Dancing turtles show how animals use magnetic field as a map


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Some scientists believe that turtles can plot a magnetic map featuring nesting or feeding spots. — AFP Relaxnews

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their favourite spots, scientists said.

Some animals that migrate across the globe – such as birds, salmon, lobsters and sea turtles – are known to navigate using the magnetic field lines that stretch from Earth's north to south pole.

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