Soviet Russia, Magnetic Field sees birds!

    None really work...what are we to do?

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