Magnetic detection might also help at the other end of the alimentary canal.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/01/03/259136596/youre-invisible-but-ill-eat-you-anyway-secrets-of-snow-diving-foxes Cheers, [Karl L. Wuensch]<http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/klw.htm> From: Mike Palij [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 2:36 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Michael Palij Subject: [tips] Can Dogs Detect The Earth's Magnetic Fields? The Straight Poop! If this article wasn't on CNET, I'd have thought it was a spoof but judge for yourself: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57616458-1/dogs-do-doo-duty-in-alignment-with-earths-magnetic-field/ Here is the original journal article: http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/10/1/80/abstract Who knew dogs were magnetoreceptive! I can imagine the lab studies that may be done to further test this hypothesis but I pity the research assistant who has to, uh, clean up after the experiment. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13060.c78b93d4d09ef6235e9d494b3534420e&n=T&l=tips&o=32367 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-32367-13060.c78b93d4d09ef6235e9d494b35344...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-32367-13060.c78b93d4d09ef6235e9d494b35344...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=32436 or send a blank email to leave-32436-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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