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January 14, 2011

Magnetic animal news

And, pun intended on the headline; scientists have done some new research on magnetic orientation of animals.

A researcher in Germany thinks foxes use the earth's magnetic field to hunt. I find it dubious, more dubious than the traditionally-breathless New Scientist, but we shall see. If true, it would be the first documented case of a mammal orienting by earth's magnetic field.

And, is Einstein for the birds? Various researchers claim quantum entanglement is part of how birds use the earth's magnetic field!

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